The
The
It is the most used word in English.
No one realizes they're using it.
Till now, anyway.
I'm conscious of it
You're conscious of it
And I haven't even used it since the intro.
Well, there goes that streak. Defying the use of the most common word the.
Dang. I had to use it twice just for explanation.
Imaging trying to use word the throughout any of sentences you decide you want to write.
Don't worry, this word is so common your awareness will dim of its use by the end of the hour. But maybe the end of the hour will stay on your mind...
Writing that I was so busy coming up with a time limit I forgot I was talking about the topic the.
This is, perhaps, the most underappreciated word in the English language.
Then again, there's methinks, which is in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Like gullible. I assure you, that's no trick.
But I must admit, I was going to put the the word count at the bottom for any readers, but I figure someone out there already kept track. Please, do let me know. I haven't counted as I am relying on your response. It'll be the response of the ages, methinks.
Integrity
Integrity
I believe for me the word integrity encapsulates the one thing that is truly our own to honour or abuse.
Our integrity.
No one can take away your integrity. It can't be stolen from you; only you can give it away, sell it, discard it,
or continue to live your life immersed in the peace and freedom that is its gift to those who stay true.
Its not about right and wrong but about standing by your truth and allowing others to stand by theirs.
And its not easy in a world that is programmed to take the path of least resistance.
But in the end
it is all you have that is yours to own.
It is your core, it is you.
To deny it is to deny yourself and hide behind someone elses truth.
Who are you now?
And so when I die and all earthly matter falls away I will not be left with nothing. I will have who I was, am and always will be;
at peace in my integrity.
Chair
A rather ordinary creation, but I salute you every day for your aid.
You, the unmoving fixure in my life, never straying too far.
Through wear your cushion spills coarse cotton and threads fall to the ground.
And yet
When I scream in anguish and sit down heavily
you do not falter under me
When my spirits sink low and I slump lower
you do not let me fall.
for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction
You, frayed thing, are thus my other half.
Waterways
That have slowly trickled
From a stream
Into a brook
Then a river
Slowly over time carving out
A raging rapid
Which then opens it arms to the estuary
Embracing the sea
In an everlasting display of love abound.
Water just meanders through,
Above,
Around,
Beneath,
All it consumes.
It cleanses the mind body and soul.
Water in and of itself is the intrinsic all
Of life
Soothes.
Proves
And
Realising the need for replenishment.
Water
And
Water alone
Fear
Fear, that feeling you get after watching a scary movie at night.
The feeling you have when you have messed up.
Fear.
But what really is fear?
Fear, its felt often by everyone
Young or old fear is felt
Fear
Nothing but a feeling
Is commonly confused with nerves
Fear, the same feeling you get when existed just a different mindset
Fear, changes your mindset.
Fear can't be narrowed into just one thing
Fear
A problem, a gift, a type of pain?
I don't know
What is fear?
A thing, an object
Its said to be a feeling
But from another perspective
Fear is what we feel to guard our minds to prepare them for the worst
We fear what has not yet happened
We fear what has not been said
We fear the unknown
We fear what we don't know so that we can mentally prepare ourselves.
So what is fear?
A feeling, a thing, a burdened, a protection?
Fear: An emotion felt by everyone, a thing we cannot control
A feeling completely controlled by our minds
A feeling that can Alter the way you think
Something that can consumer you if you let it
Fear.