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nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines

0 posted 2005-04-17 08:23 AM



It seeps from within
and presses from without
the impossible of thoughts
that harbor themselves
relying on truthisms
sometimes learning more
than a heart ever wishes.

Sleep escapes, and this face
added lines to an already scarred
outlook on life, lips pursed,
straight lined without a hint
of a smile, with even
the mirror wincing, when eyes
have darkened from the softness of hazel.


A tight throat left over
from the inner screams of a yesterday
when tears welled up and he says,
"Now why are you crying"
( he always hated that about me,
even though it was my sensitivity
that drew him to me,
I suppose)

I never wanted my life to be in words
that he would never see, or that others
would feel pity upon.
I never wanted to feel betrayed,
by one, or another or belittled
or have myself pushed down inside so deep
that it has taken this long
to rise above it again.

(With a hint of teetering always a possibility)

I never want to feel that way again, even though
feeling is what tells me I am still alive.

I don't want to be questioned as to why,
when answers are never to be found, and
if pondering too long, the negativity
is sure to win out.

I don't want you to unlock some special door
inside my mind or heart...there is none.
I am who I am, and there is nothing more,
except what could be added from without.

I don't write poetry anymore,
I write blinded thoughts,
masked delights or
mirrored wishes, when  all I really want
is to say my truths, to not hide.
to be allowed to be me, because
               I am and
         have always been
    infatuated
with life.

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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passing shadows
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1 posted 2005-04-17 08:35 AM


very introspective write here M

you don't write poetry, you ARE poetry

Rick
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2 posted 2005-04-17 08:46 AM


Maureen, I loved this, a very personal write, a naked truth that many can not express, but that you have with such feeling and sharing, enjoyed. Who are we to be but ourselves?

Sincerely
Rick

nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines
3 posted 2005-04-17 09:05 AM


Good Morning Dixie, I am  waking to another "cold" morning~~ hope your day goes well~~

Thank you Rick...I appreciate your kindness.
*s
M

MGROVES
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4 posted 2005-04-17 10:09 AM


yes you are poetry in motion~
very nice~
thanks for the email, i changed it~

My spirit will rise
above the sea~
There will be no drowning
of my soul or me~

Margherita
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5 posted 2005-04-17 11:25 AM


when  all I really want
is to say my truths, to not hide.
to be allowed to be me, because
               I am and
         have always been
    infatuated
with life.



And life flows ... it does not stagnate.

And you flow with the life with all your deep and beautiful sensitivity.

Love and hugs.
Margherita

Seymour Tabin
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6 posted 2005-04-17 11:31 AM


Maureen,
"I am who I am."

Magnus
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7 posted 2005-04-17 11:40 AM


Sy said it so well...you are who you are,
a sensitive woman,  a woman with many
feelings and thoughts...I can relate so very
well to how you feel...

vandana
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8 posted 2005-04-17 12:30 PM


good write
DavePage
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9 posted 2005-04-17 03:48 PM


I think your words should be put onto walls that say " I am me"

It makes for an interesting life when we all say "I am me" and a better one

dave

yv
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10 posted 2005-04-17 03:58 PM


Enticing.  That was lovely.  how deeply your wounds must have been, and perhaps still are.  Touching.  Truly touching.

Yv-Goddess of Her Domain. Symbol of Truth Passion Pain. Let Her Smile Rain on the Hearts of the Innocent.

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11 posted 2005-04-17 05:05 PM


The only reason to teeter might be that the high heels are too high, bunny shoes's were never made for walking. So step right on up, let no one hold you down.
MGROVES
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12 posted 2005-04-17 05:56 PM


good write~
wise words~

My spirit will rise
above the sea~
There will be no drowning
of my soul or me~

nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines
13 posted 2005-04-17 06:39 PM


M...thank you for  both the response and emails.

Margherita, some days I am touched to my soul and it just has to  get out.
Thank you hugs.

  
Sy and Barry..yes..I  can only be me...and if it isn't good enough well then..what can I say...

Thank You Vandana for reading


Dave...gotta watch the writing on the walls you know
M


yv, wounds  well yes..some in the past some  that will continue for a while longer but hopefully  no new ones to be added.


time prophet, I never was very good with heels...in fact I wouldn't be too surprised to find them all dry rotted in the upstairs closets...and I am not too sure the bunny wore heels after all~~~ laughing at you
(sort of)

M

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14 posted 2005-04-17 10:40 PM


Good deal
enjoyed
bernie

A smile a day keeps the world in smile's.
Bernie Slicker

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