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Not Too Old To Grow
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Not Too Old To Grow |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Did you ever have one of those days When your hair stands on end Your eyes look every way even cross ways Or the ringing in your ears is like wild wind Do you know how to get rid of those days To just see a peek of the sun to feel warm And not worry about where your eyes gaze Get your world straightened out from night to morn Today even the tone of my voice is in question Of course the voices I hear are perfectly fine My tone changes on their ears you reckon I suppose, once again the fault is all mine NO I will not take the blame for things not my fault Nothing was meant by any of my simple words Someone else can find answers if truth is sought No longer will I follow the angry herds Maybe as I get older I am getting thin skinned Or maybe I have discovered something called backbone I can't forever say sorry,forgive me,stop this trend My tone and words, maybe a pause or just a moan Today not the words but the way they are said Put an edge on my feelings of rawness to my soul Hit a nerve that drove all but pain in my head That and the "poor me" feelings took their toll All right I got that out into the open I've smoothed my ruffled feathers with ease My hair no longer on end & ears can hear again Once more my only hope is that I can please I hate the way I react to a single tone of voice Why should I let such a small thing upset me Surely I can change and be healthier by choice Knowing,understanding,hearing.I am about to be free |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
WOO HOO!! Fly on ME. . . you know that this is the way to go. . . I really like this one. . . ok. . . things are out now. . . thank you for listening. . . I feel better. . . Great job!!!  --------------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Yep, never too old to grow, but sometimes even more reluctant. There are definitely days like this. |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Sven, you are good for my soul. You can find a happy place out of anything. Great and wonderful, friend. VAS, I guess as I get older I get.........I really can't say wiser, but I should be smarter! Thanks |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
Well if there is one thing that I have learned in this life it's that you are NEVER too old to learn or to grow! Take care! "Friends are quiet angels who lift us to our |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
I hate the way I react to a single tone of voice Why should I let such a small thing upset me I don't know why either..but it does happen way too often..good write ~Wynter "The worst prison would be a closed heart". |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Ah MotherEarth ... I relate to this sooooo much! Wonderful expression ... I think perhaps I should print this out as a reminder to myself on these same days. Very well written, much enjoyed!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Mother Earth, the one good thing about the internet is...there are no tones of voice, only misunderstanding through lack of tonal and visual clues. Excellent tone to this poem  write on Kethry |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
I hate the way I react to a single tone of voice Why should I let such a small thing upset me Surely I can change and be healthier by choice Knowing,understanding,hearing.I am about to be free ========================== you know what I always say... its never to late to become a butterfly your last line sums it all up M.E. if we can ever grow enough to live by those words.. easy to say...much harder to do. welcome home and back |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Well...I asked you to write your feelings out didn't I...and now you've taught me a lesson...a lesson in life...in a big way...it's not what you say...it's how you say it...someone once told me to beware of the sting of a butterly but I never meant to sting you...it's not your thin skin...it was my sharp, impatient tounge. You wrote it well and I'm ashamed to say that it was me that helped to cause the hurt in this poem...and in your heart. I love you...and I'm very sorry~ [This message has been edited by Butterflies_dont_cry (edited 05-06-2001).] |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
the title drew me to this one, I'm not too old to grow either ok you two kiss and make up, it's only when one doesn't respond that you can't win.....Kathleen Blake "When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey." Laurie Lee [This message has been edited by Irish Rose (edited 05-06-2001).] |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Eagle One, never too old? Brother, then there is no end. Kit, I know and will print it out for myself Kethry, you are sssoooo right. And I still hate that tone. Even on the internet, I know it is there. JM, thanks and I am trying real hard! Good to be back. Butterfly, my kid, it only hurt for a little while and I am learning. No need to be sorry we all have those days. Love 'ya no matter what! Irish Rose, we will and did and I wasn't mad and not hurt that much. Thanks y'all |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
nakdthoughts, sorry I missed you. I see you have "been there", too. It must be our growing time. |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Brilliant work, Mother Earth! Nathan |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Thank you, Nate!!!! |
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