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to my family, who didn't come to the wedding
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass 
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to my family, who didn’t come to the wedding what if they had a life and no one came all those ruby glass promises scattered across the floor like whorehouse beads after the brawl still throwing rays sprung off the living room lamps but canting a’kilter as the lies roll under my heel where did the truths go so self-evident egalitarian with no half-life I want to go out blind into the fields and ditches drag in all the ragged sons of bitches and when it is over hand them my name |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed....this tears at me...family is such a hard word sometimes. Even this poetic family has hard times and misunderstandings. It's just important to keep at it. A poem of feeling, real and human feeling. I like that!!  |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Oh sheesh, this really tugs at me... powerfully written Ed. m xx ~i want for myself your trembling~ |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Martie, I think you know that things are difficult for me right now....the reason I have started posting here rather than in Open. I came just now to post another....but because of these kind and caring words, I hereby toast you with Pink Chablis....in Open, where it belongs. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> ______________Ratleader______________ |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Ed, I'm glad you posted this. I feel your pain and know from personal experience how it feels. You said it extremely well. I wish you peace. If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Here's a beautiful thing....at the very last moment things changed and they were all there, except my parents, who are too old to travel so far. So....maybe I'll sell this poem on E-Bay; surely somebody has a use for it! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> ______________Ratleader______________ |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I want to be out in those ditches... with power to ease such pain. Families can give us such support... they can also choke the very breath from us. Most of all, they matter... and we need to know we matter in return. This touches me more with every reading... |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Ed~ You need to email me ...~ Oh boy ... do I ever have something to share on this one !!! *Huglets* ~*Me ~*No matter what I search for ... |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
touche, said the turtle as he pulled the shell over his head but then came out for a goodnite wink and a nod and a thank you....for noticing I am still here |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Busted! I'm having fun at this....and BTW, for those who may be miffed at having their poems "buried" by my spree in here, take heart...ol' Ed put the links into an Excel file and sorted 'em old-to-new....to save the ones that were at the top when I started, so I can read them later and put 'em back up there when I start winding down! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Juju Member Elite
since 2003-12-29
Posts 3429In your dreams |
oh! - Hugss -Juju -<>-~-<>-~-<>- |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
I wrote something like this back in '97 when my mother died and I was aask by the family not to attend the funeral... Never did post it. To much hurt. To make it short, they disowned me. It's been 10 years now and I've still never heard from any of them. Worst of all I have no clues as to a reason why. I'm sorry and I feel for ya brother. All my best, Dale Speaking of ghosts, wouldn't you know here comes mine again... |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
The RatMan writes with such compelling ink~ Dale~ Glad you popped in on this one and brought it around again~ Check your email~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Gads,I'm glad this was bumped... and for the ow's... |
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