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TEA by ~Renee85:iconRenee85:

Categories Literature > Poetry > Human Nature > Open




And I said to myself “people love trouble”
As I sat there searching for a reason to be unhappy
I stared into my tea like I was staring into me
Wondering what was missing and if I’ll ever be happy
Perfect lovers want a more perfect perfection
And perfect lives are ruined by want
Whoever thought searching for fulfillment
Could be so unfulfilling?
And that striving for perfection is as useless
As killing?
Stop climbing higher there is no top
And at the bottom lies the endless hole of want.
Stop feeding desire it consumes just like a fire
And throws you to the endless hole of want.  
What is so wrong with being content?
I stared into my tea like I was staring into me
Wishing it was starbucks with whipped cream
I wanted swirls of caramel
Suddenly the tea tasted sour
I had wasted another hour
Thinking of all the things that I am not
“People love trouble” I said to myself
I took the trouble to find reasons to be unhappy.
Searching for reasons to be happy is too easy
©2006-2009 ~Renee85
:iconrenee85:

Author's Comments

I wrote this while staring into a cup of tea I had. I used the powdered coffee mate instead of real cream ... perhaps thats what sparked my somewhat pessimistic mood. Next time I'll use the real deal. Anyways I just wrote it as a reminder to myself how useless it is to search for reasons to be unhappy.

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`Iscariot-Priest Sep 24, 2006, 11:42:14 PM
I agree with most of the poem, but it's actua;;y easier to find unhappiness than happiness in this world.

Case in point is
for every poem I find that brings the hint
of a smile to my face,
I've got to scroll a mile
of emo-poetry.
Your poem is
in the first category.
Very funny.

--
“Now me lay down
to sleep.
Mow da zeebas down
like sheep.
Give dem to me
nice and dead.
Me no happy
‘til me fed.”

-Bedtime prayer of crocs (Pearls Before Swine)
:iconrenee85:
~Renee85 Sep 25, 2006, 9:41:08 AM
Haha yea in the world at large I guess its easier to find unhappiness.... but in my own life I have a lot more to be happy about than unhappy.
:iconiscariot-priest:
`Iscariot-Priest Sep 25, 2006, 5:48:15 PM
good for you :)

--
“Now me lay down
to sleep.
Mow da zeebas down
like sheep.
Give dem to me
nice and dead.
Me no happy
‘til me fed.”

-Bedtime prayer of crocs (Pearls Before Swine)
:icon7kindustry:
Mood: Joy ~7Kindustry Sep 27, 2006, 8:16:43 PM
rock on! im definitly a fan of this poem id love to steal it and say look at the cool poem i wrote for this art peice! but alas it was you all you


on a side note i couldnt help but be reminded of what the rabbi said in lucky number slevin
"people are never happy with what the have. They always want what they had, what other people have."

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Mood: Love ~rebelicious Oct 5, 2006, 8:46:03 AM
whoa thats really nice

well written

i can hear it like a song, it sounds great!

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:iconpidgeydumpling:
~pidgeydumpling Apr 20, 2007, 8:37:45 PM
That is really interesting, very contemplating like, i like it and i like tea and coffee!
:iconrenee85:
~Renee85 Apr 22, 2007, 6:14:34 AM
hahaha thanks! and thank you for the favorite

--
So I'll fall in love with music and make love to art, though they've no arms to hold me they know my heart <3
:iconkitit21:
~kitit21 Mar 26, 2008, 3:24:09 PM
I love your poem it's so nice AND SMILES GALORE

XD :+favlove:

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Procrastination Makes Perfect
Story of my life
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