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to have what must be
by Jared Fladelandif one's own body is just a shell,
a vessel really,
it can be said that while it carries
us through the oceans of life,
it is what inside the hulls of this ship
that matters.
It will not float though
if it is filled completely,
because then it will be a solid.
One must throw overboard the waste,
keep things clean,
constantly work towards only having
what must be
and discovering what is true and what is false.
As we live our lives, we accumulate more
and more things,
becoming heavier and heavier
until we sink ourselves into a six foot hole.
That is why, with a little proper maintenance,
we can sail this ocean forever
into the dusk of where the water
meets the edge of the world. 07/30/2010 Posted on 07/30/2010
Copyright © 2026 Jared Fladeland
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Morgan D Hafele on 07/31/10 at 12:22 AM "becoming heavier and heavier
until we sink ourselves into a six foot hole." excellent line! i'm always trying to live with less, but always seem to wind up with more.
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| Posted by Linda Fuller on 07/31/10 at 07:28 PM Divest and discard - things, people, ideas - a constant struggle for me, and I know I'd be better off. I like this, Jared. |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 08/04/10 at 02:12 PM Great insight into the human condition. I think that is what Jesus meant when he told the rich young ruler to sell his possessions and come to follow him. Jesus was thinking of not only things, of wealth, but of attitude! |
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