I dislike poetry a great deal, which makes what I’m about show you make little sense.
These are two poems that I have kept within arms length of me as I went through college, entered the workplace and found myself surrounded by people who all seemed to know each other and understand my job better than I did.
There were many lonely days, and in the dark hours I took solace here.
A Man Said To The Universe
A man said to the universe:
“Sir I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”
– Stephen Crane
Self Pity
I never saw a wild thing
Sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself.
– DH Lawrence
