First one must cut out everything to have everything
First one must cut out everything to have everything
One must make space
Open closets
Strip old paint
Throw stupid shoes out the window
First one must cut out everything to have everything
First one must stop doing anything to be anything
First one must stop being anything to do anything
First one must cut out everything to have everything
One must burn degrees
Empty drawers
Mop the floors
Relieve the trunk
First one must cut out everything to have everything
One must forget one's name
One's talent
Forget one's dreams
The klutzy past
First one must forget everything to remember everything
First one must forget everything to remember everything
In the absence of place there exists a space; an emptiness
And a choice
To change is to choose
To choose is to change
But, first
One must...
[This post is part of the LIFE EXPERIMENTS SERIES - a tribute to leaving my job to live my dream. To follow this journey click on the LIFE EXPERIMENTS tag at the bottom of this post... all related postings can be readily found there.]
[This post is part of the LIFE EXPERIMENTS SERIES - a tribute to leaving my job to live my dream. To follow this journey click on the LIFE EXPERIMENTS tag at the bottom of this post... all related postings can be readily found there.]
Love the play on words.
ReplyDeleteI will, I must...
... cut out everything to have everything ...
ReplyDeleteGreat ...
love everything to be everything
That is what you do.
mmmmmmmmm...
ReplyDeleteyes!
Forget
everything
to remember
Everything!
First one must forget everything to remember everything
ReplyDeleteFirst one must forget everything to remember everything
I enjoyed the repetition of this line for emphasis. It is a very thought provoking poem. Thank you for sharing.