Stoicism is often revered
Is this a 'Who's been through more f***ed up s**t? ' contest
Or who's most dead inside?
There is no living
If you can no longer feel
Going through the motions
Does not mean you're alive
When I open my mind
When I open my body
When I open my heart
When I open my soul
To something
Anything
I am alive
Desensitize from pain and
Lose your pleasure
Desensitize from violent acts and
Lose your sanity
Desensitize from loneliness and
Lose those who have been close
Desensitize from disrespect and
Lose all esteem
Take the good with the bad
Or don't take anything at all
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I like this as much as anything I've ever done. Wish I could say I wrote this, but since you're my son I guess I can claim some level of contribution.