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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida 
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Today is a birthday I should be celebrating but I am two people and so is he. The good is always there; proud. The bad is always there; in nightmares and the ruins of whom I should have been. Forgiveness isn’t something that must be given nor should it hurt anymore to know not everyone that is supposed to protect you won't hurt you. Today is his birthday and I will play my part wishing him good wishes being the kind of person he never deserved "too bad ignorance isn't painful" ~Unknown~ |
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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
Susan, this is a very sombre piece of art. The darkness of the work sucks me into it like a dark hole of the soul. It is amazing how social etiquette helps us tiptoe through the shards of nightmares. Excellent read. Go well. Jim Sutra 6: If your Path seems to be sprinkled with shards of glass, you should examine each shard to ensure it is not a diamond. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
You have the needed inner strength to gracefully handle such scenes. Poignant write, Susan. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I wish I didn't understand this... We can't change others, only ourselves... and be the best we can be. You're doing that... and I applaud both poem and poet. |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
enjoyed your sharp edges and the gauze you have draped over them here..you actually win more battles this way.. |
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Kaoru
since 2003-06-07
Posts 3892where the wild flowers grow |
KAPOW that ending is a stab! I love it. |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
"not everyone that is supposed to protect you won't hurt you." isn't that the tuth~~  M...it's one of those kind of days for me |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Better all around to take a higher road, and knowing what little I do of you, would expect no less.  |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Thank you so much all! "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
being the kind of person he never deserved- It kind of drives a stake through your heart each year when you go shopping for a birthday card, huh? Wish I couldn't relate. Good capture ~L |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Susan, When I read your poetry - I absorb it and sometimes it takes me days to come back to respond. It's intense and I feel what you write. I don't always identify - but I know you write life stories. And you write them well. Alison |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Susan, the following lines leapt out at me and grabbed me by the solar plexus ~ "not everyone that is supposed to protect you won't hurt you." I came to realize the truth of those words, as well... "wishing him good wishes being the kind of person he never deserved" ~ Which proves you are right! He didn't deserve you!  Linda |
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Guybrush Threepwood New Member
since 2009-10-29
Posts 9 |
"Forgive" in Greek means "to send away". It means we refuse to carry with us these abstract debts we put on people that color all of our interactions with them. It's not about roughing it and continuing to smile despite what you feel; it's about really and truly forgiving that person no matter how hard that may be. Only then can there be any growth on either person's part. Your poem is the saddest thing I think I've ever read, by the by. |
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tommy738 Junior Member
since 2009-10-28
Posts 33 |
Very deep and I can unfortunatly understand it all to well great poem and I look foward to reading more. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Now that I read your heavy, sad words I am caught up in them, because I recognize a situation to which I can relate. quote: No it MUST not be given, but if it IS given, though it is not easy, the act of forgiveness will bring peace, the nightmares will stop and you will feel to be the way you are meant to be, free from past events that hurt you. In this way your acting as the person he never deserved will not be necessary, you will be coherent and actually transform into the person YOU deserve to be, WHOLE and ready to let go. It worked for me, I wish you peace. Love, Margherita |
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MorningStar Member
since 2009-10-26
Posts 290Pittsburgh, Pa |
This is really inspirational to me, especially at this time in my life. P.S. You know, showing kindness to those who hurt you is like "heaping hot coals" on their heads. Personally, I can't think of a better present... Aenea If I don't say it...who will? [This message has been edited by MorningStar (10-31-2009 07:22 PM).] |
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TriumphGirl Junior Member
since 2009-10-31
Posts 13 |
This is so sad and bittersweet. Beautiful work. You express so beautifully something I'm sure most of us feel as least once a year.
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s1nfully_1nn0c3nt Senior Member
since 2003-10-26
Posts 1105Watertown, NY |
I Loved It. Beautiful! There are places in the heart that do not yet exist; suffering has to enter in for them to come to be - LeonBloy |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
This is sad Susan, there are those who play the being good role all the time and the others that just don't give and darn, be nice to find someone who appreciates you and respects who you are. I felt the meaning of your words and hope for better. Take care, each day carries choices. Rick |
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luminosity Senior Member
since 2005-11-18
Posts 813 |
too bad so many of us can relate to sadness as this......you write it well.... |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
you always touch me |
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unboundpoetess Member
since 2008-05-24
Posts 477 |
I always enjoy reading you. You sting with elegance. L, H |
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