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JWG's Grand Hodgepodge — Pumping Up & Contemplate (2 poems)

Wherein JWG recharges to make decisions.

59. Pumping Up

Pumping up
Adrenaline to energize muscles
That make us weary.

Some people eat sweets.
Some drink coffee or take aspirin.
Some take a belt of liquor.

I, myself, attempt to nap.
I have always had a hard time sleeping.
I zone out to meet Challenge.

Face-to-face, I look at Nothingness.

I can feel it trickling into my veins.
I sense a power refill my empty nerves.

Emptiness is full of zest.
Recharged, I arise to look at my day
Envisioning what has to be done.

Before I know it,
I’ve forgotten that I had a meltdown.
My body has been renewed.

Empowered,
I have the confidence I thought I lacked.
I can face my day.

 

60. Contemplate

Contemplate
The differences which make up this World,
If, one is able.

There is way too much
To see and do on this little planet.
How can one say one is bored?

Considering where one goes
May be as far as one travels in Life.
Chair travelling is acceptable.

Television helps contemplation.
This World seems to have become much smaller.
The palette from which we choose has become large.

True, most of us consider
What is outside without leaving the house.
Curiosity is satisfied.

Decision making,
When good, is a process to enlighten
Unanswered questions we asked.

Visiting
Different environments presents us
With reality.

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