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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced 
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I have to pull myself together, grab ahold of the reigns again. He says I'm much too beautiful to be having all these pains again. There's a lot of things people know but many things they don't, I say I'll get it all together but deep down I know I won't. I will never get the past behind me and the future will always be unknown, and even with all these folks around me I forever feel alone. I'm sure there will soon come an "all or nothing" moment in time, I can't honestly say which way I'll go and it may be left to the toss of a dime. I'm still a child, and a coward, reckless and see what I want to see, I am not a criminal, yet I will never be truly free. |
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Chalmette Guy Senior Member
since 2009-03-11
Posts 1257Louisiana |
This is a painful, inward introspection Dixie. I feel you here. I can only hope that you find the peace that can only come from within. |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
hello PS, this is very philosophical and thoughtful but please don't let the dime decide for you...The poem is gorgeous and raise questions about freedom that make think....I think that we are free at first in front of ourselves when we have not a lot of troubles or are not sick, sometimes humility is necessary to be free or respect other ones...I adore your poem that met my present mood and fit to my present thoughts while reading it....Thanks for a very enjoyable and questionning read... regards yann |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
For whatever it may mean to you, Dixie, you have a friend in me, and I feel deeply for the uncertainty and doubt you are facing. Freedom, as you know, is relative, and is limited by the inevitable restraints that the circumstances of life present to us. I do all I can to live in the present, for as Longfellow has said, "it is thine." and I also reflect on his advise that we should look to the future without fear, and with a [determined] heart. I wish you the very best, and hope that you will somehow find that inner peace that surpasses all comprehension. Love and friendship -- Art |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
My heart... j. |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Passing shadows, You said it all in the first line. That's something only you can do. Like, you're on your own. Bobby |
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Earl Brinkman Senior Member
since 2010-03-03
Posts 1183Osaka, Japan |
The words are touching and deserving of a response. The writer is filled with anguish and uncertainty leaving the reader with a hope that these issues will be solved. Nice work here. |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Dixie, all above have good replies. I do hope you find some peace soon. You ARE Loved. And that is meant for you. latearrival |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
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Jerry, thank you and I hope too to find that peace Yann, you are a blessing. Thank you for such a thoughtful reply. Art, it means a lot to have you as a friend  Thanks for the shoulderJimmy, my long-time friend...I know  Bobby, yeah I know this. It's tough streets out there and we all gotta make our own way. Thanks for the read. Earl, what a fine critique. Thank you. MartyJo, my constant reminder, thank you friend. I am blessed by you |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA |
Ah, Dix... faith, girl dear, and ye must have a bit o' the irish in you. 'Tis the rain which makes us tend to morbidity, don't you know? cheers, lass. |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Dear Dixie I would like to echo Art's sentiments, I thought they were very wise words. We all feel for you my dear and wish you a speedy recovery from that black pit that has crept up on you when you were looking the other way. God bless, Love. Lindsay |
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HopeS Member Elite
since 2000-12-22
Posts 4596Perth Western Australia |
Touching and heartfelt my friend Hugs Hope |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
Ah Mr. Yaws, yep, I do have a bit of the Irish here You make me smile.Lindsay, thanks friend. Thanks for the read and the sentiments. Hope, dear, I am so glad to see you, after so long. I have thought of you often. |
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