Day 6: More Poetry

"List down all the clichés you can think of, then choose one you’re most familiar with, or the one that strikes your fancy.  Make that the first line of your poem.  You can take the cliché literally or figuratively.”

Editor’s note: as one can probably imagine from my last entry, poetry isn’t exactly my forte.  Half of this whole experiment is to stretch those creative muscles a little more than they’re used to, so I suppose my whole poetic side needs a workout from time to time too.  Let’s see how this one works out.

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

by: Noel Oakes

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Something that’s been engrained into my head by now.

But what do we mean by venturing—

Out your door in the morning?  Trying something new?  Competing in the rat race?

It’s really just a question of finding what makes You.

What makes up all the qualities that are You?

Is it Your hair color, shoe size, or the fact that You don’t like asparagus?

Or is it something more, something more akin to Your thoughts and personality?

All of this is true and so much more.

Sit down, take a deep breath, close your eyes, see listen for You to start talking.

It’s a quiet, little voice, nothing more than a whisper,

But it’s also the most powerful compass You have in Your toolkit.

No one can say if it’s right or wrong.

But if you’re listening to You and the message resonates to Your core,

Accept Your love and continue listening.

What can You do with the information that’s gained from simply listening?

In one word: everything.

It is your portal to the rest of the universe. 

And what happens when You direct that energy to benefit others?

Only You can find out if You decide to venture…