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Reality Check
by ~ Chanti

Thursday, October 25, 2007
Not rated by the Author.

Love spins dreams in a coccoon of hope
but then reality comes along and unravels it all.

When we're immersed in a dream
we do not wish to wake...

I'm too tired to sleep,
too sad to weep
and my thoughts are as tangled
as the hair upon my pillow
I can't undo the knots
and don't want to try.
I keep asking 'Why?'
and come up empty.
Did you not hear the words
I offered?
Do you not see the hand
I proffered?
or has the distance
left you deaf and blind?
Do you look into our future
or do you look back on our past?
Nothing that is made
is made to last
And all that has remained
are the promises we made
when our dreams
were all that we could grasp...

Reality check!


© 2007 Chantal Niven


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Reviewed by Romantic Poetess Victoria L. McColley 3/17/2008
Chanti,
Your Poetic Express Reaches Reality Of Pains Woven & Then Unraveled

Embraced~Embrasse'
Vickie
Reviewed by Bill Grimes Jr. 11/25/2007
"I can't undo the knots
and don't want to try."

I read frustrated acceptance in this piece dear Chanti......Acceptance.....the root of inner peace.....Beautiful poetry my friend....

Bill :-)
Reviewed by Edwin Larson 10/27/2007
If one doesn't follow their dreams, nothing is accomplished. That is the bold line drawn between winners and losers. Reality is knowing that you can, you will, and you have. There is absolutly no reason to settle for any less than you dream. Achieving one's goals and dreams is never without hard work, dedication and a few 'hiccups'along the way, but conviction and resolve are the true "Reality Check".



This is a wonderful and thought-provoking write Snuggs!!



Cuddles
Reviewed by Amber Moonstone 10/26/2007
Beautifully written and heartfelt Chanti, This is the softer side of you. Very beautiful indeed.
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"
Reviewed by Georg Mateos 10/26/2007
"...too tired to sleep and too sad to weep?..." girl, you have got the blues! maybe the warm arms of a friend can cuddle you to sleep and peaceful dreams will gentle rock your soul.
This one made me sad too.
Georg
Reviewed by High Country Girl 10/26/2007
Yes we all need one!
This weaves together metaphors that describe many emotions....

Ty
Ch'erie
Reviewed by Rose Rideout 10/26/2007
Thank you Chanti, for everyone should do a reality check every now and then, lloking at what they've had through life and what they could pass up. A great write.

Newfie Hugs, Rose
Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner 10/26/2007
Oh, Chanti,

This is beautifully poignant; well done.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Reviewed by Karen Palumbo 10/25/2007
Very soothing and leaves one to stop and reassess the value factor. Nice piece...

Be safe,
Karen
Reviewed by Walt Hardester 10/25/2007
So many times in our lives we wonder, what to do about this or about that. A friend once said, "When in doubt, do nothing." But that was never a good enough answer for me, for in doing nothing a piece of heaven may pass you by. I would always tell him, "Hey, I'm gonna do something, even if it's wrong."
Besides, he was a lawyer.....LOL



Walt

Reviewed by R Beeman 10/25/2007
great write Chanti. causes one to reflect within their own souls and lives. time and destiny create reality that we know and that reality is served better with dreams such as our own. we cheat ourselves in situations were we are always asking why. well done.

always,
randy
Reviewed by Charlie 10/25/2007
If reality has come and unraveled your dreams, then that means they're on the wind out there somewhere. Perhaps somewhere northeast of you, a little boy in China is being disturbed by your drifting reverie...he catches the threads and weaves his own cocoon...and so it goes. --Charlie
Reviewed by Felix Perry 10/25/2007
This tugs at the heartstrings like the tears of a young child looking up at their mother. So deeply moving that I want to reach through the screen to hug you and say all will be all right...this too will pass. If love is deep it often hits speed bumps but once over them things always level off.

Fee
Reviewed by Jim Compton 10/25/2007
When it becomes clear that reality and dreams will never meet, there is a sadness, a pain beyond comprehension. When it comes to love, the dream relies on equal effort, equal willingness to sacrifice and equal understanding from each partner. When one falls short the dream dies. It is in the mourning that we find ourselves. We find our own reality -

and sometimes it's more brutal than we can bear.
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton 10/25/2007
Good to see you back and in good form . . . This is a piece of poetry that touches the heart and raises questions within the readers own psyche . . . You put the dilemma front and center here . . .
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