I notice
the absences more than presence
though time flickers through my hands
like run paint unable to dry
I am not the one you turn to
if seeking life’s mantra
the weave of my masters
left me an untidy knotted thing
some days it is enough
that I survive
but should you need holding upright
your solace smoothed, the folds
of your fear put back carefully
should you look for someone to assuage
grief or explain why there is still
hope
then oddly, though it seems to make no sense
to have mending come from broken things
you’d call on me
just as I turned to my father
and from the eternal sadness shining in his eyes
felt the cleaving of his gentle mercy
I’m thinking of a quote from Sheldon Kopp: “I’m not OK and you’re not OK, and that’s OK.” We must allow our broken places respond to the broken places of others. There, kindness dwells and healing begins.
Such deep pain.💜
So very touching
I meant it as very uplifting and positive, whoops!! Tee hee. But thank you dearly for reading ❣️
I agree and love that. I think broken people are often the kindest and those who are broken despite that or inspire of that, often help lift others up. I was thinking of something on fb where it said “what kind of friend are you?” And I thought, well I’m not the one you’d have as your bridesmaid etc but you might call me if you were going through a hard time and that’s where the idea began of how even if we individually may struggle it doesn’t ok invalidate what we give back. So the whole idea of only shiny people being able to help others isn’t accurate.
Often, maybe almost always, it is the shiny people (like the ones in that REM song) who are hardest to take or get to understand when we are in hard times and pain. It is hard for them to just be there with the brokenness and dim the dazzling shine to simple light.
Is that strange that I saw the complete opposite…. It must of been my mood! 💜
I think it’s kind of cool of you to interpret it differently. I do that sometimes too.
Thank you, that’s good to know, my hubby says it’s because I am half Irish 💜💜
and he’s mentioned REM (you are a scholar of good taste)
ah! that must be it! (a good thing!) xo
Yes indeed 😊😊
LOL – REM did some amazing things. I remember the first time I was the video of Losing My Religion – wonderfully subversive.
I’m having a emotional difficult time in life right now.
But I still think you’re poetry’s muse and wish you the best.
Candy girl.
Dearest friend, write me and LMK what is going on? I am here. Seriously. Please.