The Ivory Tower
Locked up inside your ivory tower
You reside in comfort and ease
Not having to share yourself
Not having to show yourself
Only the bits and pieces
You allow yourself
Safely shaded by the battlements
Armored against reality
You seek only comfort
and relief, in virtuality
That way you can never be hurt
And you can never hurt anyone else
Or so you think
Beyond the boundaries of still emotions
That show only weakness in your eyes
And relying solely on rational thoughts
You cut yourself off to the world
You only take what you need
For as long as you need it
So easily discarded,
if it becomes too real
Sheltered by an armored wall
You look down from your tower
Too blind to see
What is right there in front of you
You choose to ignore it
Or only take it as you like
And nothing more
Afraid of getting hurt again
You only live in dreams
And just hope
That they won't become nightmares
Only from within your tower
You think you can be true
To who you are
Never taking any chances
On life
On reality
Because if you do
It will just vanish
Like dust blown away on the wind
If only you could see
Beyond imaginary images
That love exists
For every human
No one excluded
But only if you can see,
the truth for what it is
And start to realise
That you are the only one
Who is building these walls
Around yourself
Never to be penetrated
Let's just hope
That your ivory tower
Will never get to be
A glass house
That one day comes crashing down
And realise it's too late
You reside in comfort and ease
Not having to share yourself
Not having to show yourself
Only the bits and pieces
You allow yourself
Safely shaded by the battlements
Armored against reality
You seek only comfort
and relief, in virtuality
That way you can never be hurt
And you can never hurt anyone else
Or so you think
Beyond the boundaries of still emotions
That show only weakness in your eyes
And relying solely on rational thoughts
You cut yourself off to the world
You only take what you need
For as long as you need it
So easily discarded,
if it becomes too real
Sheltered by an armored wall
You look down from your tower
Too blind to see
What is right there in front of you
You choose to ignore it
Or only take it as you like
And nothing more
Afraid of getting hurt again
You only live in dreams
And just hope
That they won't become nightmares
Only from within your tower
You think you can be true
To who you are
Never taking any chances
On life
On reality
Because if you do
It will just vanish
Like dust blown away on the wind
If only you could see
Beyond imaginary images
That love exists
For every human
No one excluded
But only if you can see,
the truth for what it is
And start to realise
That you are the only one
Who is building these walls
Around yourself
Never to be penetrated
Let's just hope
That your ivory tower
Will never get to be
A glass house
That one day comes crashing down
And realise it's too late
Reacties op dit gedicht
| René V.: | Maandag, juni 27, 2011 05:54 |
| lol, ik wil me niet bepaald met Mozart of Bach meten. Het gaat meer om aan te geven dat voor iemand een gedicht te lang kan zijn, maar voor degene die het heeft geschreven heel anders kan zijn. Dat was eigenlijk meer de strekking die ik bedoelde. Niet dat ik een genie zoals Bach ooit zou kunnen zijn. ;) | |
| ijsbloem: | Zondag, juni 26, 2011 19:33 |
| bach en mozart noemen wat misplaatst ik zou het ook onder de grasmaaier gooien |
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| mima: | Zondag, juni 26, 2011 15:19 |
| mooi gedicht, rene.... maar de vergelijking die je maakt met Bach en Mozart haalt het geschrevene onderuit:D :P |
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| René V.: | Zondag, juni 26, 2011 13:52 |
| So, u mean whole sentences. Then it would lose its essence I was trying to capture. Do u think Mozart or Bach have to many notes in their work? ^^ But thnx for the feedback |
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| René V.: | Zondag, juni 26, 2011 13:49 |
| Really, and what words could be left out? | |
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| Auteur: René V. | 
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| Gecontroleerd door: Erwin | ||
| Gepubliceerd op: 25 juni 2011 | ||
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