Poetry Corner: What You See NotWhat You See Not

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As I walk the streets of life

You see me

You see me in your eyes

You see me as you see what I do

You see me as I walk the streets of life

And you see me in your own eyes

What you do not see…

Is what you cannot see through your eyes

 

As I rave on the streets of life

You hear me

You hear me in my own voice

You hear me in your own ears

You hear from what you hear me say

You hear me from the way I rant on the streets of life

And you hear me in your own ears

What you do not hear…

Is what you cannot hear with your ears

 

As I snooze through the streets of life

You dream me

You dream me in your own sleep

You dream me from what you see me do in your dreams

You dream me from what you dream of me

You dream me from the way I slumber through the streets of life

And you dream me in your own sleep

What you do not dream about…

Is what you cannot dream of in your sleep

 

As I tread the streets of life

You judge me

You judge me in your own court

You judge me from what you think of me

You judge me from what you think I do

You judge me from how I trudge to…and from

From how I trudge up… and down

You judge me from when I began to trudge the streets of life

And you judge me in your own court

What you do not judge…

Is what you cannot judge on your own verdict

 

As I take pleasure in the leisures on the streets of life

You measure me

You measure me on your own scale

You measure me to your own degree

You measure me from what you reason me to be

You measure me from my pleasures

And my leisures, on the streets of life

And you measure me according your own standards

What you do not measure…

Is what you cannot measure with your own criterion

 

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It takes only a day’s deep peer into the unspoken

The unscripted routines of life

To unscramble

To appreciate the daily hustles on the streets of life

To appreciate…

That it takes the tough to get through the rough stuff on the streets of life