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The Plateau
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The Plateau |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri 
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Today I visit this place I know Where there is neither a high nor a low A sullen state of status quo I call it simply, the Plateau Peaks bring elation beyond compare Valleys, a low I cannot bear But in between, nothing is there Only a flat feeling of despair Perhaps tomorrow or yet today An unknown road will provide the way To flee this place, to get away The Plateau is a place I cannot stay. |
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QjQ Member Elite
since 2003-04-18
Posts 3756U.S.A. |
nice thoughts and write "It matters not how you answer, It matters only if i hear you" |
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regards2you Member Elite
since 2002-10-01
Posts 3940California |
Pat, This is realistic. Always the roller coaster ride of up and downs as we make that effort in changing ourselves, becoming better than we were and everything we're meant to be. The plateau as if nothing is happening, but it is...just takes time. This does bring memories...if we could just hurry it along.. I like this.. Hugs you, hope you are okay...Pat  ..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Hope you get unstuck from that plateau...James |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
This is "somewhere" I can relate to and you described the "place" very well. |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
This slung me back several years into the conversations I had with my daughter when she could/would talk about her bipolar problems...she loved her excessive highs and was terrified of her lows but absolutely detested her "plateaus". She called it her "dead zone". So I can appreciate how well you've described this, Patricia. Thank you so much for sharing. |
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Ericc Member Elite
since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178 |
Wonderful words and feel to this. Great writing! Eric |
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HopeS Member Elite
since 2000-12-22
Posts 4596Perth Western Australia |
excelently expressed , I can relate , those hovering in between times on an inbetween day, when we cannot seem to move either way Hope |
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Mary Ann Member
since 2003-04-23
Posts 111 |
Lovely poem I know how it feels to have one of those days when it feels like your neither here or there...i hope you find yourself out of that place and somewhere much better.....thank you for the wonderful read..God bless, Mary Ann |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
This is a slice of many people's reality. I suppose if one's life was one of extreme highs and of extreme lows, one would need a resting place, i.e. the plateau! It may be a boring place to be, but I am sure it must be better than experiencing the lows. A real, raw write. Well done! Warm hugs, EA |
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