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Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

0 posted 2014-06-04 07:18 AM

Devastation does not discriminate
does not depend on death or destruction
to bring us to our knees
The connectedness of love deems despair
an inevitable incident
Words or deeds dismantle us
disorient us from our day to day
with inconsolable sorrow
Such sadness drives us to
seek solace in sleep
sleep safe in its keep
of oblivion
Waiting for our solar plexus
to stop hemorrhaging

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2014-06-04 07:25 AM

Sorry to read this, but know there is peace at the end of the day, Lori. Yes that day may seem too far off, but it is there waiting for you.

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

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

2 posted 2014-06-04 07:37 AM

Thanks for your kind words Jerry. "This too shall pass" In the meantime it sucks. Ever since I started thinking of this latest "episode" as a case of the "flu", I have done much better. I have to shake these blues PDQ, I have and anniversary trip coming up this weekend. No crybabies allowed!

Lori

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

3 posted 2014-06-04 07:57 AM

You'll kick that can in the right direction and will have a memorable weekend.

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

wordancer
Senior Member

since 2000-07-30

Posts 809
VA

4 posted 2014-06-04 10:40 AM

oh, yeah, you nail those blues! These words particularly resonated with me.
Words or deeds dismantle us
disorient us from our day to day
with inconsolable sorrow

Redstart
Senior Member

since 2014-05-16

Posts 535

5 posted 2014-06-04 08:48 PM

Yout title is apt, you express it well.

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

6 posted 2014-06-04 09:39 PM

I am especially fond of the line:

"sleep safe in its keep
of oblivion"

fine writing !

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

7 posted 2014-06-04 10:45 PM

Eh . . . you have a fan club, and I consider myself fortunate to be in that group. I sure don't have anything resembling a fan club. The last two poems I have posted have garnered zero comments. I'm not blaming anyone but myself. I seem to have forgotten how to write poems.

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

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