All I Ever Owned Has Let Me Down
several automobiles
a mortgaged house
the latest clothing
all high-tech tech
each collection
furniture
every frame
every dish
every sheet
every cup
every glass
every parcel
every thing
all I ever owned
has let me down
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life must be more than things
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Posted on November 22, 2015, in Poetry and tagged All I Ever Owned Has Let Me Down, DoubleU, John White, Poetry. Bookmark the permalink. 65 Comments.
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yes, it must be..and it is…:)
Thank you! 🙂 That makes it more worthwhile and less about having things. True.
you are welcome…:)
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Actually the things in my life have held up pretty well, travel with me from place to place, serve their purpose, and are passed on to others when their time has come. People not so much😢
Thank you! 🙂 Sounds like you’ve had more luck with things than I have. 😉 As for people…I’ve always said that humans are funny people.
Some people have half empty tummies and can’t see the clothing for the cloth , the wood to make them warm in a fire is overshadowed by hulking great trees. Imagination is required to see what is directly in front of you with a dollop of hard graft. Your poem describes very well that sort of person, I am sure someone who writes and creates such as you… Is not one of those. We imagine stories and non existing people and possibly we are quite mad… in a sane sort of way.
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Thank you, Ellen! 🙂 We often get too wrapped up on first-world problems and forget those who are doing without.
You certainly seem to be ‘alive’….Life’s hasn’t absconded…yet! 😉
Thank you, Bushka! 🙂 Still alive, still breathing, still above ground. 😉
In materlism we are attached thus when we care enough to see what is important to use one object at a time.
Thank you! 🙂 You’re right about that. I think I became too materialistic. I’ve learned that lesson. It’s great to meet you!
Likewise. We are to always to be grateful what we have and at least work with what we got.
Oh I agree completely! 🙂
An interesting thought.
Thank you! 🙂
Yes life must!
Thank you! 🙂 Yes it must and it’s up to us to see that it’s about living not about material possessions. 😀
True.
Thank you Anne! 🙂
I feel exactly the same way about everything I have ever owned..well, almost.I also feel that way about most people I have met. Maybe my expectations are too high.
Thank you, Gail! 🙂 Same here so it’s possible we both have those high expectations. 😉 But I’m not sure there’s anything wrong with wanting to surround yourself with great people while not compromising.
Unfortunately, some of the people in my life fit into that category as well… have to buy better things and find better people or maybe stop expecting so much…. nice writing. Michelle
Thank you, Michelle! 🙂 Things can be replaced but people can’t yet if the people surrounding us aren’t worth keeping around it’s not a bad idea to let them go too.
you are right but there are some people, actually just one, who is so hard to let go of, even though I know he isn’t good for me, oh well… 🙂
That’s a common story for so many of us…including me a time or two. Sometimes it’s just time to rip off that band aid…when you’re ready. 😀
I know but it is so hard when you love someone even though you know he doesn’t feel the same… sucks 😦
That is always so hard to get through. If the feelings aren’t mutual and good deeds one has done are punished by the other, it makes for not just hard times but a situation that can be hard to get out of or let go of.
very true, sad but true…
Pssst… John! *whispering loudly* Trust me on this: if you start acting like things are alive, people will start looking at you funny. And if you persist, they will send the van with the whitecoats after you… But, just so you know, the car really does break down on purpose when you HAVE to be somewhere, and traffic lights do turn red when they see you coming. Just sayin’ lol!
Thank you! 🙂 I figure that somebody needs to give the white-coated men something to do so I may as well give them a reason to come and get me. 😉 And the car? Oh, it HAS to break down just when you need it most. Same goes for the lights all turning red just before you get there when you’re in a hurry. lol
It is John. It’s more than the tangible. Although many, including myself, look very hard to find comfort in things rather than hearts and minds…..
Thank you, KP! 🙂 It’s so easy to take comfort in things rather than people or relationships. So many of us are guilty of that.
Peace Pilgrim said that the more you own the more unhappier you will be.
Thank you! 🙂 That old adage of the one with the most toys wins…not true. Possessions may give us some pleasure but not true happiness.
Too true!
Thank you, Sandy! 🙂 It’s great to meet you!
We own nothing ,but our thoughts,and then I even wonder… 🙂
Thank you! 🙂 Well said and so true!
Things only let you down if you think they are valuable. I am sitting here trying to figure out what to give away to whom in order to free of things. I remember my parents deciding to dispose of their possessions. My Mom said at one point the only keys they owned were the keys to their luggage and it wasn’t a bad place to be.
Thank you! 🙂 Possessions are over-valued while the simple things tend to be under-valued by far too many in society. It’s great to meet you!
It’s drummed into our heads that “materialism” is everything!
You’re a victim of today’s reality!
Don’t despair, hard as it seems experience teaches wisdom!
Best wishes and thanks for your visit to read my poem!
Thank you! 🙂 You’re so right! We learn as we go, provided our eyes and ears remain open. This was a hard lesson to learn over 50 years of life but it sank in slowly, thank goodness. 😉 It’s my pleasure and look forward to reading more from you.
Thank ou
people, things, emotions, nothing has lasted long with me.
Thank you! 🙂 That’s a common refrain and I can certainly relate.
beautiful! very very beautiful!!
Thank you, Chitra! 🙂 It’s great to meet you!
the thing I liked most about this poem was that it was short, simple and direct. it’s great to meet you too John 🙂 my best wishes, keep writing and keep posting!
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It’s all stuff and nonsense. Hard to get rid of though. Great poem.
Thank you! 🙂 That’s right – just stuff and nonsense.
Wow. I didn’t thought at first that such short poem will strike me hard. It was good piece, John. Simple and brief but has substance. I also believe that life is much more than things. Best wishes to you! And thank you also for liking some of posts earlier. 🙂
You’re welcome and thank you, Cathrine! 🙂 Life is about experiences, relationships and simply living. Society has become to materialistic. It’s great to meet you!
You’re right. It’s great to meet you too and your noble thoughts. Looking forward to reading more of your works. 🙂
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True dat. Amen.
Thank you! 🙂 It’s great to meet you!
If its any consolation, people you own, even if you don’t call them yours, will let you down and disappoint you.
Thank you, Sylvia! 🙂 That seems to be part of the human condition. Our flaws cause us to do too little, do nothing when we should, or even to do too much. Nearly everyone we know will let us down on occasion but if they let us down often without regard to our feelings then it becomes time to consider removing them from our lives.
I often wonder if the worst part is realising that that person who you held in high esteem, doesn’t care about your feelings to begin with, and having regard to your feelings is irrelevant.
That is possible, yes. And it may be that they aren’t aware that they don’t take you into consideration when they should. It could just be someone who isn’t sensitive to how their actions impact others.
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Thank you so much! 🙂 You’re far too kind. It’s a pleasure to meet you!
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