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I know you.
I know your Past.
You know yourself.
You know your Past.

These are Separate, but have become jointed-
Don't define yourself by where you were.
Don't define yourself by where you are.
Define yourself by where you can go.

You don't see Potential?
It's there. I know you.
-Faith

Stop thinking about who you are,
and focus on the fact that you are
and that you Can Be, still.
-Faith
Demons will haunt us- torture of the Past,
  apathy for the present,
    fear of the Future.

I know you.
I Love you.
Love yourself.

I once spoke of Progression;
"With blind eyes as guides,
and neutrality our banner,
Do we not offer ourselves up to the very thing that binds us?
Do we not bind ourselves with the very motion that frees us?"

It's time our Progress became Real,
and it's time we stop clearing Trees to see The Forest.

You don't know Me,
I thank God.
but you Know me...
Really, you do.
I thank God


And I thank God
that I know you.
©2006-2009 ~AvoidingCliches
:iconavoidingcliches:

Author's Comments

Hey guys. I'm not a poet, I know, but this isn't about sounding elegant. Interperate this however you will- it will mean different things to different people, and none of that is wrong, but I hope this finds You in particular.
I'm an open book, so read me.
And always remember,
have fath.

Love you, all of you.

P.S. I have this under Spoken Word, yes. It's a shame you cannot hear what I want you to- I can only hope that each of you can Hear it. Take that as you will- I'm feeling awefully ambiguous today! Can you tell? ;)

Comments


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:iconnovemberrainechoes:
Hey! When I found that someone had just submitted a deviation, I was shocked to find that it was you.
Wow - I really love this. Ambiguous in parts (as is all poetry, although there are some who pretend they understand all of the innermost workings of every line of every piece), but this is not much of a distraction from the whole of it, as I "got" some of the best gems to be found in it. It really makes you think, which is wonderful.
*Favourites
Cheers!
-Ivy

--
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither wildly as they make their way
Across the Universe...
:iconavoidingcliches:
Yeah I'm one of the least you'd expect to submit a deviation, eh? I didn't submit it because I thought it good, it just needed to be in my gallery.

And wow! Thank you, very much, for the compliment- I'm glad you could get something out of it...

--
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
:iconslaughterhouse-five:
I really liked this piece, though a little vague in parts, I think I got something out of it: one must have faith in their Potential and not be bogged down by their past mistakes... or at least that what parts of it tell me (forgive me if I'm way off.)

I guess it must have been these lines that lead me to that conclusion:

"These are Seperate, but have become jointed-
Don't define yourself by where you were.
Don't define yourself by where you are.
Define yourself by where you can go."

The only critical thing I have to say is that you misspelled neutrality and separate. That's it. The rest read quite well.
:iconavoidingcliches:
It was posted right after it was written, and I admittingly didn't read through it more than once, but thanks! I really appreciate the critique!

And when you read what I have to say, you'll never be "way off." I write with certain points in mind, but convey it in such a way that you can find other things if you look- the main idea is usually easy to find, the details difficult... I make weird connections. Every lower case, capital case, it all conveys different meanings- there is rarely a line that I couldn't expound upon with a tiny ramble- but I leave it so vague that the reader will only find everything if they really, really want to.

Thanks again for the critique- I suppose I'll fix those mispells!

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Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
:iconthingoneoftwo:
This is beautiful, hon. Subtleties and ambiguousness, these are all parts of perception, dearie. Think about that.

But really, this is soooo well done. I just can't not like it! (double negative "oh noes")

"These are Separate, but have become jointed-
Don't define yourself by where you were.
Don't define yourself by where you are.
Define yourself by where you can go."
Now that you've given the advice, apply it to yourself, hon. I think you know what I mean.

"With blind eyes as guides,
and neutrality our banner,
Do we not offer ourselves up to the very thing that binds us?
Do we not bind ourselves with the very motion that frees us?"
Oh, wow. This is a wonderful line, hon. Very in depth, and insightful.

As I said, take your own advice, Uwe. You are your own worst enemy sometimes, m'thinks.

May I ask who your "you" is? I can't figure it out and I'm curious.
:iconavoidingcliches:
which "you"? They mean different things

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Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
:iconavoidingcliches:
Half of me grumbles and the other half weeps... don't... don't turn my own advice back on me. I hardly understand any of it, anyways. I expect everybody else to figure it out- if they really want it bad enough.
I'm really not sure if I know how to take my own advice. Ok, so yeah, I guess I /know/ what I'm saying, and I see the reason in it all, but I've just been rattled a little bit and I'm not sure I can deal with trying to.. I don't know how to say it- maybe... I don't know. :shrug: Sorry.

I'm sure you're right that I'm one of my worst enemies, and that I really should listen to myself; thank you.
*laughing* I really am a difficult one to work with, aren't I? Oh well, if I was simple, I wouldn't be half as amusing as I am. :laughing:

--
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
:iconavoidingcliches:
Wow.
I didn't realise how much this really applies to me.... Wow... I am amazed, really.
*nods* I will take my own advice...

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Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

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