Retro-Active Practices Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Anyone noticed to be seen moving forward,
With aggressive steps placed to make...
Is aware of keeping a focus kept,
On a life that is lived to experience what's next.
Too important for them to take time to waste.

Those looking behind to find those whining,
In discussions of regrets...
To do in recycled mindsets kept...
Will be easily found today and yesterdays gone,
Assessing in protest...
How it is few seem to be left to express concern.

'Why do they gather to 'boo' those moving forward?
And the benefit of them doing this is what? '

~That depends.
Do you refer to the ones making pro-active steps?
Or the ones actively in retro-active practices,
Hoping an attention to get will deliver to them empathy? ~

'Well...
From my point of view,
The ones that are being 'boo-ed'...
Appeared to be the ones receiving little to no encouragement.'

~I have a different opinion.~

'Oh?
How so? '

~You see the smiles on the faces of those being 'boo-ed? '

'Yeah.
I do.'

~Something tells me,
They are being motivated with both incentive AND initiative.
The louder the jeers the more they appear...'inspired'.~

'I love it.
Let's join them.'

~You go ahead.
I still have some soul searching to do.
And I have yet to find the incentive,
To expose my findings publicly.~