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Kit McCallum

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0 posted 2000-07-12 04:36 PM

       A Drowning Cry

Where am “I”, where have I gone,
   I’m lost, cannot be found ...
I’m drifting ever deeper
   In this fog, where I am bound.

Where once I floated softly,
   Just above the waters’ crest;
I’m sinking ever deeper
   ‘Neath the waters, lost in breath.

I struggle, losing consciousness,
   Kick frantically to try,
To rise above the surface,
   Though I’m ever asking why?

A feeble push will bring me to
   The surface where I gasp ...
A momentary refuge
   From this God-forsaken wrath.

I fill my lungs and soul with light,
   And pray to stay a'float;
But lost and drifting, I can’t find
   One single rescue boat.

Such helpless, hopeless visions
   Drift across this weary mind,
My soul is getting tired of
   The answers I can’t find.

I take a breath and slowly sink
   Beneath the waves, I bend ...
Each time I wonder if I’ll find
   The strength to rise again.

This blackness that envelopes me
   Tugs harder every time;
Attempts to drag me to the depths,
   To break this will of mine.

I cry, “Let loose your grip”, I plead ...
   Allow me some respite,
From this my inner agony,
   My lonely, silent plight.

Reach out to me, and hear my cry,
   Amongst the crashing waves;
I’m drowning in this misery ...
   Lost hope, that I’ll be saved.

/Kit McCallum

PS...I'm fine, just having a really bad week

Sunshine

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1 posted 2000-07-12 04:41 PM

Oh Kit, aren't you so glad you have this outlet...now that you've written this piece, don't you feel a wee bit better? {~,^}

Hugs,

Sunny

~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
Helen Keller ~~~

When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ

brian madden
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2 posted 2000-07-12 04:42 PM

This blackness that envelopes me
   Tugs harder every time;
Attempts to drag me to the depths,
   To break this will of mine.

I cry, “Let loose your grip”, I plead ...
   Allow me some respite,
From this my inner agony,
   My lonely, silent plight.

Reach out to me, and hear my cry,
   Amongst the crashing waves;
I’m drowning in this misery ...
   Lost hope, that I’ll be saved.

Kit, a very intense piece, that sent shivers down my spine. I am glad that you left that reassuring note at the end. Still take care, thanks for sharing. an excellent poem.

"I've been too honest with myself I should have lied like everybody else" faster-Manic street preachers.

A.C.Turner
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3 posted 2000-07-12 04:47 PM

The light will find you! I can feel the desperation in this piece. Peace to you. ACT.

Janet Marie
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4 posted 2000-07-12 05:32 PM

powerful writing here Kit...
stark imagery and emotions
very well expressed...
hope ya feel better...
take a cruise to paradise

later-love-boat-gator lol
jm

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If you're gone - baby you need to come home
there's a little bit of something me
In everything in you
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Mark Bohannan
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5 posted 2000-07-12 05:39 PM

Powerful cry of emotions. Good thing you are such a strong swimmer. Here's to your week getting better real soon and hope writing this gave you that little bit of extra air.

Elizabeth

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6 posted 2000-07-12 06:11 PM

Kit: reach out and I'll grab you! Hope your week gets better, until it does, here's a sunshine for you.

Elizabeth

I'm grabbing my hat and coat
I'm leaving the cat a note
Quick call me a ferry boat-getting out of town!

Kit McCallum

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7 posted 2000-07-12 09:43 PM

~Sunshine: That couldn't be more true Sunshine ... what would I do without ya'll? Thank you

~Brian: Thank you for being so sweet Brian! I really do appreciate it ... just a REAL bad week is all!
~ACT: Thank you for the peaceful wishes ACT! I am waiting for the light (though I wish it would hurry up!)

~JanetMarie: Oh a cruise, a cruise ... great idea ... vacation from my mind is what I need for sure! Thanks JM

~Mark: I fear I would not be a strong swimmer if it weren't for the therapy of this pen ... thanks Mark!

~Elizabeth: Thank you, thank you, thank you ... grabbed your hand, and some sun ... feeling a lil' better now!

Much appreciation to all (sorry for the sad tone ... I just couldn't help it today)
Best wishes,
/Kit

[This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (edited 07-13-2000).]

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8 posted 2000-07-12 10:53 PM

Isn't it funny how, the worse our moods get, the more poignant our poetry becomes? Sadness, frustration or despair can be lousy feelings but they sure produce some wonderful poems. Here's one, for example....

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9 posted 2000-07-12 11:42 PM

Oh Kit, we all have times like this. Just remember, when it seems as if you can't hold on any longer, God stops the storm and gives us a rainbow. I hope you find your rainbow soon, my friend.

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde
"The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief" -Shakespea

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10 posted 2000-07-13 12:14 PM

WOW!!!!!

Amazingly poignant writing Kit

WOW!!!!

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11 posted 2000-07-13 02:37 AM

So powerful and heart wrenching, my friend. Darkness and pain does make for some incredible poetry....this is no exception. Excellent work.

*Krista Knutson*

"We are not seperate from spirit, we are in it." ~Plotinus~

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12 posted 2000-07-13 05:26 AM

Awesome work! it brought back some powerful emotions for me.

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Kit McCallum

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13 posted 2000-07-13 07:51 AM

~Balladeer: Thank you sweet Balladeer ... I think if there were not these emotions, my collection of poems would be drastically reduced.

~Erica: I'm still waiting for the rainbow, and my day hasn't officially started yet (sigh) ... I'll be watching Erica, thank you!

~Jeffrey: WOW! Thank you for the WOW's Jeffrey ... loved that, made me smile, thanks!

~Krista: Thank you so much Krista ... dark feelings do indeed bring out the interesting poems!

I'm hoping for a happy poem soon (fingers crossed for a better day)
~EagleOne: Thank you for the awesome ... sounds like you've been in these feelings before EagleOne ... here's hoping for brighter days!

***
Have I told everyone how much I appreciate you all, and this wonderful place? I can come in sad ... and leave happy (feel like a yo-yo, but it's so nice!

Much appreciation to all,
/Kit

Michael

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14 posted 2000-07-13 07:59 AM

"Kick frantically to try,
To rise above the surface,
Though I’m ever asking why?"

Too often I have felt like this...
What a powerful poem you have written here, eminating dark emotion and pure futility. Wondeful job.

Michael

Sudhir Iyer
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15 posted 2000-07-13 11:11 AM

Intense, poignant, powerful, emotive... I am sure all others before me have said these, so I merely ditto them on these words... and if I may add, I will call it a "Magical" piece, the magic being that this creates a release, a purge of the various futile thoughts from deep within...

Whatever I say or not, this I must, this was a most wonderful poem...

Kit, Take Care,

regards, sudhir.

[This message has been edited by Sudhir Iyer (edited 07-13-2000).]

Kit McCallum

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16 posted 2000-07-13 11:05 PM

~Michael: Dare I say, you know me well Michael ... I've related far too closely to your earlier works ... thank you

~Sudhir: Sweet Sudhir ... thank you for this magical comment, so heartwarming it is

Much appreciation to both,
/Kit

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