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Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

0 posted 2016-06-23 02:09 PM

Anxiety.
Hybrid custom made
for me.
A little genetics,
some PTSD.
Kissin’ cousin
to my depression,
locks my world
in captivity.
Constantly toddering
on my teetering
insecurities,
the fulcrum is apathy.
I long for my love
to putter about
that petered out
years ago.
I wore rose colored glasses
as a token
back then,
but they finally got broken
beyond repair.
As I have,
I fear.
Yet…
There is that part
that still whispers
in my heart
words I cannot deny.
In my world
of sucking stuckedness
my muse becomes unfurled.
My salve and salvation
soothe me.
I acknowledge that
my default dysfunction
is a natural fact
of what makes up me
and the who am I.
I am a poet
for better or worse.
My past,
be blessed or cursed
wrong or right;
it is the backfill
from which I write.
I’m fearless on paper.
I’ll write as long as I’m able.
It keeps my mind stable
and at that rare junction
where I can accept
my default dysfunction.
LGR© 6/23/16

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

1 posted 2016-06-23 06:00 PM

Such an honest to goodness poem.
Keep on writing gal..

Your default is inspiring...

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

2 posted 2016-06-23 06:44 PM

Thanks Blues! I'm still writing for sure.
My book just came out. Endangered Species. It is available at either Amazon.com or Createspace.com. Just in case you were wondering what I've been up to lately.

~L

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

3 posted 2016-06-28 12:11 PM

This is special, Lori, very special indeed. I will be purchasing your book next month . . . anxiously await it . . .

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

4 posted 2016-06-29 03:58 PM

Lori, you would make a great analysts, and problem solver. Your words, to me, seem quaint, to the point, and descriptive of what living an everyday life could be to so many people.
And saying it in poetry, so succinctly, is brilliant.
I Really enjoyed the read...

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

5 posted 2016-06-30 07:38 AM

Thanks Jerry, glad to hear you want a copy. I hope you enjoy it! ~L

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

6 posted 2016-06-30 07:43 AM

Wow thanks JL for your generously kind words!
I'm glad it didn't come across as me just whining about my depression again. Thanks again for commenting. ~L

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