They front a frightful mien,
Life’s vicissitudes
And present a spectre of utter doom.
You’ve numbed virile faculties
With dread of what has been
Or is to come.
And such is the way of the ancient con,
Hatched from time immemorial
To exercise anxious travelers
And halt the advance of Progress
By way of banal troubles.
Get the shackles off that man!
He’s got places to go
Pull off the facade
And reveal a standing trick.
He is boxing shadows
Whilst time slips by
He is wrestling phantoms
And his mojo goes to ruin
By way of banal troubles.
I mean to say, dear comrade
The surest path, from hence thither
Demands laser’s focus.
Close your mind’s eye then, if need be
To presentations of apparent reality
And stay the course, lest you fall
For an ancient con
By way of banal troubles.
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Obisike @obiaguomba
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i love it………….nice one bro
Thanks, I appreciate
Okay.
I think this is addressing the issues; the fictional challenges people place in front of you as reasons why you can/you can’t succeed at whatever you do – right?
I like it. I feel it.
That’s what it communicates to me anyways.
You’re right on, bro. Thanks, @Seun-Odukoya
Nice one. Welldone
Thanks, @lancaster. Always appreciated
Banal troubles…..bumps on his highway, ordinary distractions.
Thanks for words bro…..
Thanks, @charles. It has really bugged me how some troubles are so senseless that we have to look for the real trouble elsewhere.
Who be this?
This is awesome.
@kaycee, who be this? Thanks, bro.
Very nice… real good.
Nice one…i like it
thank you
Nice one
That ancient con that presents a front that shields from the main course…
Beautifully written
And I like that you didn’t infuse too much impositions to get the point across.
It reads as nicely as it flows.
Good job!
thanks, bro
I had to read your poem thrice before I got the sense in it. Really, we have to begin to face reality and stop living in illusion and deceit.
Well done.
@babyada, I’m glad you did get the sense in it. Thank you.
Really enjoyed this. Weldone.
bros please keep writing- and since you have brought it out to read i can assure you success is very near you