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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2011-01-25 11:58 AM

LOOK MA, NO MIND
18 August 2001

There's a red stringy thing
hanging from the top shelf
of the bookcase behind me.

Confidentially,
I think it's my mind.
You, of course, may call it
a bookmark ...
but I know it's my mind.

It must be.
I lost it in this very room
...and it isn't anywhere else ...
Can you see it anywhere?

I don't know how to insert it again
but perhaps it doesn't matter.
Who would know?
There's a kinda numbness
where it was
that is better than the consuming pain.

I sorta prefer not having it.
I think I'll leave it
where it is ...
hanging like a shrivelled string
from the topmost bookshelf...

Owl

The_Doctors_Angel_32
Member

since 2011-01-14

Posts 337
Florida, USA

1 posted 2011-02-05 02:13 PM

LOL In a way this was funny. Sometimes I think I lost my mind too. I truly enjoyed the read!!!

When the family is together, the soul is at peace - Russian Proverb

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

2 posted 2011-02-05 02:33 PM

Thanks, Julie. It was meant to be funny. I am glad you saw that.

Owl

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

3 posted 2011-02-05 06:31 PM

So THAT's where we store it, hey?

Clever, amusing...fun!

serenity blaze
Member Empyrean

since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

4 posted 2011-02-05 09:36 PM

I'll take that shriveled string and tie it around my finger.

Then I'll forget what it's there for...

Enjoyed lovie.

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

5 posted 2011-02-05 10:20 PM

excellent, clever, funny and filled with a truth most of us can relate to...nicely done

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

6 posted 2011-02-06 02:53 AM

I can certainly relate to this, Diana. I think I left mine with my car keys, where ever they are.
Ida

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

7 posted 2011-02-06 05:39 AM

Giggles, Karilea.  Not all of us – Ida keeps her with her car keys –she thinks!

More giggles Karen.  At least you have it with you, even if you don’t know what it is or why it’s there!

Thanks, Steaven.  I am glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks, Ida.  I hope you find your car keys and I hope your mind is safe and sound with them!

Owl

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

8 posted 2011-02-06 12:33 PM

For sure, Owl, leave the darned thing hanging there. that way you will always know where it is and it won't be confusing you on who, what, where, and when. Gotta love it!

~ Some people are like a Slinky-not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

9 posted 2011-02-06 04:26 PM

Giggles, Jerry. Good idea. I think I will do just that.

I see you are your identical twin now. It certainly seems more like you than Legacy!

Owl

s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
Senior Member

since 2003-10-26

Posts 1105
Watertown, NY

10 posted 2011-02-06 05:12 PM

Fun and interesting. What a joy it would be to be able to "misplace" one's mind (hopefully temporarily) and have a clear head for a while. Enjoyed.

-Trina
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

11 posted 2011-02-06 05:41 PM

Glad you enjoyed it and the concept, Trina. Smiles.

Owl

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

12 posted 2011-02-07 12:00 PM

I love the escape in the humour.

"There's a kinda numbness
where it was
that is better than the consuming pain"

Ha! we all should be able to feel that when needed.

You're good kid! Being in your 60's means absolutely nothing when it comes to the heart of it all.

Eric

in a relationship the me becomes we.

Spiros Zafiris
Senior Member

since 2002-10-20

Posts 982
Canada

13 posted 2011-02-08 12:38 PM

.nice one, Owl..what i enjoy more, than the
amusing aspect, is how effortlessly it unfolded..>>spiros
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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

14 posted 2011-02-08 11:31 AM

Thank you Spiros. I think you got to the heart of the matter.

Owl

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

15 posted 2011-02-09 09:05 AM

quote:
There's a kinda numbness
where it was
that is better than the consuming pain.

I sorta prefer not having it.
I think I'll leave it
where it is ...
hanging like a shrivelled string
from the topmost bookshelf...

In the words of a certain great scarecrow..."life is painless when you're brainless"...and man, am I feeling this today...

thanks for sharing, Owl~**~

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

16 posted 2011-02-09 01:47 PM

Oops, Eric. I missed your response. I have just seen it now. Thank you very much. Wow! It is a long time since anyone called me “kid”! However (smiles), I am not just “in my 60’s” – I am ABSOLUTELY ALL of 65 and proud of it. However, I am extremely blessed because I have more health than anyone I know – wish I could give it away in chunks to people who need it, and I have boundless energy most of the time (except some parts of some days in the middle of our summer!) – I can’t resist going up stairs two at a time if nobody’s looking, and don’t know why I should walk if I can run (both literally and metaphorically).

Giggles and thanks, Belle – but I am sorry you aren’t having a good day.

Owl

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