Musings of an Aspiring Author and Poet

The Puzzle

September 27, 2013

Poetry

Picture perfect in pieces

Scattered by the millions,

Waiting for the collective to assemble,

But none of them seem to fit.

We look for answers in war.

Such a primitive mind,

So narrow the thought.

Our conflicts prove coercive;

Devastation,

Death,

Disease,

Degrade us,

Subhuman.

We look for creative ways to destroy,

Enamoured by fatality

To no ones surprise

The puzzle pieces bend and break,

The puzzle pieces get lost,

Our human puzzle incomplete,

Gets thrown on the heap.

Still–throughout our eternity

We have gotten no wiser

And have never learned to play nice.

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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23 responses to “The Puzzle”

Tracesofthesoul

September 27, 2013

Nice…and sadly true:(

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 27, 2013
  
  I think so, it is something that bothers me a great deal.
  
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lauriesnotes

September 27, 2013

Perhaps some of us are learning. :)
Great poem.
Laurie

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 27, 2013
  
  I sure would like to think so, only time will tell,but I honestly don’t hold a great deal of hope. I guess I’m just in a pessimistic mood. Thank you for the nice compliment Laurie. :)
  
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  1. lauriesnotes
    
    September 27, 2013
    
    I guess I am a bit of a dreamer..but I have seen a few surprising shifts in my own little world. :)
  2. Dom DiFrancesco
    
    September 27, 2013
    
    I certainly hope you are right, being a dreamer is a wonderful thing. :)
  3. lauriesnotes
    
    September 27, 2013
    
    :)
ioniamartin

September 27, 2013

Love that last line in particular. So very true.

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 27, 2013
  
  Thank you Ionia, maybe someday we will learn.
  
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Cheryl @ Stop The Stigma

September 27, 2013

Spreading this poem can only help…great poem!!

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 27, 2013
  
  Thank you Cheryl for the very nice comment. :)
  
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  1. Cheryl @ Stop The Stigma
    
    September 27, 2013
    
    You’re welcome…I find Twitter and Facebook do open the eyes of less converted than WordPress readers {smiles}
  2. Dom DiFrancesco
    
    September 28, 2013
    
    I can understand that as Facebook and Twitter combined are significantly higher in traffic than WordPress, but anywhere we can spread the word is a good place. :)
jrosenberry1

September 28, 2013

Great poem, Dom —
No, we still don’t play nicely … but … there is always hope so long as there are so many like-minded dreamers out there. :)

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 29, 2013
  
  I certainly hope that your optimism plays out, I am all for having dreams come true. :)
  
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  1. jrosenberry1
    
    September 29, 2013
    
    I cling to Churchill’s quote about never, never, NEVER giving up. :)
  2. Dom DiFrancesco
    
    September 30, 2013
    
    Lets hope that persistence pays off. :)
jrosenberry1

September 28, 2013

Before I forget … love the new look for your blog. :)

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 29, 2013
  
  Thank you, I thought I just needed to try something different.
  
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  1. jrosenberry1
    
    September 29, 2013
    
    Well, it’s a very good choice! :)
  2. Dom DiFrancesco
    
    September 30, 2013
    
    Thanks. :)
words4jp

September 30, 2013

A poignant metaphor. Puzzles are interesting – they usually take time – peace and quiet and usually if more eyes are present, it is easier to solve. Wouldn’t it be nice if the world could use the same technique to solve the puzzles of the world? Emphasis on peace and quiet….:)

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  September 30, 2013
  
  I’m all for peace and quite…two of my favorite things.
  
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