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STUPID OR IGNORANCE

STUPID OR IGNORANCE

I guess I will always be stupid
Ignorance , lacking compendiousness
To judge with a definition
Or to delegate
Or to meliorate
Pass my own  finite  

I will not reserve 
I will not profess
I will never have the capacity
To archive , the mentality
Of another human being  

To the reader I am very passion about this poem
There will be a part 2 

And  I will be ignorance , if only to personify
The  emancipative judgments in my own mind
 My stupidity , is my comprehension
Because ? One persons life time
Can’t be explain , by one word or one definition

I have never seen a dictionary !
That encompassed my history 
So if to be smart is  refer to a persons abilities
Adverse to his personality

And why don’t we  call them by their given name
Adverse to words meant to defame
So if these adversatives
Are superior
To stupidities
Then  take a long look
In  all the pages of your dictionary
You never asked for a name ?
You will never find a conclusive
Explanation of a unique  personality

— press, Sep 29, 2009

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themoonman

themoonman

16 years 8 months ago

Press...

I like where you are going with this... I do have a couple of suggestions, compendious in this form is an adjective, but I believe you wanted to use it as a noun... lacking the compendiousness (my spell check is red lining this but I looked it up in the dictionary because it didn't sound right to me) Pass (past) my own finite ( my own finite what?) great word choices here Press! deep thinking! Richard
Seren

Seren

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Press

You have the beginnings of a powerful poem here ... I agree with Richards suggestions on this one and will keep my eye open for updates and will reserve my vote till then hun ... you take care love and higgest bugs Jayne x x
press

press

16 years 8 months ago

Hey Richard & JC

Thanks guys for you thoughtful reply's. And lets see if this works Richard if I explain. I used [pass] liking to [ Pass my own mind , thinking] not as my past history . And finite [Having bounds; limited: a finite list of choices;]. All I am saying is I will not think beyond my own limits. PS how is it going Richard I hope all is well good to hear from you LOV2U PRESS
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lyz

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Press

You are on a roll my friend,keep up the good work. Love from Lyz. XX
themoonman

themoonman

16 years 8 months ago

Press...

I am doing fine, thank you for asking. I do hope all is well in your home with you and your family... I read somewhere that the boy in your latest picture is your grandson... they are a joy! In my house "stupid" is a bad word. My kids are not allowed to use it. To me the word indicates an unwillingness to learn, ignorance is quite different, indicating the as yet learned... thank you for explaining where you were going with the sentence, but it still seems not right to me... pass (verb) unless it is used like this... let's head em off at the pass(noun) finite... can be used as a noun, but usually it is an adjective. past my own finite capabilities. I looked over the added part to the poem and there were some words where the wrong tense was used... passion... passionate or impassioned explain... explained I do like what you are saying here, you will not find me in the dictionary either, but the words to describe our lives and share are there. enjoyed reading and thinking about this poem both times Press, and most likely will come back again... thanks! Richard
Tonya

Tonya

16 years 8 months ago

My dear Press..

Just taking your original poem, and dissecting it, I find a world of meanings, but my impression is mixed because I find contradiction in your message. (perhaps it is just the way I read and interpreted the poem). I think the idea I get is really good, we can not be 100% or know 100% the mind of someone else, and we will not always see the way others view all things. I hate to think any of us have a predetermined limit though. I think we can surpass what we believe is possible in ourselves. I should probably apologize for breaking down some of yours words, at times that changes meaning the writer means to set, but I find it easier for me to get my brain around sometimes. I don’t think you necessarily need to complicated of words to get your point across either. Sometimes, they get more in the way of what you are trying to say. I guess I will always be dense Ignorant, lacking comprehension To judge with meaning Delegate (assign) Meliorate (improve) Pass beyond my own (predetermined limits) finite I will not reserve (hold back) I will not profess (admit) I will never have the capacity (ability) To archive (store), the mentality (state of mind) Of another human being -maybe you should say: I will reserve I will profess I will never have the capacity To archive the mentality Of another human being … ? (the two 1st lines in the 2nd stanza of your poem is my thought of contradiction to the rest of the stanza.) and I don’t know I would use the title.. I don’t believe it is ignorance to profess the inability to store the mentality of another within ourselves. I would think it is more of an awareness of individuality, an awareness of differences… lol, just thoughts for you to muse upon. Thank you for making me think on these words you present. Food for thought, for sure! Always, Tonya
press

press

16 years 8 months ago

To Richard , Mom & Annie

TX all you guys Richard I will say these four stars ? where the dam hardest stars I ever earn . Their wasn't sugar or spice , in you & mom's comments it was a full course dinner. Complete with Richards comments on grammar & Mom's comments on my flow. Every thing a growing boy [poet] needs. And Mom ? you even brought a big can of [ DON'T GIVE ME NO CRAP YOU CAN TAKE IT] Now I hope you guys are laughing like I am , and mom I know you are. But I love the raw ,the truth to me tough love is the most purest type of love , because all forms of love [ father to son , husband to wife & so on] will eventually end up as tough love. OK you guys chew on that one for a minute . PS what's for dinner the next time . And MOM , you can leave off my plate [I should probably apologize for breaking down some of yours words,] That didn't taste to good . [ MOM YOU GOT TO BE LAUGHING NOW] LOV2U PRESS
Tonya

Tonya

16 years 8 months ago

hahahaha

you know it son! oh, I was not saying it was not good...just that sometimes it obscures your meaning some. I remember a poem i read, and to this day has to be one of my favorites, but i had to take a dictionary and look up almost every word i read to really understand what i was reading. Perhaps even then, I missed the authors point. But, it was relevent to me. So, perhaps i am wrong to even suggest any changes in your vocabulary used here? I do not know. Being a damn Libra is tuff (as I am) I seem to straddle the fence in to many decisions and ideas. sigh. lol, Write on poet, write on... Always, Tonya