For this post I have chosen a grook..........that's what Piet Hien calls his poems. You will know why a grrok is so likeable when you read this one.
A Psychological Tip
Whenever you're called on to make up your mind,
and you're hampered by not having any,
the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find,
is simply by spinning a penny.
No - not so that chance shall decide the affair
while you're passively standing there moping;
but the moment the penny is up in the air,
you suddenly know what you're hoping
A lot of times, specially right out of the teens, one is faced with the need to make decisions and take responsibility for them. The predicament is often augmented by one's confused self image, what seems the smart thing to do and what one's value system defines as the right thing to do. The bravado and "maturity" vanish when often on the toss of one such coin one finds oneself wishing for something that is "wrong".
So wat makes a conformist conform and a non- conformist rebel? Aren't they both , in fact lying to themselves and to other around them?
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6 comments:
Cool poem. And thanks for the link.
Good one.
But couldnt find too many of his other poems.You know any useful links?(other than the one you have already mentioned?)
Thanks for the link. Almost all his poems are good.
Sarvamum adangivittadhe.. yen penmani??
I guess people often do things coz they r weighed by expectations of them by being labeled as either confirmists or non confirmists. Nice grrok :)
Hey, awesome poem!
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