Oh Man! Where are you going?
without your head, how do you know?
How do you set a goal for that stride,
powerful and elegant, if I may say so.
Chances are, you will say
you got a heart and that is all
you need. You will feel your way
to navigate the pitfalls
of the world; wince when you fall,
run when danger comes, and survive
just like the beasts
who go by their impulses to get
from one moment to the next
of their existence.
How would you like to have a brain
give life some thought
and harness the senses
to find your purpose?
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For DVERSE Poetics’ Prompt, Bill Webb wants us to write with our authentic voice. He encouraged us to use our everyday objects for inspiration or the works of Rodin. This sculpture immediately grabbed my attention – it reminded me of one of my favorite admonitions “use your head”. I am a very emotional person and “using the head” gives me a semblance of balance and stability.
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MY WALL 
Some days it’s hard to “use my head”, being a heart person.
I would say that this is brilliant.. the balance between instinct and theories.. the balance of muscles and brain.. right in the middle where humans exist.. trying desperately to deny the animal’s instinct within…
we were given our heads to capture
and perhaps use a bit of our wisdom we glean along the way
passion is not enough…passion without thought is dangerous
Excellent interpretation of the this fascinating Walking Man sculpture through your poem. I know what you mean about those emotions…it can making using one’s head very difficult at times, and I’m saying this to myself 😉 However, you certainly ‘used your head’ brilliantly here Imelda. Have a wonderful September weekend 🙂
I really love this, one of my favorites.
This is a terrific response Imelda ~ Sometimes the heart can make wise choices but we need the head to balance the decisions as well ~
Love your write and sometimes wish we could turn our brains off just for a few hours.
Sorry to admit I am a heart person too. But not for long the I AM and I are working on that.
Enjoyed your introduction of duality here – you put your finger on something true for sure… With Best Wishes Scott http://www.scotthastie.com
Very nice Imelda! I just posted a poem on my site and went in search of other poetry. Great work, very much liked it, keep it up! 🙂
…really enjoyed the movement in this it took me to a conclusion with just the right number of thoughts.
Your poem here is philosophically clever and honest.
Love the contrast to your use of words and images. Excellent! 🙂
this one’s clever take…all heart definitely has pitfalls…
i prefer people that have a heart to those that have a too heavy head and only make brain-decisions…ha….cool and clever take…
Its an interesting thought Imelda, to exist without a head, no brain, but if you have heart then maybe that makes up for it in some way. Very interesting take on the image. Well done.
Ha, the balance! Always the balance 🙂