Fallible

I am a man named fallible
Been wrong on all accounts
I’ve never kept a ledger of
The dates or the amounts

I operate on impulse
It often leads astray
I try to quantify results
I’m trying harder every day

I recognize the patterns
From which I’m stepping back
I cultivate new habits
To help me stay on track

I made new friends with patience
Who brought humility
I am a man named fallible
Because that man is me

About This Poem

Style/Type: Structured: Western

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft

About the Author

Region, Country: U.S.A., USA

Favorite Poets: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman. I’m enamored by the work of lyricists such as Robert Hunter, John Barlow, John Dyer Baizley, and Tom Marshall just to name a handful.

Comments

Lavender

1 year 11 months ago

Fallible

Hello, Tim!
A humbling and inspiring poem for all of us! Nice tight rhythm and rhyme. (As usual with your amazing poetry.)
I know you are busy with all your creative outlets - hope you are well!
L

Geezer

1 year 11 months ago

I think...

You have it under control. Your rhyme and meter are as always, right on point. I see nothing that I would fix or change. Nice job!
~ Geez.
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Tawny023

1 year 11 months ago

I think most of us can relate at times of being fallible. I like that the poem ended in a positive way. So many poems are grim and leave me sad. All we can do is try everyday to be the best version of ourselves.

Ruby Lord

1 year 11 months ago

Wow, this is so honest and

Wow, this is so honest and direct and I love it.
The rhyme scheme is melodic, I could sing it.
The way you have gone through the phases of self doubt and failure speaks volumes of being human.
But I love the last stanza in particular as it gives the reader a lesson without being over the top and its delivery is so simple it almost makes you stop and recap every word that you've read.
Great job, loved it, Ruby :)