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The dabbler
I really shouldn’t dabble,
Cause the dabbler never makes it,
I will make up for my flaws in time,
I can do that better naked,
Best to start it all brand new,
Than to try and fix the wreckage,
There are too many missing pieces,
And I’d rather not correct them,
Cause doing so, would be admitting my wrongs,
To look in the mirror, and wish I was gone,
I’m a dabbler,
I dabble in hearts
I really shouldn’t Dabble
Cause the Dabbler never makes it
I will make up for my flaws in time
I can do that better naked
And before I perfect my perfect nature
Accept that that’s indifferent
To everything I’ve ever been
I’m changing, and I mean it.
Cause the dabbler never makes it,
I will make up for my flaws in time,
I can do that better naked,
Best to start it all brand new,
Than to try and fix the wreckage,
There are too many missing pieces,
And I’d rather not correct them,
Cause doing so, would be admitting my wrongs,
To look in the mirror, and wish I was gone,
I’m a dabbler,
I dabble in hearts
I really shouldn’t Dabble
Cause the Dabbler never makes it
I will make up for my flaws in time
I can do that better naked
And before I perfect my perfect nature
Accept that that’s indifferent
To everything I’ve ever been
I’m changing, and I mean it.
Published 22nd Sep 2012
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30th Sep 2012 4:13am
I like this poem but I am trying to understand the line "I can do that better naked" I assume you dont meaan literally....(or is it a sexual reference)
Could you mean start from a clean slate...totally fresh...like pushing a reset button on yourself...stripping yourself down..etc..
just curious what you meant..thanks for the read
thanks CDAC
Philip
Could you mean start from a clean slate...totally fresh...like pushing a reset button on yourself...stripping yourself down..etc..
just curious what you meant..thanks for the read
thanks CDAC
Philip
30th Sep 2012 9:26pm
It is in fact a sexual reference but aswell as a metaphor for starting new. To re-dress and find yourself an entirely new person, whilst still feeling the need to impress that person. Thank you for your question (:
4th Oct 2012 4:06pm
The poem is a little confusing to me, because you say you don't want to change then "I'm changing and I mean it." Are not these ideas inconsistent?
Finally, you say the "dabbler never makes it." Does not make what? This isn't clear to this reader. But you have a clear movement in the poem and the basis of even a better poem.
Finally, you say the "dabbler never makes it." Does not make what? This isn't clear to this reader. But you have a clear movement in the poem and the basis of even a better poem.
