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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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The quiet rings in my ears; no TV or appliances on, no furnace nor fan, no crickets, only a fly that sounds like a jet as it buzzes my ear. There is no wind, no barking, no driving by. Just slow uncertain tapping on the keyboard breaks the silence and steepens the sense that something is missing. It resonates deep inside echoing off empty canyons carved by years of depression. Slowly overshadowing the fire that used to blaze within, smoke soundlessly seeps between canyon walls. An apparition of my soul echoes emotions that lie motionless. The emptiness would be unbearable if not for the insulating apathy, numbing lack of inertia and blessed mortality. There are hopes and prayers and dreams that the missing might be found, restored, healed. More often it is a submission to acceptance of that which is gone. Perhaps it is grief that has left me so. Something is missing is all I know. LGR(C)10/6/19 |
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augustsky Senior Member Posts 828 midwest US |
This is Tender, Real, & Raw. I give you kudos for being so open L. there is a Grace in that, which is definitely Not Missing in you. Well said.. Sky~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Bless your heart Sky, you say the most special things. It means more than you know. Thank you so much.~L |
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
May it be found, Lori. I relate to this one so well. "The emptiness would be unbearable if not for the insulating apathy," |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
You crossed my mind when I wrote it. You are the only other person I know, from what you write, that has a working knowledge of that particular kind of awful. Thank you for reading and relating. ~L |
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