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Rainbowdust
Member

since 2002-12-05

Posts 320
Sydney, Australia

0 posted 2006-02-02 04:59 PM

I wonder if I painted the soles of my shoes
And left footprints everywhere for one day
Would I re-walk those same steps the next day?

The same steps on the same pavement to work
The same steps on the same carpet at work
To my desk
To the photocopier
To the interview rooms

Would I stand in the same place
In the elevator
At the sink
At the stove
As I rubbed my cat's tummy when I got home?

When do we stop skipping
Stop running
Stop jumping
Stop to pick up a flower and inhale its essence

Stop forging new paths
And standing in new places

When do we start to conform?

I painted the soles of my shoes
And left footprints everywhere for one day
They were higgeldy-piggeldy
And random in their craziness
Like the flight plan of a moth

Like a human feeling so wonderfully alive.

The soul would have no rainbows, had the eyes no tears.

RedStoneEB
Senior Member

since 2003-06-08

Posts 772
uk

1 posted 2006-02-02 05:13 PM

You must of had alot of paint to leave paint footsteps everywhere

CastleGuard
Senior Member

since 2003-04-30

Posts 760
Alberta, Canada

2 posted 2006-02-02 06:09 PM

Hmm....conformity...perhaps it starts when we have more to lose than we have to gain. The trick is, the gain may only be in our perception...and a “loss” may turn into a gain.

And randomness, uncertainty, unpredictability...is what keeps life interesting.

Nicely done.

CG

The Lady
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since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

3 posted 2006-02-02 11:00 PM

So unique! I enjoyed it... several times.

Dominique-Simone
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since 2005-11-12

Posts 643

4 posted 2006-02-03 06:44 PM

This is great!! I love the moral to this and find your point of view brilliant!! Good Job

Ratleader

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since 2003-01-23

Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

5 posted 2006-02-04 01:47 AM

In my days as a hurdler, I would make successive runs down the same flight of hurdles, knowing that my spikes were hitting the same holes they'd made on the first run....I was proud of it then, but later....that image has haunted me for decades.

Now it's gonna haunt me some more! Excellent head-work here, simply excellent.

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Rainbowdust
Member

since 2002-12-05

Posts 320
Sydney, Australia

6 posted 2006-02-05 06:06 PM

RedSTone, sometimes we need to take advantage of our 'artistic license' lol

CG, I completely agree with you... I think sometimes we need to consciously do things different in our lives, our 'default' setting takes us back far to quickly to the mundane and uniform.

Thanks for reading, Lady!

Ratleader and Dominique-Simone, thank you so much for your praise and encouragement!

The soul would have no rainbows, had the eyes no tears.

XOx Uriah xOX
Senior Member

since 2006-02-11

Posts 1403
Virginia

7 posted 2006-03-08 04:13 AM

Wonderful !!!! Into my library and back to the forefront.

Rainbowdust
Member

since 2002-12-05

Posts 320
Sydney, Australia

8 posted 2006-03-08 04:15 AM

Aw, thanks Uriah!

The soul would have no rainbows, had the eyes no tears.

OwlSA
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since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

9 posted 2006-03-08 07:24 AM

I loved the pathway you led me into my mind and around your workday. Thank you for this. Please rub your kitty's tummy for me and tell him/her that it is from Auntie Owl (please don't forget). What is his/her name and what colour is he/her?

- Owl

Rainbowdust
Member

since 2002-12-05

Posts 320
Sydney, Australia

10 posted 2006-03-08 05:26 PM

*smiling* I will certainly do that, Owl, I'm sure my cat will appreciate an extra tummy rub! Her name is Chloe, she's a grey, black and white tabby, with white socks and ginger streaks!

The soul would have no rainbows, had the eyes no tears.

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