So, what keeps you together?

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Andrew Scott
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0 posted 2010-12-05 10:24 PM

So, what keeps you together?
What keeps you from crawling out of your skin
From being mistaken for the walking dead
Is it the fear of falling apart
Of loosing your heart
Fear of the greater unknown
Fear itself
Or is it the responsibility
Of, for, and to
The spouse and kids
The dog
Mortgage
Bills
Perhaps the job
That endless grind
Is that what numbs the need to know the answer
The endless hide and seek
For answers
To questions you could care less about
Or is it a desire to see tomorrow
To possess what you haven’t got today
And gain that which you’ll only loose in the end
Perhaps it’s the need to suffer one more day
Or get beyond the pain of yesterday
Is that what makes you face the rising sun
Or is it to find the truth
Beyond living another lie
To love
Or hate
To redeem
Or revenge
To recycle
Or binge
Just what is your crazy glue
Your duct tape
Bailing wire
Bubble gum
Play dough
Paper clip
Just what keeps your soul from splintering
Under the pressure of daily living
Just what is it that keeps you together?

Me?
I haven’t a clue
For what it’s worth
Perhaps it’s you

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

Amaryllis
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since 2010-05-20

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1 posted 2010-12-05 10:29 PM

I love this, Andrew... perfectly asked, and well-written, too. What keeps me together? I suppose it is... love. Love, and, an iron responsibility~! :p
I sacrifice a lot to the shrine of 'motherhood.' But it seems to be worth it.

Amaryllis

A pile of scribbles here: http://sharonleighpoetry.blogspot.com

JerryPat
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2 posted 2010-12-05 10:30 PM

Probably is me.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Andrew Scott
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3 posted 2010-12-05 10:40 PM

Glad to hear that Amaryllis... those are pretty good reasons in my book. Peace.

Jerry... There's probably more truth in that than most are willing to admit. Thanks for the read and write.

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

s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
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Watertown, NY

4 posted 2010-12-06 03:59 AM

Crazy glue!

I absolutely love these lines

quote:
To possess what you haven’t got today
And gain that which you’ll only loose in the end"

Enjoyed.

-Trina.

"A heart that can't feel its broken- can't heal."

easy1
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5 posted 2010-12-06 05:31 AM

LOL - a good write... We're not only after the transitory things here, you know.

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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6 posted 2010-12-06 06:16 AM

Absolutely loved this! LGR

Prasad Nataraj
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7 posted 2010-12-06 12:40 PM

To a great extent responsibility plays a vital role. Offcourse bills,mortage, etc..etc.. follow.

. Fine writing, Andrew.:

"Hardwork pays in the long run"

Dark Stranger
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since 2001-03-19

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8 posted 2010-12-06 12:57 PM

prozac shooters and Novocain jello-shots followed by expletive laden rantings..keeps me calm as luke warm nitro.

enjoyed your stuff guy!!

Balladeer

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9 posted 2010-12-06 06:22 PM

...just the fact that I don't know everything yet....unlike my girlfriend!!!

Fine writing, Sir Andrew

Sunshine

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10 posted 2010-12-06 06:51 PM

I could...ditto 'Dear...

but now? It's the fact that early retirement seems eminent so the fact that I can enjoy live, the antics of my Shi Tzus, my grandchildren, my home, my friends, and my writing [not always nor necessarily in the order written] and the potential of traveling is what keeps me together.

But then, I always have worn rose-colored glasses...

Great stuff, Sir. More, please?

Andrew Scott
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Redlands,CA,USA

11 posted 2010-12-06 07:33 PM

Sinfully: Might I suggest Gorilla Grip. That stuff’s pretty strong. I like those lines too. Thanks for looking in. Peace.

Easy 1: Roger that! But you’re talking to a guy who used to sell air for a living.

Lori: Thanks for the read and write.

Prasad: Being responsible will do that to you. Thanks for the supergrin.

Sir Dark: Luke warm nitro! I can only imagine what you’d be like without those shots and shooters. But now that you mention it…. Bartender, a round on me! Thanks for looking in and leaving your mark.

Sir Balladeer: You? Not know everything! I thought you where the National Repository of Knowledge. I’m sure if Toe where running around, he’d have something to say to that. It is always a pleasure to see your mark. Thanks for the read and write.

Lady Sunshine: Just keep wearing those glasses, because the view looks mighty fine from where I stand. Thanks for the read and write. I bow to you and yours.

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

Martie

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12 posted 2010-12-06 07:48 PM

Hmmm...sounds like you're asking...I like that because it made me look at the poem in a completely different way. What keeps me together is the wonder, my curiosity, each new day and love, of course.

Andrew Scott
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13 posted 2010-12-06 07:55 PM

Martie: All good things in my book. In a way, I was asking... so, I'm glad you read it that way. Thanks for the read and write. Peace.

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

Earl Brinkman
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14 posted 2010-12-08 06:28 AM

This is nice but I would have to say it is her for me.

passing shadows
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15 posted 2010-12-08 11:33 AM

sure made me think

what a fine write!

Alison

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16 posted 2010-12-13 10:45 AM

A ball of wax, string and fear of debt? Well, and the fact that there's only today - who knows if I'll be here tomorrow. I enjoy the moment.

Thanks for the think.

A

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