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JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2013-04-17 07:32 AM

Thinking back to the bad old days . . .

Perched alone atop a rock-hewn jetty,
To muse and contemplate the breakers swell,
You think back to youth and ma's brown betty,
And wonder why it was so far you fell.
You came to this place, one thing on your mind,
To be as one with the turbulent sea,
And just more or less attempt to unwind,
From the back alleys and streets you did flee.

No where to go at the end of the day,
It's peaceful on this jetty, but you know,
Back to the streets to smell losers bouquet,
Trying to stay alive, no place to grow.
Sitting on this rock, looking at the waves,
You can't stay here long, but this is a treat,
You know you'd just like to hide in a cave,
But you're as one with yourself on the street.

©October 4, 2012 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. ~*~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

1 posted 2013-04-17 08:58 AM

You can't stay here long, but this is a treat,
You know you'd just like to hide in a cave,

I can relate to the sentiment here, my friend. It seems as if pains of the past will never let me be...

Hugs

lori

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2013-04-17 09:11 AM

I wish you ll the luck in the world for conquering your demons. Thank you for being here, Lori.

~*~ I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. ~*~

Lighthousebob
Member Elite

since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

3 posted 2013-04-19 02:13 PM

quote:
Perched alone atop a rock-hewn jetty,
To muse and contemplate the breakers swell...

Though it doesn't define you perhaps as well as the streets do, still, what a great place of reflection you have now to return to in your mind. Enjoyed!

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

4 posted 2013-04-19 02:16 PM

Oh, it defines me more than you might think, Bob. Thank you for your insight.

~*~ I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. ~*~

Lighthousebob
Member Elite

since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

5 posted 2013-04-20 12:28 PM

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