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The I
by Tony WhitakerAll march time on those shifting sands
soon pulled to Dante’s doom.
Lives we live and love and lose
as we fall to glabrous gloom.
But have I left a legacy,
where I did satisfy?
Did I do my best to best the test,
or just complete a sentence when I die?
But your facile ways did pave a way,
made more of this world of mine.
And there is no “we” in “I Love You”,
since this sumpsimus needs the “I”.
09/19/2009
Author's Note: To say "I love you" one must first be able to say the "I." -Ayn Rand
Posted on 09/19/2009
Copyright © 2024 Tony Whitaker
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Shannon McEwen on 09/20/09 at 04:00 AM I like this one, very well put together, it really made me think (And I learned a new word:P) |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 09/22/09 at 01:02 AM Very thought-provoking and multidimensional. I see a reflection on the meaning of a life AND on the meanings of life. That's two levels. Then there's the whole thang (as we say in Texas) about being an "I" without the "thou" and whether that is possible or desirable. No, no, not one dimensional, profound and relevant - at least to this I. Thanks for thou. |
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