(my) answers
someone
intelligent told me
not to worry about
(my) no formal education
intelligence comes
from the journey of life
observations and
interactions
risks and
adventures that led to further
analysis and
reflection on all encountered
that could never
be learnt from teacher or book
someone beautiful
told me
not to worry about
(my) flawed appearance
beauty is seen by
those who see all
lines worn deep
from laughter and pain
devotion to those
loved throughout life
comfort of
self-shining within
a look that is
pure individuality
someone spiritual
told me
not to worry about
(my) own devised faith
a spiritual life
is born from enquiry
rituals and
meditations created to suit
explorations into
all ways of devotion
roads sought and
conclusions arrived at
a knowledge of
Supreme that is in no doctrine
someone famous
told me
not to worry about
(my) work going unnoticed
achievements seen
by few can still be mammoth
quiet acclaim is
acclaimed still the same
offering oneself
to a greater realm
being recognised
as unique by however many
stays in the minds
of those with perception
the someone who
told me not to worry is me
within him (my)
answers to everything dwell
no one can tell me
what i know or don’t know
though it’s easy
to think all knowledge is held
by everyone else
who thinks that they know
but i listen
carefully to that someone called me
for i know well
that me and i trust him to know
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Stephen House has won many awards and
nominations as a poet, playwright and actor, including two Awgie Awards from
The Australian Writer’s Guild, Rhonda Jancovic Poetry Award for Social Justice,
and The Goolwa Poetry Cup, and nominations including, a Greenroom Best Actor
Award, Tom Collins Poetry Prize, Patrick White Playwright Award and Queensland
Premier’s Drama Award. He’s received several international literature
residencies from The Australia Council for the Arts and an Asia-link India
residency. His chapbook “real and unreal” was published by ICOE Press. He has
two more books out soon. He performs his acclaimed monologues widely.
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