Seeing the World Upside Down
To me right is left.
So don’t ask for directions.
Too old to change now.
Is it a common problem?
It’s lasted eighty years now.
To me left is right.
When it comes to directions.
I am always lost.
At least I am consistent.
And that is quite important.
Life is a circle.
What comes around goes around.
Maybe I am right.
Even when you think I’m wrong.
Isn’t all quite relative?
Such too is the truth.
Sometimes hard to recognize.
In these modern times.
Everything turned upside down.
All looking for directions.
About this poem
The title of this witty four-stanza tanka poem comes from my personal experience of being almost retarded when it comes to direction, seeing things in our physical world many times just the opposite way of how most other people view the physical world. I’ve been told by my children, and now also by their children that I have what they describe as an upside-down-brain; hence the title of this tanka poem. However, upon reflection, the poem invites us to take a deeper look at our selves, and particularly so, at how reality has become distorted in a world culture of relativism and superficiality. more »
Written on February 17, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on February 15, 2022
Modified by karlcfolkes on October 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XABXB CAXDD XXCXX XXXXA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 518 |
| Words | 115 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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