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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone 
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We are the lost girls, my generation. Some of us were mothers before we were women, some of us studied and learned, some of us did what we could to escape reality. We were all looking for the same thing. A man, a home, a family. And we knew we would find it. We grew up with June Cleaver as a role model, with a little Lucy Ricardo on the side. Remember Ricky Nelson sang Travelin Man? If you remember the words, let me ask you this? Why did we idolize him? Yes, we were taught to need a man, at whatever cost endured. We had our destiny firmly established, written in stone. Midway through our youth, life abruptly changed. New messages loudly proclaimed. We should be independent, we did not need a man, we were no ones slave. But what about the plan? It started to make sense after awhile. Sure, we knew we had brains, we were more than a pretty package. We knew we could make it alone. Or did we? Suddenly June looked far too submissive, Lucy looked foolish. And why did she always want a job anyway, when it was such a disaster? Would we have that same problem? We started striving to achieve, we left behind some perfectly good relationships during this time. And somewhere along the way we got lost. The first half of us was still in the beginning, and the rest of us was trying to move on. We are still schizophrenic in our needs. Whichever way we go, it's not quite right. We got lost in the rhetoric. Perhaps our Moms were right- then again, maybe our daughters. We are the lost girls, and we can never find our way home. |
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Deborah1 Senior Member
since 2000-06-22
Posts 653New Hampshire |
Oh Catalina thismakes me admit....Im old-fashioned when it works for me.Oh no did I just say that??? I think little mix is nice, I do give back what I recieve..By the way I loved this alot was said here |
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Hardrock Senior Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 948New Hampshire, USA |
So direct, succinct, accurate....I'm not a woman, but I'm of that generation. I understand...I got to watch it all. Great work, Sandra. Hardrock |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Although I'm only 24 I do remember June Cleaver and Lucy,...but mostly from reruns on the tv. Anyway,...I got the point and felt this poem. You've done an incredible job helping me see things here. I really enjoyed reading this. One particular line that I'd like to point out that just is sticking in my head is this....We are still schizophrenic in our needs. WoW!!! Thanks for sharing. *Peace. |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
Yes perhaps we are all more like Ally McBeal than we like to admit. We sit back and say she is pathetic etc, but sometimes there is a resemblence we can all see!! This was a wonderful contemplation hon. We were raised to believe we need a man, tis true, but our generation, and our children, will be raised to think they can make it on their own and love is a bonus sort of thing. Great work  I'll tell you this...... No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn..... ~Isis~ (Goddess - Sovereign of the Spirit) |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Wow, very well said! A clever, creative and sadly true piece! Although I am only 21, I completely agree with your views. Take care, Melissa Honeybee The beauty of poetry gives me wings to fly |
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Jeremiah Johnson Senior Member
since 2000-06-08
Posts 1223Brooksville, Fl, U.S |
yes very well said i don't know how much that means to you cause i'm only 17 but i'm wiser than my age. ASK Hardrock. well i enjoyd this very much and its very ecpressive and to the point and the point you make so clear. I'm a dying romantic and when i can no longer write i can no longer live -Jeremiah Johnson- |
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athena4 Senior Member
since 2000-12-10
Posts 622 |
This one really touched me, as I am also a "lost girl". Here's to wishing that all the "lost girls" find their way home. Especially you... Elise |
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Victoria
since 2000-08-12
Posts 5869 |
shame we cant pick the generation we are born in..times change..but lets face it..june and lucy made alot of money dressed in those house dresses...  enjoyed sandra~Victoria~ A poem is never finished, only abandoned. - Paul Valery (1871-1945) |
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Lady Lost Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 470 |
Jeez Sandra! It's been awhile since I have read your poems and I am reading all three of these at once... This one particularly caught my attention because it is so true... Sociecty started to change so much after June had her kids...women were burning their bras screaming for liberation, they began climbing the corporate ladder, throwing their babies in institutions (day care) so that they could be equal, most had to in order to feed their kids...but most just did it for the Benz. And while we watch this vicious circle spin....where are those moms while their latch key kids are building bombs in the garage or bringing guns to school? I think that soon there will be a whole new generation of adults who will be angry as hell about being "forgotten" because of that liberation women so desperatly seeked.... I suppose what goes around comes around, hopefully someday there will be a balance. Great post! ...beth "I mean that loving you is strange and adored by me throughout..oh no it's you again, blessing you with every kiss..." |
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Swamp¤Faeryie Member
since 2000-12-04
Posts 393fairyland....of course;) |
my mother was a lost girl and she taught me not to be. Bravo for a well written poem and a meaningful observation. Maybe the lost girls stay lost,but they teach their daughters never to be,so maybe it's for the best AND the worst.Great poem. sam "Though thy crest be shorn and shaven,thou "i said" art sure no craven." Ghastly grim and ancient raven,wandering from the nightly shore,tell me what |
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