Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Social Contract


Social Contract

Monotony is boring,
Monogamy is too

And don’t roll your eyes at me!
Because you know that it’s true

Of course YOU are the exception     
(Now I’m the one rolling my eyes)

Not that we follow our straying impulse
This life of ours is one big compromise

A string of necessary concessions
The individual needs to make

In order to function in society
We all play the game of give and take




2 comments:

  1. Several lines in this piece had me "lolling" (lol several times).

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  2. Your laughter makes me feel good.. So much of my poetry based on crazy off the wall conversations I have with my friends.. This poem is practically a transcript of one such debate ;)

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