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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2013-10-01 08:52 AM

Loneliness is a state of mind,
It is said loud and shrill,
But those who suffer this disease,
Can't cure it with a pill.

Those who are lonely sit and cry,
Singing the same sad song,
Reading poetry into the night,
Wishing they still belonged.

©July 5, 2013 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ I don't have to eat sarcasm to recognize the flavor. ~*~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (10-01-2013 09:25 AM).]

EmmaRose
Senior Member

since 2011-03-02

Posts 1376
Midwest

1 posted 2013-10-01 10:24 AM

No pill will cure the ills of the lonely heart. This is sad to read, not easy to soothe that ache, but the poetry lets it do so somehow sometimes.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2013-10-01 10:28 AM

Yes indeed, Emma, poetry lets the lid off and gives a measure of relief. Thanls for being here.

~*~ I don't have to eat sarcasm to recognize the flavor. ~*~

ponderthepoetorrsx
Member

since 2011-06-25

Posts 284
U.S , Ca

3 posted 2013-10-01 12:56 PM

That last part brings memories which then were sad, but now make slightly smile. However I think we all experience loneliness time and again, and it's something that few can explain as good as this.

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

4 posted 2013-10-01 02:45 PM

Appreciate the read and comment, ponderthepoetorrsx.

~*~ I don't have to eat sarcasm to recognize the flavor. ~*~

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

5 posted 2013-10-01 04:50 PM

Yes, I fear you are right, Jerry, the healing power isn't in the pills. It's in the awareness of being loved, even when we feel lonely ... it's the longing, the deep yearning, for what we think we have lost, that hurts so much.

Touching, really

Margherita

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

6 posted 2013-10-01 05:56 PM

You are very perceptive, Margherita. I thank you for reading and commenting on my poetry.

~*~ I don't have to eat sarcasm to recognize the flavor. ~*~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

7 posted 2013-10-02 06:43 AM

you always manage to get to the nitty gritty
of a thing when you write Jerry. You make me wince, cry, laugh, stutter and blush. But I never ever yawn, that's for sure. And your poems always remind me I'm not alone.

Lori

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

8 posted 2013-10-02 07:01 AM

Good morning Lori. You always seem to know what to say in your comments to get my attention. Thank you.

~*~ I don't have to eat sarcasm to recognize the flavor. ~*~

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

9 posted 2013-10-02 09:50 PM

fine writing...James

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

10 posted 2013-10-02 10:16 PM

Thank you James . ..

~*~ I don't have to eat sarcasm to recognize the flavor. ~*~

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