ed-205 Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 Hacked this out yesterday afternoon. Not even sure what it is, or if this is where it belongs. I'm open to comments, tho'. If anyone else has any words of wisdom or stuff that helps them "make it through the night", feel free to post them here as well. I'd love to see them. Thanks! -ed- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You stand in the darkness shivering against the cold, feeling naked and alone as the fire consumes everything you hold dear. And, It isn't fair... It isn't right... You didn't start it, you didn't do anything to cause it. You are innocent! You tell yourself that this should not be happening to you! ... ...yet, it is, and you are helpless to do anything about it. All your dreams and ambitions, everything you ever loved, everything you ever worked for, everything that you always thought would be yours,... forever,... ... all gone... ...gone with the smoke. You wanted to rush into the very heart of the fire, determined to save it all, or perish in the effort, but those with clear and dispassionate minds held you back, refusing to let you cause further injury yourself... And, you hated them for it! You hated them because they cannot care,... You hated them because they cannot feel the pain,... And, most of all, you hated them because,... ... you know they were right. ...and all you can do is watch,... and weep.... One day, the burning embers of your suffering will die away, and the ashes of your life will cool. Only then, will you be able to sift through the rubble, looking for something, ...anything that remains... A picture of your Aunt and Uncle, miraculously untouched... Your Mother's jewelry box that you pretended was a Treasure Chest when you were a child... Your Grandfather's Tie Tack collection, and the old cookie jar your Grandmother kept stuffed with Macaroons... Your Father's pocketknife. Charred, but sharp as the day he last used it... These are the things that will become precious to you, not because they are valuable on their own, but because they survived! They survived to remind you of who you are, how you came to be, and why you must carry on despite the scars that will take a lifetime to heal. They survived to remind you that you are alive, still. Quietly, they speak out to you... “Dum spiro, spero”, ...As I breathe, I hope... Life prevails, and a new day begins as the bulldozers move in to bury the past.
Geishawhelk Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 I see a problem: You make it sound as if all these issues and events are from outside of yourself, when in fact, the whole point of control, access and solution, is within you. Always has been, always is, always will be. There is nothing outside of yourself that can control you. There is nothing within yourself that is beyond your control.
Author ed-205 Posted September 26, 2008 Author Posted September 26, 2008 I understand what you're saying, Geishawhelk, however, I wrote this with the notion that the fire is burning *within* you, a point which I may have failed to make interpretable to the reader, and why I deliberately avoided any reference to an external structure, such as a house on fire. You are right, there is nothing within us that we cannot control, but sometimes it takes us a little while to realize that. Nevertheless, I appreciate your comments! Thanks!
Geishawhelk Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 Nope, point taken. I admit I missed that bit. It's a great piece of work, thanks for the effort.
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