I heard it once and I believed,
That was my name and I was relieved,
That was enough and I was satisfied,
Didn't matter if was truth or someone lied,
They told me again and I was bound to see,
That was the life and that was the fee,
She was the anima and I was the animus
I was the plus and she was the minus
Years kept coming through and they wouldn't be stopped
I had to follow rules or I was to be mocked
And the price to be paid to leave the others shocked
Often could mean I had to be locked
In a world of lines I couldn't be a blur
I couldn't be naked in the world of the fur,
Doesn't matter if real or the fake of the fakes,
Not being in line was the worst of mistakes
It was just when my usefulness seemed to end
They stopped trying to fix or make the amend
'Cause line I couldn't be for hard as I tried,
My time had ran out and my youth had dried,
And left alone I started to lament
(Well, not the fact that my life was for rent)
But the point that as happy or sad I became
Decision was never mine, that was my shame
Because life is just one, at least as we know,
And it is way too short to live it low,
So seize your happiness and call it yours
Open your own paths and open your own doors
So don't forget this poet's words:
Doesn't matter if you conquer atoms or worlds
Don't be a doll that could be stored in a shelf,
Be your own lord and do things by yourself
wow.. your poem's great, (even though it took me minutes to understand it all) ....please explain to me why you entitled it the invisible ruler? is the invisble ruler yourself or is it the world?
We share the same idea...but completely different. Thank you for sharing.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Thanks so much for the comments, glad you appreciated. And about the Invisible Ruler title, it will depend solely on who reads. You can udnerstand it as someone that tries, directly, to rule your life... then it will depend on the context, it can be a person or a group of persons. It can be an unknown people around which customs may exclude you from a certain circle. It can be a government... And this is extended, also, to yourself. If, for example, you don't do things due fear (any kind of fear, fear of being harmed, being mocked, being excluded, being considered out of your place) . In this case, you could be your own Invisible Ruler, restraining your will. If the words can touch you and you can see a resemblance with you, small as it can be, come to think of it: what keeps you from doing things you would like to? Think about it, who's ruling your actions? Is it visible, now?