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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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if he listens carefully if he holds his breath and not make a sound he can hear them the ones trapped inside the walls they sound foreign but he realizes it is merely English from another day a distant, long forgotten day this happens only in the hot summertime the muted voices of men and women a cacophony of sound their words tantalizing but indistinguishable from the buzzing inside his head still, the voices force their way through 2x4's and drywall and, as he listens harder, more intensely he can make out some of the words sentences even and he is astounded at what he hears they are talking about and they are laughing about the old man trapped outside the four walls me ©May 31, 2013 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Gale Senior Member
since 2013-06-10
Posts 578Russia |
"and they are laughing about the old man trapped outside the four walls me" It's an image... somewhat like "Eyes wide closed" Indeed It doesn't matter what space you suppose to be greater - inside or outside the walls. The matter is what your heart longs for and where it is. You can feel trapped in any place but that you need to get so much. Even in the most free and open one. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Appreciate the intelligent input, Gale. I agree that a person can feel trapped even among friends and lovers and beautiful happenstance. When our thoughts clash sometimes they seek out prison bars where there are none. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Jerry, I loved your reply to Gayle, that is what I would have said to you-"bars where there are none"- I can so relate! Great write. Lori.  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hi Lori, always a delight to see you here. Thank you so much. Yes, I quite understand that "bars where there are none" expression. I have lived it to the hilt a few times, and I also know that you have been there, done that. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
Seems a variation on "alone in a crowd". Now I'll think about walls a bit differently. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Aw, yeah, you're probably right about the association to "alone in a crowd," Krawdad. They say there are no new thoughts. They say that, but somehow I don't believe it. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Intriguing write, Jerry. Love the ending. Ida |
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Gale Senior Member
since 2013-06-10
Posts 578Russia |
"They say there are no new thoughts. They say that, but somehow I don't believe it." Me too ) |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you Gale. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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