MediocreMan

The Burden We All Bear · 9 May 2026

The burden that we all must bear
Is not an onus that should own us
Indeed the burden that we bear
In this life should be a bonus.

For the burden that we all share
Is that God’s image we do bear
And for each other we should care
We should love each other if we dare.

Instead we think we are not free
If we step into the Christian yoke
But when we surrender all to Thee
We end up free like Jesus spoke.

The freedom that we all can share
Lies in the burden that we bear
Because for each other we must care
Because God’s image each of us bear.

[‘The Weight I Never Chose’
Write a poem that could use this as its title or main theme. Explore a burden you didn’t ask for, but learned to carry.
DailyPrompt prompt submitted by Poet.]

Share on facebook

Comment

Over 1000 Blog Posts · 2 May 2026

We should celebrate milestones. Like my 1000^th blog post. Unfortunately, that ship has sailed. Nearly a year ago.

If I had been paying attention, I would have put out a celebratory 1000^th blog post. But I am not that attentive. Nor was I all that excited about having 1000 blog posts. I suppose I should have been. After all, it has taken me many years to get over 1000 blog posts. (By the way, I am not trying to see how many times I can write, “1000 blog posts.” It just seems that way.) In fact, I only know that I have over 1000 blog posts because my blog publishing tool counts. If not for that counting mechanism, I would have no idea how many blog posts I have. Ah well, so much for celebratory milestones.

I have said it before, but when I started this whole blogging thing, I was just interested in getting a body of work out onto the internet. The web. The interweb. Online. I just wanted an online presence. Okay, I wanted it to be a large internet presence. But when I say large presence, I really wanted a far reach. Which means that I wanted a lot of people reading my blog. Or at least that was part of why I started this blog. I wanted lots of people all over the world reading my blog.

Well, I have had people from various parts of the world read my blog. So you might say that I do have a far reach. But alas. After all these years, I still have just a few faithful readers (both real and imaginary). And I am still eternally grateful for them. After all, if not for them, I would be the only one who reads my writing.

When the whole explosion on the internet did not happen, I was content to put out content just so that I would have that content out there. I was content to have that growing body of work. Little did I know that this body of work would be so large (over 1000 blog posts). Yes, it has taken lots of time to get that large, but I guess that is what happens. You feed the monster and it grows. Not that blogging is a monster, but I suppose there are times when I think it might be. (But that is another story. That I just thought of, by the way.)

There is one other reason I started this blogging thing in the beginning. And no. It was not because everybody else was doing it. Even though everybody else was doing it when I started. No. The other reason I started to blog was to hone my craft. I wanted to get better at writing. Now, I cannot truly be the judge of my own writing, but I do think that I have gotten better. And if you disagree, I would love you to tell me so. I truly love it when people tell me ways to fix my stuff. Usually. (Again. A different story. One that will probably never be told. Or that I already told.)

I have enjoyed this whole blogging journey. I have enjoyed honing my craft (whether I have gotten any better at it or not). I have enjoyed having a few faithful readers (even though I wanted a whole bunch of faithful readers). And I am grateful that I have been able to sustain my writing momentum enough to create a large body of work (even if people might think it is so much digital garbage).

No. I did not celebrate my 1000^th blog post. No. There is no celebration for having a large body of work. No. People do not care that I have over 1000 blog posts out on the interweb. But I am glad that I have kept at it. I am glad that I have a few faithful readers. And I am glad that I am able to continue to blog. I hope that I can keep blogging for hundreds if not thousands more blog posts to come.

I have no idea what number blog post this is, but thank you for celebrating over 1000 blogs posts with me.

Share on facebook

Comment

Choices · 25 April 2026

Would you rather go play hopscotch
Or jump rope out on the street?
Would you rather have a juicy steak
Or eat something really sweet?
Would you rather learn about something
Or just play games all your life?
Would you rather live a life of ease
Or have some stresses in your life?

We think choices amount to nothing
For we make choices every day
But each and every choice we make
Transports us upon our way.
Who is to say that your next choice
Might set the trajectory of your life
And that one decision could lead
To a life of misery and strife.

But some of life’s decisions
Do not amount to a hill of beans
They are just like in the movies
Where they have some silly scenes.
And you cannot really stress about
Every decision in your life
Even though each and every choice you make
Plots the pathway of your life.

So if you would rather go play hopscotch
Than jump rope out on the street
Just make sure to do it
When there are no cars that you might meet.
And as you make the big decisions
Keep your future in your mind
And try to make your choices
So that it is true peace that you will find.

[Would you rather….?
Finish this line, and create a poem that flows from it.
DailyPrompt prompt.]

Share on facebook

Comment

Older