The Purpose-Driven Life

Prudence · 03-21-2005, 09:50 PM

I don't normally inflict this crap on others, but everyone else is being a good citizen, so here's what my brain was riffing on today. I'd say it's a work in progress, but the truth is it will likely just go in the file and I'll never look at it again. Have I apologized enough yet? Here goes.

The Purpose-Driven Life

what if my purpose is to be nothing?

we weren’t all Cleopatra in a past life;
some of us were ordinary,
maybe even less than ordinary.

why not the same
for the present life?

maybe i’ll be the woman you pity --
alone at the bus stop,
swollen ankles and uneven hem,
afraid to sit;
you’ll see she takes the space of two.

weight shifting on too small feet,
lowered eyes begging for inattention,
limited to sideways glances;
observer, but never participant.

limp locks desperate to escape
droop.

this is the girl who
Could Have Been Somebody

but who would willingly entrust
station, reputation, litigation
to a creature
whose massive body contains the awesome power
to turn even
Haute Couture
into
Unflattering Lumps?

we all serve a higher purpose.
for some to succeed,
others must fail.
is failure my purpose?

03-21-2005, 09:50 PM	#1
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	The Purpose-Driven Life I don't normally inflict this crap on others, but everyone else is being a good citizen, so here's what my brain was riffing on today. I'd say it's a work in progress, but the truth is it will likely just go in the file and I'll never look at it again. Have I apologized enough yet? Here goes. The Purpose-Driven Life what if my purpose is to be nothing? we weren’t all Cleopatra in a past life; some of us were ordinary, maybe even less than ordinary. why not the same for the present life? maybe i’ll be the woman you pity -- alone at the bus stop, swollen ankles and uneven hem, afraid to sit; you’ll see she takes the space of two. weight shifting on too small feet, lowered eyes begging for inattention, limited to sideways glances; observer, but never participant. limp locks desperate to escape droop. this is the girl who Could Have Been Somebody but who would willingly entrust station, reputation, litigation to a creature whose massive body contains the awesome power to turn even Haute Couture into Unflattering Lumps? we all serve a higher purpose. for some to succeed, others must fail. is failure my purpose? __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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