i am the daughter of universal persuasion

[Doreen Peri]

(2005)

i am the daughter of universal persuasion.
i can be convinced of practically anything by a persuasive smile.
i understand being a perfectionist is a bad habit but I cannot stop, though i never achieve that goal.
it takes me twenty minutes to walk a mile.
i believe laughter is the only truly effective pain medication.
i medicate myself daily.
i have technicolor dreams.
i thrive in silence.
simple, abstract music inspires me.
i often forget what i planned on saying so i make it up as i go along.
i have been improvising all of my life.
sometimes i think i created everything.
i am much more aware when i am listening.
when i hear wind chimes, i am at peace.
i am not afraid of death.
i am afraid to die.
i am not afraid of death.
i often repeat myself.
i don't think most people see much farther than their own lives.
it makes me sad to observe neglect.
i have learned to dissect a day, to analyze it as if it were a short story.
i get bored with daily routine. i want to paint murals.
i used to be easily intimidated.
i do not enjoy being around bitter people.
i think rudeness is probably the most unforgivable behaviour.
i have forgiven the rudeness of others, even if they didn't apologize.
i strive for continual change.
i need to feel secure.
i was born dancing.
i am finding this exercise writing about myself exhausting.
i would rather be attempting to write universal truths.
i'm not sure there are any universal truths.
i think truths can be discovered by paying attention.
i believe honesty is the most perfect human trait.
when people don't like me, it is disturbing to me because i try to find something to like in everyone.
i don't have time to be around people who don't like me.
i don't enjoy everyone's company.
i find it easy to speak my mind.
i don't believe in saying negative things to anyone.
when someone is rude, i have no problem pointing it out to them.
i have no respect for phoniness.
i find it a very easy to tell whether someone is lying to me.
my goal is to love.
my goal is to create.
i may not live much longer.
if i died tomorrow, i would know i have touched some lives and made them better because of it.
if i died tomorrow, i wouldn't know anything. i'd be dead.
i think of creativity as the life source.
i think of compassion as the life source.
i don't know where life comes from just like everyone else.
i am finding the exercise writing about myself exhausting.
i often repeat myself.
i think the most boring people are those who continually talk about themselves.
i bore myself too often.
i have a lot to say.
i hope to say what i have to say in a unique way.
i find natural light enlightening; candlelight, firelight, sunlight, stars.
i get clausterphobic in various situations.
my hair is falling out.
i pull on my hair and twist it around my fingers.
i enjoy massaging my own body.
i am going to choreograph musical theater pieces.
i live in leotards and tights in the winter.
i live in shorts and tank tops in the summer.
when the weather breaks, i take off my shoes for the season.
i love walking barefoot on the beach.
when i stand on the shoreline, i feel very small; the ocean is eternal.
i know i am but a small particle of nature.
i believe everything i do prepares me to do something different, or more.
if i were to leave a legacy, i would want it to be a message of peaceful communication.
if i were to leave a legacy, i would want it to be a message of discovery through collaboration.
i want to wake up in my lover's arms with a view of paradise.
money means nothing to me.
i wish i could fund many trips to travel the world.
every morning, i wake up with a view of paradise.
i find joy being surrounded by people.
the voices and laughter of children make me forever young.
i am a child in a constant state of curiosity.
i have been reciting poetry since i was in elementary school.
everything is much more simplistic than i think it is at first.
i have a variety of physical ailments just like you.
i realize there is no cure for death.
i believe laughter is the only pain medication which works.
i tend to repeat myself.
i laugh when i want to cry. i cry when i laugh.
i have saved a huge box of poems and love letters.
my voice gets harsh and loud when my feelings are hurt.
my feelings get hurt too easily. i am overly sensitive.
if i were not sensitive, i would never write.
i have documented time by writing.
i don't think time can be documented.
i disagree with myself quite often but i refuse to argue
i have a hard time relaxing.
i love a soothing bath with bubbles and oil.
tomorrow is always my favorite day.
i am aware of the ticking clock.
i do not put much stock in striving.
i am the daughter of universal persuasion
if you smile at me sincerely, i will believe you.
i tend to repeat myself.

[stilltrucking]

2008 open text box
spontaneous gibberish

I don't know nothing
I only think I do
I am a tormenter of the English language
I hate to write
I love to smoke
I ain't living long like this
I expect to live forever
I live with diminishing expectations
I will never realize my dreams
I will never sail a sloop to Ireland
I am alive
So I still dream
I buy a lotto ticket when I am depressed
I will never touch a woman's body that way again
But even so
On a scale of one to ten
my life is a one
but I am happy a lot
I just don't know better

I don't know anything
But I think I understand everything
My mother told me I am honest to a fault
and she said Jitterbug is kind to a fault
She gave me two brothers and sister
I am forever grateful to her for that
It must be hard to be an only child

I have a bad temper
I have punched holes in walls
Kicked trucks
smashed telephones
Hit people
Stabbed vegetables


I have mellowed
the blessings of longevity
I have not hit any one in a long time
Last week I smashed my radio

I hardly ever think about killing anyone anymore
The blessings of longevity

I believe in life
Even if I don't know what it means
I don't know what my purpose is
So I invent one as I go along
Camus has been good to me
so far
Nietzsche too
Buddha is a new friend
Jesus is an old friend
And mother mary comforts me


I love a poem that makes me feel spontaneous
Thanks

[Doreen Peri]

thank you, 'truckin

a fine spontaneous poetic reply

[Arcadia]

I also love the smile in the end!!!!!!!!
so beautiful poem doreen, put your voice in it!!!!!!!!!!!