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MorningStar
Member

since 2009-10-26

Posts 290
Pittsburgh, Pa

0 posted 2012-05-25 02:22 AM

Today I had a thought
    And for the first time
I thought to myself
    That perhaps my thoughts
weren't as they should be

They seemed consumed by the things from the past
    Those things that have never really passed
That linger still in the corners of my mind
    My heart
    My soul

Today I had a thought
    An unsatisfying one indeed
And for the first time
    In a long time
I stopped to think about my thoughts

Could it be that the ghosts of what was
    But should't have been
Have overshadowed and overwhelmed what should be
    But isn't

I had a thought
    and that thought lead to my thinking
About the thoughts
behind my thoughts

And it seemed to me
    That the wounds of youth and the inexperienced reached much further
    and lasted so much longer
Than I ever knew they could

Today I had a thought
    I had a thought
about where my thoughts
    have lead me
And it was low indeed

The past can't be undone
    But neither should it be relived
Because I can't move forward
    if I'm always looking back

And now if I should have these thoughts
I stop
    and think
about the power of my thoughtless thoughts

And about how I can't let them have my heart
Or make my decisions
    And how they shouldn't reign my life
With shadows and echoes of the past

Everyday I have thoughts
    Since some paths are worn well
but everytime I stop to think about my thoughts
    I better understand myself

And for the first time
    In a long time
The thoughts I think are lovely
The thoughts I think are free

And best yet of all
    The thoughts I think
Are utterly my own
   And full of possibilities

"I'll tell you how the sun rose
A ribbon at a time..." - Emily Dickinson

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

1 posted 2012-05-25 03:45 AM

I really enjoyed the turnaround in this writing.....

This is always true...

"The past can't be undone
But neither should it be relived
Because I can't move forward
if I'm always looking back"

Love the peaceful resolve at the end.
Thanks for sharing your "THOUGHTS"

If that bubble bursts it will take a team of all the king's horses and all the king's men to put you back together again....smile...

Eric

true love never looks after it's own interests

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2012-05-25 05:51 AM

It took me decades to get my thoughts right, MorningStar, but it was worth all the trouble because I have never been happier. Those "thoughts" of yesteryear have been rendered obsolete in a fair and square inner battle. Would that you can find your peace.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Startime1955
Senior Member

since 2012-04-22

Posts 1072
Alberta, Canada

3 posted 2012-05-25 09:33 PM

Up - down and all around these words took me but as I read I began to understand...so well written...you make the reader think and look within ones self...*hugs*

*may our dreams ever be magical*

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