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JerryPat2
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0 posted 2014-03-28 11:36 AM



those days
the lost ones
I realize I wasn’t significant
as I rambled
o’er the magnificence
of this vibrant country
no . . .
I was only a speck
a name
my burdens were not immense
I but thought they were
I was living a falsehood; a lie
it served me well
kept me in turmoil
I crested huge peaks of regret
walking with my feet
submerged in the misery of my guilt
I had company
those I met
had the same look of despair
on their faces
we sought each other out
of course
misery loves company
they say
yes, ‘tis true
I stumbled along
my journey was treacherous
I was quite mad much of the time
when I revisit those days
I shake my head
wondering . . .
how in the hell I survived

©March 28, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton



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Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
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Fair to middlin' of nowhere
1 posted 2014-03-28 12:37 PM


"how the hell I survived"
Jerry, I'm sure that line strikes a cord with a whole lotta people.  Good one!

Lori

JerryPat2
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South Louisiana
2 posted 2014-03-28 12:42 PM


Yes, I'm sure that it does. Thanks for the read and comment.

~*~ In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem. ~*~

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
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South Africa
3 posted 2014-03-28 03:49 PM


I've got to the stage that I'm wondering why I'm surviving now but, yes, I guess we all did wild things when we were young.
JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
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South Louisiana
4 posted 2014-03-28 03:54 PM


Hah! Yes we have, Helen, and I parlayed my wild things into adulthood. I hear you on why I'm surviving now also. Why, indeed.

~*~ In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem. ~*~

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