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When the days are empty
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When the days are empty |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa 
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When the days are empty weeks into months and the cycle no longer affirms womanhood mind amplifies death’s whisperings over the murmurs of soul and gives for free to believers and me a wrapped and delivered deep apathy. It’s tied with string of despondency and sealed with the will to die but the paper crinkles and crackles like the growing sounds of new life and I stand a woman unnerved by the enormous import of it all. It’s mine today, this gift of the mind only really a present and past bundled into an uncertain view of how to annihilate pain. Dispensed to my shelf the pills of self hate and they sit like a tempting seducer waiting to grab and devour my energetic spirit of power growing weak and weaker, too weak to remain the spark in my fire. “Don’t succumb! Don’t succumb, Mum!” and we all know the children are love blowing up, up, up, inflatable rafts and sailing the weakness in one straight to the point of remission from mind’s deep apathy – you see? Helen / 12 January 2006 |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
"“Don’t succumb! Don’t succumb, Mum!” and we all know the children are love blowing up, up, up, inflatable rafts and sailing the weakness in one straight to the point of remission from mind’s deep apathy – you see?" Yes! I do, Helen. You are so right. And, then, perhaps grandchildren, too!  ...jo |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thanks, Jo. Children bring wisdom - grandchildren the fun because without fun wisdom is ... none!  |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Helen "from mind’s deep apathy – you see?" Sure do!! I know of what you write...thank you for saying it for me. |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Hi Martie! It's okay to know about the children part but not mind's apathy - I don't wish that on anyone least of all you.  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Oh, Helen, this aches. Despondency is like dying a looong, sloooow death. God bless our children whose smiles can be a source of sunlight to darken the darkest of days. Sending you a big, loving hug, Linda |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
A child or grandchild can bring out the smiles even during our darkest hours. Well said Helen..I felt this one. Hugs~Nancy In the midst of winter, |
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