We Live By Our Myths
Folk and fairytales.
“Innocent” nursery rhymes.
Biblical tales.
Literature — in general.
All have hidden messages.
All convey some truths.
Displayed, revealed — embellished.
Artfully portrayed.
Fancifully kept alive.
In ancient myths and legends.
These are documents.
And they must all be treasured.
Must be kept alive.
As historical records.
To be preserved with much care.
Poets write of them.
They are a special genre.
Of information.
Philosophers mention them.
They are who — and what we are.
We are all dreamers.
We are all storytellers.
Our lives are mythic.
Some truths known — and some hidden.
Some forever falsified.
We live by our myths.
Ours are “truthful” — others “false.”
We classify things.
We are all classifiers.
Living a life of Tall Tales.
About this poem
Mankind calls itself “Homo Sapiens.” Mankind is a mythical creature ever inventing and re-inventing “reality” in order to make sense of that which remains beyond mankind’s earthly senses. His mythical invention of himself becomes mankind’s own autobiography. We live by our myths.
Written on May 04, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on May 04, 2022
Modified on April 08, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 785 |
Words | 158 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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