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Nightshade

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0 posted 2003-01-14 01:45 PM

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   Sometimes I think
   that we spend
   more time
   worrying about
   and agonizing over
   the crumbling
   skeletons
   tucked away
   in our closets,
   than the
   monsters
   we just might
   be creating
   in the
   here and now.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



                                     Chris B.
                                       2002
                                     ~~~~~~~~

Ada'doLisdo'ti
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1 posted 2003-01-14 01:53 PM

Well written and very true.

Of all I've lost; I miss my innocence the most.

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

2 posted 2003-01-14 01:55 PM

Excellent thought here Chris!
How very very true...
At the moment I don't have much room for anything...let alone skeletons..
so better not create more until I make room.
Good write!

~Hugs and miss ya! Teed~

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So you won't ever forget me~

NewEnglandlazurlu
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3 posted 2003-01-14 01:56 PM

Chris, lots and lots of wisdom here. Now, how do you propose we get rid of them?

I say we put them on a spaceship and send them packing.

Huggles, Marti

Most of us go to our grave
with our music still inside of us.

The Lonely Stranger
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4 posted 2003-01-14 02:03 PM

Boy ... a TON to think about in just a very little bit of text

... There is no normal life Wyatt, just life ... so live!

Nightshade

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5 posted 2003-01-14 02:06 PM

Ada - thankyou for reading and commenting.

Nancylee - Oh, take a tea break!! Slow down, you're movin' too fast...la la laaa. hugs!

Marti - good idea!! thanks for signing dear lady.

Nightshade

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6 posted 2003-01-14 02:09 PM

Lonely - thinking is good....at times...lol. Maybe all the freezing the dentist gave me to-day has brought forth deep thoughts...ha ha ha...ya right. Thankyou!!

Magicmystery
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7 posted 2003-01-14 02:13 PM

Chris, Now that's thought provoking!!! could it be that we create those monsters by trying to keep the skeletons tucked away? HMMM....

(whispering to Nancy.... how could you run out of room in that big stone house???)

Sherry

Cherish the good memories of the past and look forward to the adventure called Tomorrow. But above all... be kind to yourself today.

Midnitesun

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8 posted 2003-01-14 02:15 PM

Love this brain tweeker, Chris.

Peace, sister poet.

garysgirl

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9 posted 2003-01-14 02:23 PM

Chris, I like this thought provoking poem. I tend to think like Sherry said in her comment, though........
How will we get read of the skeletons and heal from the hurts if we don't first face up to the fact that they're there?

I, personally, have pushed those skeletons back so far that I can't seem to get complete healing from my past hurts....and some are very bad and need to be gone completely.

I'll think that I've dealt with them and threw them away, only to be reminded of them again....then they resurface in my mind.

Is there such a thing as a "mind transplant"?? HaHa!!!!

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~

Nightshade

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10 posted 2003-01-14 02:24 PM

Sherry - you bring up a good point!! Thanks for commenting.

Midnitesun - I am pleased that you stopped by to read and comment. hugs!!

Nightshade

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11 posted 2003-01-14 02:26 PM

Ahhh dear Ethel, that is why we call them "skeletons".. they will eventually crumble to dust and we CAN sweep them away. For some reason, we are still wary of them though. Thankyou.

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12 posted 2003-01-14 02:59 PM

short, complex and in your face truthful....clapping like mad!

Nature has a funny way of breaking that which will not bend....Jewell

Nightshade

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13 posted 2003-01-14 03:05 PM

e-vamp - thankyou for your comments.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

scorpio
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14 posted 2003-01-14 05:51 PM

This is certainly something I'll ponder over a shot of whiskey, Chris..best way to deal with monsters..

believe in what your heart feels...

Nightshade

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15 posted 2003-01-14 06:30 PM

scorpio - have one for me!! thanks.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

Magnus

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16 posted 2003-01-14 07:35 PM

Chris, wise words from a dear heart. Relate toooo well to them. Thanx.

Nightshade

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17 posted 2003-01-14 07:43 PM

Magnus - awww, thankyou for your comments dear poet.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

Bill Charles
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highways, & byways, for now

18 posted 2003-01-14 08:05 PM

Nightshade - very true Chris, very true...

BC

Nightshade

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19 posted 2003-01-14 08:09 PM

Hello Bill !! Thanks for reading and commenting on my thoughts.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

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20 posted 2003-01-14 09:15 PM

This is wonderful. So insightful.
Enjoyed this bit of wisdom.

Thank you, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

Nightshade

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21 posted 2003-01-14 09:18 PM

Pat - thankyou so much!!

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

Mistletoe Angel

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22 posted 2003-01-14 10:26 PM

(big hugggsssssssss) I think I do too, yet I remain optimistic even with the new heartbreak I have and all the wraiths, skeletons, and eight-legged rats creeping in my minds attic! (sad sigh) This is deeply poignant, sweet friend, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Chris, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

Nightshade

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23 posted 2003-01-14 10:59 PM

Awww sweet Noah, don't let those awful thoughts and/or memories fill your closet.Sweep them away and start anew. Thankyou dear one.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

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24 posted 2003-01-15 01:52 AM

true, very true!

Nightshade

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25 posted 2003-01-15 09:47 AM

passing shadows - Thanks so much for reading and commenting.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

SEA

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26 posted 2003-01-15 05:00 PM

that is scary to think of....very good advice, to let go of the past and pay attention to the here and now

Nightshade

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27 posted 2003-01-15 06:35 PM

Hi SEA!!! Yes, what's past is past. But, we tend to dwell on it anyway. I'm trying my best to change that habit. thankyou dear poetess for taking the time to read and comment.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....

-Emily Dickinson

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