When people say
Tell us about yourself,
I always come up blank.
How can you sum up life
into a paragraph of words.
Do you pick out all the big events?
My name is Olivia Seyers,
I was born in 1985,
went to school for a while,
and now I’ve started working.
I’m too young
I haven’t lived long enough
to have stories like
my counterparts have.
What would I ay when I reach that age?
I guess I’d start with the basics,
My name is Olivia Seyers,
I have a husband,
three children, grown up,
and two dogs…
And so on and so on
and questions would lead from that.
But answer me this,
when people ask you to,
Tell us about yourself,
Would you tell strangers the truth?
Or would you hide behind the words?
Would you tell stories of another’s life?
Would you feel to scared to tell them
of your mundane life?
Would you think it’s unadventurous for them?
Or maybe you would say…
it’s not enough for you.
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Brillant. I wouldn't lie though. I would stick to basics...
Third verse, last line. You left off the 's' on say. Not very noticable though.
You have made a good point on something that happens all the time. I'm pretty sure people don't notice this much on the subject, yet many pay so much attention to first impressions. Kinda funny huh? No not really...O.o
Well nice write,
Ashley
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The title and the first stanza did it for me. I was in. I think the question being raised I was once pondered about. I’m not one who appreciates that question. I often tell people that I’m not good at words and if they REALLY care to know, they’d have to stick around and see it. My life has its color from being at the gutter and from being at a better place. But I never indulge strangers with a response to that question. I tend to reveal who I am to those who really matter and care. Half the time, the only response they get is a name. I Like this poem’s way of building up into the questions. It begins with that routine question then builds up to a interesting thought worth pondering about.
-iphios
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