I have lived
A comfortable life.
I have taken a path
Of safety.
I have been comfortable
With unfinished business.
I have turned a blind eye
To other people's pain.
But I've been uneasy
With doing that which is easy.
And I find,
The problem with being
Comfortable
Is it leads to feeling...
Numb.
Aug 2024
Well said Marla: Comfort is the enemy of achievement.” 😊
Sun 23rd Feb 2025 12:54
Marla,
Your poetic work is a powerful reminder that true growth often lies outside our comfort zones. Great work!
Regards,
Rolph
This poem is well written, and personally helpful to me, Marla. Reminds me to stop whining about all the traumas in myself and my family, to feel them fully and accept the stuff I can't change. At least we are not numb, the poem reminds me.
What an insightful little poem Marla.
We can look around us and see so many people who live in their own bubbles and are completely blind to the world around them.
The beauty of WOL. is that poets are emotional creatures and 'feel' for others as well as themselves.
thank you
PS. I have just realized that I have been calling you Maria, I am so sorry, I only found out when I enlarged the print on my laptop. I wonder how many more people I have given new names to.
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Marla Joy
Sun 23rd Feb 2025 21:21
Thanks to Flyntland, Hélène, Rolph, and Tom for your kind comments. Marla