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Laugh I Must At The Things That I Do (Sonnet)

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Laugh I must at the things that I do,

Time and again the same mistakes.

Criticizing others, ignoring history true,

A hypocrite I am my own rules I break.

 

Claiming to know what’s right, I do it for a time,

‘Til boredom or laziness takes hold.

Then act I surprised like a criminal caught in crime,

That my hand as in poker is a fold.

 

When will I learn to practice what I preach,

For more than short periods of time.

Following the path that is right within reach,

From this hole I’ll not have to climb.

 

Perhaps human nature is the culprit in this game, a chessmaster of the supreme.

Maybe this will be the time I learn from my shame, and fortitude from this I will gleen.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Comments

10 responses to “Laugh I Must At The Things That I Do (Sonnet)”

  1. writersdream9 Avatar
    writersdream9

    Sometimes it’s so hard to get focused and motivated. You have told this story very well!

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  2. Jonathan Caswell Avatar
    Jonathan Caswell

    Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
    THE SONNET SONGSTER IS BACK—-NOT THAT HE EVER LEFT!

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      I guess I took a little sonnet break, but I never really left, my thanks as always Jonathan. :)

      Reply
  3. tt4r Avatar
    tt4r

    Are we here to learn, make mistakes, express? For a reason or not, our quandary is a part of our whole. I also think we can ride our nature as both parts of the whole. And laugh as a part of the greater whole.

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      I agree with you wholeheartedly, thank you my friend. :)

      Reply
  4. augustmacgregor Avatar
    augustmacgregor

    Laughing at yourself is a good quality — I bet everyone repeats mistakes, and laughing at that seems like a healthy response to me.

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      I think so, we have to be able to laugh at ourselves otherwise we would be miserable.

      Reply
  5. martha0stout Avatar
    martha0stout

    Maybe, maybe, maybe…

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    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar
      Dom DiFrancesco

      I supposed if you can’t laugh at yourself then what a horrible life this would be. :)

      Reply

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