how does one define themthose healthy boundariesthose necessary limitations one overstepfucks us upbut is required for health and sanitywe need limitsthat keep us sane but is that what we are reaching for?
Overcome
shortly after my rage-filled explosion
i, suffering from burnout
felt the necessity to flee to paradise
sooner rather than later
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #184 -Burnout & Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Paradise
With Manic Efficiency
She takes the large dish in hand
rinsing it well before feeding it to the dishwasher,
noticing the stains in the sink.
With care and with rubber gloves,
she bleaches the darkness out of existence,
being careful not to inhale the fumes.
Next, all the messes, in every room
awaiting her professional touch,
laundry, toilets, floors and more.
It’s important to have it all in order,
she tells herself, a function of stability.
A calm exterior belies the mess inside.
She’s become the facilitator of happiness,
taking care of everyone else’s this and that
of expectations, a role of dependability.
What does it get her beyond the praise
left unspoken far too often
in the doing and undoing in the messes of others?
It’s been said “Cleanliness is next to godliness,”
also “Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely,”
Nice sentiments. She just wants to be whole.
Too many times, she gave away too much of herself,
so that there’s nothing left, now that they have left her.
She’s running on repetition and it’s all that she knows.
Poet Interview – Arthur Rosch
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A False Start
Poet Interview – Carl Scharwath
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Reblog – ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD by Keith Garrett
A great scene to flash through our minds. Lovely imagery and a real sense of nostalgia in this piece. Enjoy!
ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD
These things I might find strolling along a country road,
From my mind, I can create a day or reality along my way.
I see the sun rising in the early morning sky, my day begins,
Dream do I of a perfect setting, fields, and hills of beautiful color.
Nothing can go wrong, not in this made up scene that I want to be,
Swim do I in a pond that appears along a country road, quiet and alone.
There is a wind blowing through the trees, across the field I feel,
Haystacks scattered in a country dream, a farm where I wish to be,
Along a country road, all possibilities unfold, from a dream, all that can be seen.
Keith Garrett
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Redux
Poet Interview – Hiram Larew
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Stoic
Inspired by VJ’s Weekly Challenge – Roads & Sadje’s What do you see #80
while looking off into the distance
many roads lead to me
the curious may travel to catch a glimpse
and revel in my history
they’ll never quite understand what i’ve seen
Reblog – SHE HOPES FOR MORE – ENCORE by Charles Robert Lindholm
Yes. More is better…
By Charles Robert Lindholm
she’s so loving
and yet unloved
so caring
though she’s neglected
she’s giving
but never given to
a beautiful lady
who lives life unadmired
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