If I Were Authentic Would I Be More Like You?

Wild geese
like thought formations
return

— Kailashana, Sep 15, 2008

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Kailashana

17 years 8 months ago

Here’s the rest of the

Here's the rest of the poem: Authenticity Tell me true, my friend, you seem to know all the *right* answers, you give so freely without hesitation without reservation, When did *I* lose my ground of being when did I buy into a world of differences? If I were authentic would I be more like *you*? Your Doctrine of Selfhood, what must I do to earn it? Must it meet your approval? Do you have guidelines for me to follow? wild geese like thought formations return

weirdelf

17 years 8 months ago

Fuck me dead!

You really did say all that in three lines but extraordinary to hear it in full verse. I think I am in love with you, but like Buffy and Angel, we are worlds apart. cheers, Jess

Kailashana

17 years 8 months ago

Lol. Yeah. I wonder how

Lol. Yeah. I wonder how that happens...! But thanks... and don't make the mistake I did once... I fell in love with the poet in the man... but the man was nothing like the poet. I wrote a poem about it...called "Never Fall In Love With a Poet". It does bring up an interesting point however, Jess. Would the folks who resonate on this *matrixed* level, do so in person? Questions. ~A

orgami

17 years 8 months ago

fan base

Such a beautiful name you use here this land of thought formation cruising in slipstreams millenium angels pounding the feathered air arcing dream intuitions beyond my lost visions

Kailashana

17 years 8 months ago

Ah… my dancing

Ah... my dancing partner... the land of visions floats by like debris in an ocean of dreams ~A

infinite_dwarf

17 years 8 months ago

Anna

Needed to read this just for the title alone. I was expecting some deep rooted philosophical stuff that would knock me on my ass! I'll settle for geese, though, as they're beautiful creatures. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- "I just read an article on the dangers of drinking.... Scared the crap out of me. So that's it! After today, no more reading!" - Lex M.

Kailashana

17 years 8 months ago

Dunno if it was deep or

Dunno if it was deep or philosophical Jess, but the *rest* of the poem is under the 3 lines as my *reply*. Missy, are you paying attention? lol. Hugs, Your other mom, ~A

Arrow

17 years 8 months ago

For me,

the original poem speaks to how hard it is not to think/behave outside of how one's been institutionalized. Reminds me of when I was a teacher and I received a number of lectures about "not flying with the V-formation." One of the best itsy-bitsy poems I've read.

Kailashana

17 years 8 months ago

Ha! It takes a lifetime to

Ha! It takes a lifetime to understand that we're either in a herd or a pack mentality. After that... it's bird-flight.... it's not such a bad thing, is home North or South? Besides birds fly light as air. ;-) ~A p.s. I think it's one of my best itsy-bitsy poems.

Kailashana

17 years 8 months ago

When is a thought not a

When is a thought not a thought? In a herd or pack mentality? I think birds fly across the sky and leave no mark of passing; however the car and the head sometimes are left with little tokens of appreciation. I too think of it as one of my best itsy-bitsy poems. I love these birds, don't you? ~A