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deleeme
Senior Member

since 1999-10-09

Posts 1766
NEW ENGLAND, USA

0 posted 2010-05-10 12:33 PM

It was the summer of '65
I remember it like it was yesterday.
The End-All-Vacations trip of America
that we experienced as a family of 4 (out of 5).

I was only 15 at the time,
young and gangly, and awkward youth
dressed in fashionable summerwear at the time
but now as I return and look athe photos
they look so dippy, so outdoorsy, but nerdish.

Among the other sights of the trip
was a visit of the Grand Canyon--
And as an unsettled youth, as I sat by the rim
I remember passive thoughts of suicide.

It all seems strange to me now
for I am long passed such immaturity and self-loathing
but why should my thoughts revert to such things
Amidst such scenes of beauty and grandeur?

Maybe for the first time in my life
I was confronted with a view of such magnitude
that I seemed so small and insignificant
or perhaps unworthy to be in such majestic beauty.

I now can reflect on such wonderful sights
of this natural world and instead of feeling intimidated
I can feel truly happy and proud that I am privileged
just as me, to be a part of it all!

I thank the LORD everyday
He has given me something to say
And to share with others,
My Friends, my sisters, my brothers!

To God Be the Glory!

LindsayP
Member Elite

since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

1 posted 2010-05-10 10:47 PM

I now can reflect on such wonderful sights
of this natural world and instead of feeling intimidated
I can feel truly happy and proud that I am privileged
just as me, to be a part of it all!

A great poem Deleeme especcially the last stanza. I think most young people go

through that stage where they think about suicide but most get through it, thank God
Well done.

Lindsay

Andrew Scott
Member Elite

since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

2 posted 2010-05-10 10:54 PM

Maturity brings a change of perspective. I think we've all stood on that same ledge and had those thoughts. Well done. Peace.

"We'll chase them like rats across the tundra."

whisperingwalt
Member

since 2010-04-29

Posts 240
Coquitlam, BC, Canada

3 posted 2010-05-10 11:03 PM

Great reflection...it has been said that the past is a measure of how far we have come..good job.

Earl Brinkman
Senior Member

since 2010-03-03

Posts 1183
Osaka, Japan

4 posted 2010-12-05 05:57 AM

This is a worthy poem with an important message.

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

5 posted 2010-12-05 08:08 AM

I can only imagine~~~

this, probably one of his best.

M

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