If you may listen to my words, as we raise up our glass,
’cause this time that we share, will surely pass.
Be cognizant of the times, whether they’re good or bad,
but don’t dwell on times, that you wish you had.
Don’t hang on to past love, for it wasn’t as it seemed,
just as foolishly useless, as falling asleep in a dream.
You won’t experience joy, when you’re stuck in your head,
like a beautiful dancer, who never left her bed.
Get out and live, never hold back on, and never flee,
from the life that you dream of, let go and just be…
© 2017 Joseph Emerson WhatsInsideAMadmansHat.com
What's Inside a Madman's Hat? 
This, I imagine this being read out loud. Not sure on the voice i’m hearing but it’s great nonetheless.
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Yes! Thank you so much. Thank you for reading.
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Just be…nice!
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yessir ! Thank you for reading. Much appreciated
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“Like a dancer that never left her bed…” (I’m a singer lost on a deserted island 😐 never got the guts to go for it… Luckily, seems like my writing compensates 😉 )
That’s such a strong analogy.. There’s so much truth within this poem and beyond it!
Following you… Caught me Red handed 😁
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Thank you so much. I have a girlfriend that is a dance teacher and that line came to me thinking about her drive to always create and finding inspiration in the strangest of songs… doesn’t happen unless you get out and do. Thank you for reading, liking and following.
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It’s a piece worth admiring 😊
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Thanks again
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No need! A value added poem 😊
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“let go and just be”, words that relieve my soul. great poem and ending
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Thank you so much Jeremy. I love when it just happens.. the words just fall into place. You just think “wow”.
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Right, no? In my post today I just said something similar, kn a different phrasing. Man, we’re alike 😁
“It’ like words choose me, I don’t choose them”
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In a different phrasing*
It’s like*
(Technology and its downsides… 😐)
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Yes. I love it
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Indeed. For the ending to complement the whole poem so well, “wow”.
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This is great!
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Thank you so much. It has gotten some great feedback. Cheers 😁
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Which other catchphrase can say it better: “foolishly useless like sleeping in your dream”! I raise my glass! currently at a networking gala and already bored barely 45 mins into the event. So I take out my tablet and see a notification of this post…I think I’ll go for some white wine…thank you
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Wow so cool, Thank you so much. Means a lot. Glad you like it. Enjoy your gala, make the best of it.
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Well thank you so much, I tried for an hour or two more and that is it for me lol. I love me my sleep
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Wow! Beautifully put.
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Thank you so much. Thank you for stopping by to read.
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Amazing and I had t
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Oops wasn’t done…
I had to save this one so I can read it over and over. Great words and really enjoyed reading this. Thank you
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Thank you so much. I really enjoyed writing it. It was one of those pieces that pop in your head that make you frantically grab a pen and piece of paper before it escapes lol Thank you for reading
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I know what you mean, I usually get these moments in the shower or while driving, arrrgghh. LOL
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