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jjote
Senior Member

since 2002-12-25

Posts 1088
Ontario, Canada

0 posted 2017-01-26 10:58 PM

My path wounds towards a garden
its center a bewildering maze
I look vainly for vestiges of myself
but I feel the cold between my fingers
I am a bird making strangled cries overhead.

I can't remember when I lost myself
my senses scrambled, distrusting my imagination
even as I try to articulate this on paper,
memories of nightmares still cling on,
poking the fear of these, dragging them to light.

My inner garden is a jumble of distorted images
the scent of flowers fail to intoxicate me
their colors patched wedges of wet sunlight
I shiver beneath the air. My paper birds can't fly
they fall maimed and wounded in my mind.

@jjote 01/26/2017

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2017-01-26 11:37 PM

Ah, dear jjote, I am of the opinion that we all, at one point in time, lose ourselves. God knows I've been there, done that. But if experience means anything, the fact that we understand that we have lost ourselves gives us the wherewithal to buck up, get our act together and climb out of that wreckage of despair.

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

Bluesy Socrateaser
Member Elite

since 2002-11-07

Posts 2417
In The Mirror

2 posted 2017-01-27 01:32 AM

It would seem that all that is lost is still where it always was, in your beautiful garden filled with the aroma of flowers and the twittering of happy birds. They'll all come back into focus as you quiet your mind and find peace.

...just bein' Bluesy

jjote
Senior Member

since 2002-12-25

Posts 1088
Ontario, Canada

3 posted 2017-01-28 12:29 PM

Thanks Jerry and Bluesy for dropping by - been there and still am, for how long, only time can tell.

tracie66
Member Elite

since 2000-01-18

Posts 4713
Australia

4 posted 2017-01-30 05:05 AM

Felt the sadness in this, I hope you find yourself soon! winged ~hugs~ floating your way..

Love is the life of the soul...
It is the harmony of the universe
— W. E. Channing

HM3
Member

since 1999-07-15

Posts 169
TX

5 posted 2017-02-01 01:56 PM

poking the fear of these, dragging them to light ~ my fave

I read a couple of your poems and feel a connection with your spirit. The best thing about gardens? The renewal in spring.

Work like money doesn't matter, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching...

jjote
Senior Member

since 2002-12-25

Posts 1088
Ontario, Canada

6 posted 2017-02-01 02:08 PM

thanks Tracie & HM3 - It's a nice feeling to find a kindred spirits here too. Gives meaning to the writing

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

7 posted 2017-02-01 04:56 PM

"My paper birds can't fly." Nice line...James

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