i choose

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i choose

i choose sadness, instead of hapiness
for only in sadness can i know true joy
i ask for poverty not to riches
for riches blind you from the simple things
that compare not to wealth and fame

i choose anoynymity
for many great men not known afar
have done things greater
than those whose praises men sing
i ask for misfortune
that i may learn the blessings of true fortune

i choose not fame
nor the admiration of men
for there is folly in the pride that brings
and those men stay not when misfortune
has befallen
i ask for friends who will not be afraid
to tell me i am wrong

i choose not pleasure
for it blinds you from true treasure
that which few men seek
that which only wisdom sees
i ask for hope
for without that, man cannot live
for love,
for it is that that makes the song bird sing
for joy,
for that, nothing can kill

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sherry122 commented on i choose

06-11-2009

Only lazy people choose for sadness, poverty and anonymity; I don’t like the word “ choose” you have chosen. “Don’t settle for less then you’re worth--Steve Pavlina”

kore

07/14/2009

constructive critiscism, this poem jus means that u don hav to be anything or anyone to make an impact even ordinary people do extraordinary things, you can never have nothing to giv no matter how poor unknown or unhapy u are

humblestephen commented on i choose

01-24-2009

a great reality check!! loved your poem

kore

07/14/2009

thanks steve samtimes those who the world does not acknowledge make the greatest impact

The true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)

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