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Kethry
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0 posted 2001-03-19 03:57 PM


I'm powerless to change my heart
I'm powerless to make a new start
I have no strength to make it through the day
I'm powerless I'm powerless since you went away

I'm powerless to stop the hurt
So, I'll just lay here still, inert
I'm waiting, simply waiting for your swift return
I'm powerless to live, maybe powerless to learn

I'm powerless with you, when you're near
I'm powerless to stop the hurt when you disappear
I'm caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
I'm powerless, I'm powerless to effect a change in me.

Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen.



© Copyright 2001 Lynne Dale - All Rights Reserved
Ethan Halo
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on the roof again
1 posted 2001-03-19 04:00 PM


a wonderful message and well thought out structure. i love that last stanza.
i also thought that your sig helped to drive the point home.

You gotta love livin, cause dyin's a pain in the ass.

"It don't mean a thing
if it ain't got that swing."

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738

2 posted 2001-03-19 10:34 PM


I've been feeling this same way for about a year now--but I'm noticing a gradual shift of consciousness--sometimes power begins just be accepting the concept of powerlessness. HUGS Keth. I sure hope that made sense.
startin_fresh
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3 posted 2001-03-20 12:34 PM


Hi Kethry:
I can surely identify with this one. You've really hit the nail on the head for me.

Shawn

"You can't reason with your heart; it has it's own laws and thumps about things which the intellect scorns."
~ Mark Twain

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4 posted 2001-03-20 09:00 AM


You've beautifully penned words that so many of us can identify with... well done!
Kethry
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082
Victoria Australia
5 posted 2001-03-20 04:29 PM


Thanks everyone, this poem is mostly a reflection of discussions held, between my nature and my spirit.
Be well
Kethry

Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen.



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