Ambition
This was so awesome to write. I felt so empowered. And to be honest, this is what I truly seek. However lofty or ambitious it may seem. I can’t help it. I want to leave something behind. The people I mention are people I deeply admire.
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! Creative Writing & Poetry !, "Poetry and Beautiful Women" , 1620, All Around the Styles, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Freedom In Words & Art, Live, Love, Dream: , Masterpieces: Literary Workshop, On Youth and Up & Coming WritersI don’t seek riches
or mountains and mountains of gold.
I don’t seek fame
just for the sake of being known.
No. I would be so dull and empty.
I don’t seek power or greatness
just for sake of feeding my ego.
No, that would be meaningless .
I would live a lifeless life.
Instead,
I seek to be a Socrates,
Wise and reasonable; a great thinker.
I seek to be a da Vinci,
Inventive and ahead of my time.
I want to be a Van Gogh,
My art expressing my emotions.
I want to be a Shakespeare,
Creating timeless, admirable poetry.
I want to be a Galileo,
Bringing new discoveries to the world.
I want to be an Einstein,
Forever lost in my imaginative genius.
I want to be a Joan of Arc,
Inspiring and leading my troops with my boldness.
I want to be an Amelia Earhart,
Daring and unafraid of the unknown.
I want to be a Julian the Apostate,
Forever debating, forever thinking, forever philosophizing.
I want to be a Gandhi,
Embracing change and creating peace with a humane heart.
I don’t want to be a wave or a gentle breeze,
I want to be a hurricane.
I don’t want to be a dwarf,
I want to be a giant.
I want to hold the world in my hand
and longer be a grain of sand.
I want to be a universe
and no longer be another star in the sky.
I want to leave my mark amongst the sea of great people
and live a life of purpose, of meaning, of truth.
I want to give to the world.
I want to share my heart with my fellow human beings.
I want to share my vision, my art, my soul.
I want to be worthy of recognition.
I want to be immortal.
calves
one word: BRAVO!!!
Erika . replied
Oh thank you so much Claudia!! XX
ambient-1
Dearest Erika, I think that you are well on your way! Beautiful thoughts and words and if ever there were one deserving of the rewards that you have so eloquently expressed here it is you sweet delicate flower girl. Hats off to you beautiful soul!
Erika . replied
awww Robert, you don’t know how much your words mean to me. To think that I could possibly be deserving of this what you say is just unfathomable to me. I was just voicing my dreams, my hopes, my ambition. But thank you so much, my friend, your words truly make my day. xx
colorblind
this is something
once you read
you lock away in your
mind
body
and soul
and embrace the richness
i love how you included such legendary icons
and love the concept
this is one that i could picture you reciting
with the deepest of passion and emtions
lovely read
i love that you shared that
i want to be immortal…..smilez
Erika . replied
wow Colorblind you don’t know how close to the truth you are. This poem is one of those I hold so close to me, it means everything. And you don’t know how many times I actually did read it out loud! LOL I thank you so much for your words and for visiting. I really appreciate it. :)
Catherine Howell
Wonderful write!!
Erika . replied
Thank you Catherine!! :)
Vivian V Mairo
Who is wiser, the fool or the wise man?
Erika . replied
hmmm…is this a trick question? I think I’ve heard this kind of question before. But there’s a saying that the fool is happier because he doesn’t know anything. He is happy in his little world (Ignorance is bliss) and the wise man is sadder because he knows the truth of things and reality. I don’t know if this is what you meant….
colorblind
You keep writing
and i will continue to visit and comment ..smilez
love your work
lol see lol because i was reading it and i could see you reading it out loud
nice piece
Erika . replied
aww colorblind! you make me smile! :DD
Lisa Jewell
Sublime writing….you’ve entwined some of the very greats….
You are Erika the Lovely…profound, insightful, wise and beautiful. xx
Erika . replied
Lisa, your words truly make touch me. Thank you so much, my sweet friend. You are beautiful and profound and wise yourself. XXX
kevinmawson
wonderful writing, Ilove this!!!!!
km.
Erika . replied
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your visit! :D
Jordan Busson
Erika, I truly hope that you achieve your ambition.
Erika . replied
Thank you my friend. So encouraging as always. I really hope so too. :)
Mikyle
My God Erika. This is awesome.
Congratulations. I love it!
Erika . replied
aww Mikyle so glad you liked this. You know I thought of you when I wrote the Gandhi part because I remembered you had quoted him once. So glad to see you love this, my friend. XX
Matt Penfold
Go for it girl you’ve got the talent and the heart to achieve great things :-)
Erika . replied
Matt! thanks so much for your amazing comment!! love it! :)
Shoaib .
wonderful work erika
keep it coming with all this amazing work
damn you have been on fire ! geez
crazy pace
Erika . replied
haha! I guess so! Just can’t help it when the inspiration hits me, you know? The pen just starts moving. haha!
Thanks Shoaib, i’ll be sure to keep more coming. :)
ArcadiaTempest
Brilliant…...just awesome…..Inspiring!! What a talented woman you are ! XX
Erika . replied
aww Arcadia, what a nice comment!! really makes my day! Thank you so much for reading, means a lot. XXX
Spraven
Yeah, this is awesome, the flip side of the balance you hold within your self, and true to be remembered would be the greatest honor to be bestowed upon any man or woman, riches are not important if your name can’t live on, death Is to be forgotten, not in the last breath we steal in vain…..I love this piece also no wonder you felt empowered, it’s past to the reader through the passion in your words…excellent work friend!!!
Erika . replied
“riches are not important if your name can’t live on, death Is to be forgotten, not in the last breath we steal in vain” I love what you have said here, and I completely agree with it. This poem illustrates my hunger to make something of myself, to not let life slip me by, to not look back and say “so what did I do worthwhile?” To me that’s death, I want to have a good answer if I ever ask myself this when I’m old. Life is waiting to be lived, and I want to make every moment of it worthwhile. And I want to give to the world, it’s the least I can do for being given the opportunity to being born into this world and given space to live in it and breathe the air you breathe. Well, I think I’m getting carried away….I tend to do that. Thanks again Spraven I appreciate the favorite as well. X
Spraven
It’s called passion friend, and you have it from the ends of your hair to the thud in your heart and the song of your soul, this is also a gift….you are the lamb with the sword friend, I mean; you are the soft beauty of earth and the steel strength of the sword, and you lead your passion to pen and it works erika!!
Erika . replied
wow, your words are so beautiful, the touch my heart. Truly they do. I will remember these words, for they describe me in a way I’ve never heard of before. Thank you my friend. And I will keep writing like a madman, (or madwoman) because it’s words like these that keep adding fuel to my passion, to my art. Thank you always. X
♥Trena Sheffi...
Erika . replied
Oh wow! Thank you so much! This is one of my personal favorites, so this means a lot! x
Priya ...
You could not be ordinary if you tried… it’s simply not possible xx
Erika . replied
oh Priya…you have no idea how much it means to read your comment. Thank you, my friend. xx