There is a part of us
That will not stop,
Tugged by the other
With egoist thought,
On all that matters
Of living life sought,
As an ultimate factor
Would dissertate not,
What the other fosters
Said vantage together,
For what soul bought
And so found garner,
As life’s integral state
Tho now to discover,
Be of dubious grace
Soul can but borrow,
Our meagre lifespan
Held bogus of equity,
Amounting to nought
Put aside the self-pity,
With a brief time allot
For extent it shall hold,
That may ne’er realize,
Dream of eon time bold
In borrowed life implied…
Yet want be part of don’t stop
Thus to prevent a love nought,
Who’d not shed want be alive
When life together ’tis a must,
From ye newborn to grown old
Said reaching so until near dust!
© Jean-Jacques Fournier
Poetry on a canapé 
Brilliant! There is a part of us that will not stop, even when we recognize that we may be on the wrong path. Our ego does say – I can manage this, I will prevail. We have a “meager lifespan” so would it be best we put aside our self-pity and live in the moment and pursue those things that give joy, abundance. We live in a world that hurts and requires healing. I think this healing begins with our decision to let go of our ego. I look forward to our conversations! Have a great weekend.
Ah Rebecca your encouraging critiques are that much more rewarding, by the mere fact that you grasped so thoroughly the central issue of my poetic reflection. Thus so to a level that makes one feel you’d been reading my mind as I wrote. Or maybe I was reading your mind as I wrote. Whatever and in any event, it is very exciting when an intended varied faceted composition is at once interpreted by its main and central motive, as though we had been discussing the issue as I wrote. You are something else my dear friend, and a worthy critique I am happy and lucky to have. Thank you Rebecca, as I too enjoy our conversations and discussions. And a great weekend to you too!
Jean-Jacques
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We are on a grand adventure!!!
So timely. Well said. Great poetry.
Thank you Paulette, and yes ever so timely in today’s world-wide upheaval societies, which sadly includes our south of the border neighbour, at least politically speaking, once like cousins until this world was trumped so to speak. Oh well we can only hope for better days ahead.
Jean-Jacques
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Hope for better days indeed. And vote.