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nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29
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Between the Lines

0 posted 2008-02-02 10:26 AM



Losing Oneself

I'm outside myself
watching a life, no longer mine,
leading the way.

A puzzle no longer fitting,
pieces strewn here and there
edges worn, too soft to reconnect.

One can never  
be prepared enough
for the unexpected
that steals the calm,
opens the door to chaos
leaving you soaked
after the pouring rain.


I watch in the shadows
as I move to thoughts
that push me on as I struggle
wanting it all to end.

So I ignore what is,
just to be able to survive.

M

"Love is not blind - It sees more and not less, but because it sees more, it is willing to see less."
(Will Moss)

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effjayel
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since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474
At the Crossroads of Infinity
1 posted 2008-02-02 10:53 AM


M,

Sometimes ignorance can create the feeling of bliss, but I think it is not a bad idea to do as you are doing & stand out side the confines of chaos & confusion you currently find yourself in. Please try to take an impartial objective view of the situation. I'm sure at this moment it seems there is no way out but these things have a way sorting themselves out. Yes, you may be weary right now &  feel soaked to the skin with all the uncertainty and worry, but remember there is always calm after the storm and every cloud has a silver lining.

Thinking of you in your dark times..

Take care,

John


Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989

2 posted 2008-02-02 10:59 AM


quote:
I'm outside myself
watching a life, no longer mine,
leading the way


I've been there and I know how it feels
but yanno what I do when I start feeling
this way?  I take it back cuz the only one that can take it from me?  Is me...

super big hugs to you M.  You know how to find me if you need......

Artic Wind
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since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural
3 posted 2008-02-02 11:54 AM


One can never  
be prepared enough
for the unexpected
that steals the calm,
opens the door to chaos
leaving you soaked
after the pouring rain......

Very Descriptive!

ARCTIC WIND

GG
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since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532
Lost in thought
4 posted 2008-02-02 12:08 PM


Sometimes that's what one has to do. But not for long, because your life is worth fighting for. Hang in there.

Excellent write, as always.

~alyssa

Hupomeno.

Aimster
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since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297
Charlotte, NC
5 posted 2008-02-02 05:54 PM


M,

I felt this deep within my core. I re-read it twice and after reading it the second time, I just shook my head...it's like you just read my thoughts!

"One can never  
be prepared enough
for the unexpected
that steals the calm,
opens the door to chaos
leaving you soaked
after the pouring rain"

this is eloquent writing at it's finest. Life definitely sends us in unexpected directions and unexplained events unfold. I'd love to say grab an unbrella, but we both know that sometimes we must feel that "rain" in order to as you have said...survive. beautiful write!

"Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away"

secondhanddreampoet
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since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !
6 posted 2008-02-02 06:34 PM


Far too many of us can likely relate all too well to this write!

personal and yet universal...very real and emotive!

applause!

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689
Sydney, Australia
7 posted 2008-02-02 11:22 PM


wonderful Maureen... sending some special hugs your way to warm your heart...  love RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

Robert Frazier
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since 2003-02-06
Posts 1014

8 posted 2008-02-02 11:31 PM


losing oneself to survive...you are not alone

Hugs, Robert

SmartChick
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since 2001-09-23
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On A Journey To The Unknown
9 posted 2008-02-03 06:22 PM


This poem could be about me. I know where you are coming from. I feel the same way, most of the time.
passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26
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displaced
10 posted 2008-02-03 10:46 PM


I think this hits home for many people including me

good write

Denise
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11 posted 2008-02-10 01:29 PM


Very well expressed, Maureen.
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