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Professor Gloom
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since 2000-07-23

Posts 3082
of Depression

0 posted 2001-11-18 07:07 AM

It is not the pain we suffer in life
But how we stand up to that painful strife,
What we do upon being beaten down,
Not moaning shattered upon the hard ground.

Get up, stand up, and face that coming pain.

How does the suffering not cause despair,
Even when alone with no one to share,
Can you not become weak and despondent
With all of life’s trials constantly sent?

Don’t wait, stand straight, and face the coming pain.

Then when that next blow comes crushing once more,
And you lay battered of soul on the floor,
There’ll be no question of what you’re to do
Just turn toward it and then you face it too

Gloom

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

1 posted 2001-11-18 07:14 AM

I knew you were writing--
I waited for you.
Words sit there smiling
on each one I chew
like taffy of wisdom
each syllable dwells...
I knew you were writing
release from my hell.

with love, my friend.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2001-11-18 07:41 AM

Yes, indeed, sometimes the hardest part of the day is standing up...

Startime
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since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
Canada

3 posted 2001-11-18 12:48 PM

Very well said. So much hope in your words. I may be able to draw some strength from them, myself.

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Poet deVine

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since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

4 posted 2001-11-18 07:19 PM

Oh my! I certainly needed this right now. This should be a must read for all the people out there who feel like they can't face another day. I like it sir.

Zinsser
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since 2001-02-27

Posts 1641
Calif.

5 posted 2001-11-19 12:01 PM

Bravo!!!!!!

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

6 posted 2001-11-19 03:23 PM

This is full of wisdom and certainly does speak to those that feel beaten, and can't get up one more time. You make these look so darn easy! Excellent as usual.

~*~ Carpe' Diem ~*~

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

7 posted 2001-11-23 07:36 AM

although I am sure this is written for someone,
I have watched you stand up to pain, face each day as it comes and survive...in a way you are my hero, something I don't think I have ever told you...and your strength was something I admired as it sometimes passed it's power onto me...making my todays wonderful, my yesterdays memories and my tomorrows filled with hope.

You do write well, Professor

~Wynter

"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart.
It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."
(J.Garland)

miscellanea
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since 2004-06-24

Posts 4060
OH

8 posted 2005-05-04 08:53 AM

Better late than never, eh? A very meaningful piece written by one who stands. I wish I had your strength! (I'm saving this for a time or two that I may need it.) Thanks for being such a good friend to all.
~c

miscellanea
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since 2004-06-24

Posts 4060
OH

9 posted 2005-05-04 08:56 AM

my trademark:  "scatterbrained"-you're right!  Do you believe I forget to check the box that would magically take this to my library?   (I'm sure you do!)  This time, I've placed my mark!

         Adios.

              ~c

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