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I Give Up

by Michael Charles Messineo — Read all 96 poems by Michael Charles Messineo

For someone I know, who doesn’t have a clue ... a future character of conflicting significance with opposite reality. A woman lawyer sues and as she loses her trial, her life falls apart and she assumes the role of a loser and just gives up. A colleague who knows how to push her buttons sends her this poem in an email.

Sunday, May 6, 2007

You don’t really get it, so don’t even try.

Push aside your ideas, lay down and cry.

Just give up, it’s easy, no one really cares.

Forget your loud speeches, ignore the promised stares.


Stop the mental progress, never make a plan.

Concentrate on getting old, never believe again.

Stay in bed and sleep long, ignore the door and phone.

Disregard all people, it’s best to be alone.


Live your insignificance avoid the logic’s edge.

Spit into all common sense, lock it with a pledge.

That’s the path you’ve chosen, a simple miserable lie.

Since you won’t listen, stick to it and die.

 



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Reviewed on May 10, 2007
An important message within a great poem.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on May 6, 2007
Shock Theropy of the best kind!!

Thanks for sharing this "Wake-up" call!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on May 6, 2007
interesting-the e-mail would either slap the reader into positive angry action or send them spiraling further downward-wonder which is she...

Reviewed by Chanti Niven
Reviewed on May 6, 2007
An example of shock therapy here. Sometimes this kind of extreme 'negative' motivation or what is commonly known as 'reverse psychology' works. I know it has with me on occasion. Well written. Looking forward to reading the rest of your work.
Chanti

Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on May 6, 2007
Interesting indeed


Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on May 6, 2007
Interesting though a little on the negative side...although, I get the feeling that it was written in a sort of ironic way to perhaps shock the receivor back into reality.

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