Captured by the folly of my inner monologue;
Incessant chatter, often set on repeat.
Oh, I’m aware of its presence.
I desperately urge it to quiet down;
Else, refocus my attention and attempt to ignore it.
That works, temporarily…
“Just let it go…,” say the mindfulness experts;
Ha!
Tell it to the entity residing in my head.
W3 Prompt #104: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Ben Tonkin, prompts:
From free verse to haiku…
This 'folly', be up to you!
Can't wait to read how you do.
Your inspiration is 'folly'.
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Sounds like you have plenty of mind-full-ness! Hope you get some rest, or at least some good ideas from the entity.
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Thank you!😊
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Jennifer, this is brilliant, love it – well said.
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Thank you, Ben!😊
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the entity is fine if alone, but they usually come as a horde. 😜 Cool response
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Very true – more like a cacophony than a monologue. Thank you, Nigel!😊
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You’re welcome. 🙏
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LOL! I’m right there with you, Jenn ❤
~David
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Thank you, David!😊
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Jennifer this is such a true ‘slice of life’ and I could relate! Sometimes it is folly to block it out and other times it is folly to listen!
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Thank you, Val! Very true! 😊
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Hi, Jenn 👋🏻
Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3 prompt, hosted by Destiny of ‘Destiny’s Designz’ is now live!
Enjoy!
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/05/01/w3-prompt-105-weave-written-weekly/
Much love,
David
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I very much relate to this. I find myself telling the person in mine to shaddup!
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Ha! Same here… 😊
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