boil it down to what it really is
come to terms with what you feel
distill those tears to love or hate
distill that anger and find where it’s aimed
distill the darkness to find the light
distill that fear to its source
distill that knot in your stomach
it’s telling you more than you know
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Posted on May 28, 2015, in Poetry and tagged Distill, DoubleU, John White, Poetry. Bookmark the permalink. 36 Comments.
A really interesting piece! I hope that you're keeping well and still writing! 😊
So inspiring. Great words! A really top poem! I like!
Doors are still closed. Loved it! There is comfort in music. Specially when you want to retire from
Eerily enticing!
I cant find you in my reader i have to go check on your post thru my stat
Took a while to fully comprehend your full meaning here. Hurry back, this space has turned into a vo
I love this!! So true :) I have missed your writing, my "reader" doesn't show me the people I follow
Ah yes, the silence With all its traces.. :)
DoubleU = W 
Love it, simply love it
Thank you so much! You made my day!
Reblogged this on Michael Moore's Blog and commented:
some good insight…
Excellent! Reblogged at scotsirishpadreblog.wordpress.com
Thank you for the reblog, Michael!
Great one John
Thanks, Sheldon! 🙂
Reblogged this on Karen Stephen aka Doc Flamingo and commented:
This poem was perfect for me today.
Thank you, Karen! 🙂
Simple yet so perfect!
Thank you, Kritika! 🙂
You’re welcome 🙂
A great capture of apprehension, at least that’s what I felt. I love it.
Great insight into the human condition and our need for a greater self-awareness.
Thank you Kate! It’s great to meet you!
So true. Just as our eyes are the windows to our soul, the stomach is often the window to our mind. A great poem. Few words that say so much.
Thank you, Kim! It’s great to meet you!
You too, John. Blessings.
🙂
great writing! love this, so true. thank you.
Thank you! 🙂
John, it’s really admirable how your work is so consistently good – most of us have ups and downs in our compositions! I enjoy going thru your’s each time.
Thank you, Kunal! 🙂 You made my day.
Love this, as always!!!!
Thanks, SD! 🙂
Very nice one, John. I have been there, trying to channel the energy spent on negative things towards more positive ones and learning from it. That’s an uneasy task, but it’s worth the effort. Have a good day and thanks for this poem. Cheers, HC
Thanks, HC! Always pressing toward the positive will accomplish much. It’s great to meet you!
You’re welcome, glad to meet you too!
Reblogged this on eeyorntails and commented:
Another fine poem from Double U
Very nice John. Very simple yet very elegant and eloquent. Reblogged, thx
Thank you so much!
Well put! The body will send you messages about what you really feel. I like the distill image!
Thank you! The body is capable of amazing things. 🙂
Perfection! Read many of your poems they are all amazing!
Thank you, Saumya! You made my day. It’s great to meet you!
Same here! 🙂