A poem entitled Habits (good or bad), choices and a man like Nico

I can’t help but be fascinated by this vaping craze. In fact, one can’t help but wonder about habits in general. Is gratification that important? Consequently, are we so desperate to gratify that we have forgotten the meaning of the word – satisfy?

Satisfaction comes from achievement, from working towards something. Gratifying is a means to indulge in something because something is missing in our lives and we fear admitting, facing, or dealing with the answer. Or do we sometimes just eat the cheesecake for the sake of it? Choices, we have choices, but we choose to forget. I suppose this is the reason I wrote Habits. Poetry is such a wonderful means of voicing questions.

My hero in my first novel Unexpected Obsession (Unexpected Love series) likes to have a packet of cigarettes always with him but what is interesting is that they are likely to last him months if not longer. Nico enjoys the idea of a vice he controls rather than the other way round. As a result, he brings home the fact habits can be good or bad. Subsequently, when I fall into bad habits, including self-doubt I remember I wrote Nico as someone who understands choices. He does this by reminding himself that choices are not possible the minute he cedes his control to gratify or in my case indulge in self-pity because the best-selling list is a million miles away.

It’s not that Nico thinks it wrong to enjoy something but rather that he believes true enjoyment comes with self-control. Why would we overindulge ourselves with something harmful? Actually, a better question is, why would I waste my time in self-pity. Or is that in fact, the same question? And is the answer, as always – choices.

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To my credit I must understand more than I think because I did create Nico as a character. Habits can be good or bad. Will I be kinder to myself? I don’t know but in the meanwhile I hope you enjoy the poem below while I continue to write copious nots on habits to avoid.

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Habits

(from Emotions in Existence and The Emotions Anthology Box Set)

Undeveloped unfilled needs

acquire excuses to gratify.

Selfishness allows the easy feeds,

and excuses give cause to satisfy.

What then is sired becomes the undesired.

Ongoing, overtaking common sense

and continued confusion our recompense.

Break the habit, break the rules.

Be a rebel and desert the fools.

Standing out from the crowd should be allowed.

Pick it up today.

Don’t wait another day.

Speak softer, voices low.

Be kind, let goodness flow.

Good habits can develop

or bad habits will envelop.

Thank you for listening and please feel free to drop me a line. I love getting comments.

Alla prossima,

Barb

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