Is Nothing As It Seems?

[DieterM]

Find love, they say.
And I have searched,
I’ve roamed and whirled,
I’ve offered body fluids
and nuggets of my past.
In bed, however, love
Would always flow away
Like water in a bathtub
Once I unplugged.

Be free, they say.
And I am sorely free,
Behind my wheel
Of billboard freedom.
Yet over and again,
I struggle to dissolve it
In booze and mary jane.
For I don’t know
what to do with myself.

Know yourself, they say.
And I will dig and probe,
Will plunge into the depths
Of sombre lakes and gushing brooks.
And all I get is lies.
Like demon shadows
They are dancing the Sirtaki
On a cave’s rugged walls,
As if I tried to goldmann-sachs
Away my Greek debts.

[YesNo]

I hope knowing oneself is not as difficult as resolving the debt crisis. :)

Nice description of unease from three perspectives.

[Delta40]

I quite like this too Dieter even if the plug is a little cliched - it's still a great image!

[Hawkman]

Hi Dieter:

"I’ve offered nuggets
of my past and body fluids."

I'd put body fluids first as I find it hard to imagine a nugget of body fluid. ;)

Sound poem though, and I too enjoyed that last stanza and it's imagery.

Live and be well- H

[DieterM]

@YesNo thanks for commenting. And I'm sorry to say that I don't know which is more difficult - resolving the debt-crisis or knowing oneself ;-) Wouldn't dream of attempting the former, tried the latter, however (work in progress), and found it a very demanding task ;-)
@Delta40 oh I know I'm riding a cliché here; as a matter of fact, the idea of the poem came up while I was listening to the song "Is Nothing As It Seems" by Pearl Jam, and I guess I was just to much in love with the song, so I borrowed their title.
@Hawk, yes, you're absolutely right. Again. And quite ironically, I did "put body fluids first", too, autobiographically speaking, hence the disappointment ;-) But hey, I've learned from my mistakes.