Drowning... (poem) by Ed Matlack on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on January 25, 2013

You must come up for air
*Ed*
there are people who care!

Lady Vivian

Reviewed on January 24, 2013

Sometimes, especially at night when sucking on a straw to get water for my dry mouth, I feel like I'm drowning. I change position and ignore the idea and eventually go to sleep. The only way I can really get away from the idea is to get up and go to work. Writing, for me it's just like reading a book for you, the way to forget about pain and pass time quickly. Why don't you try writing more than a daily poem. How about a memoir of all those childhood memories on the beach and those wild trips you took in your earlier years?

Just a suggestion.

Ron

Reviewed by Duke LaRance

Reviewed on January 24, 2013

How well I understand depression; I've been unspired for a long while. At least the hours of daylight increase as time progresses. You really hit the nail on the head with this one. Thanks for the comment on "Fishing With Dynamite". FYI: Square Lake is the town sewage lagoon and the Browns are...well they're not German Brown trout....

duke larance -- the Metis MasterBlaster

Reviewed by Lily of Lough Neagh C. Dennis-Woosley

Reviewed on January 24, 2013

Winter when it forces you to stay indoors can
have a heavier affect on you... you aren't able
to get outside for the healing of the sun as much
as you like... it makes the situation no less than
it is, but it does help lift the soul a wee bit...
Read dear Ed, let that lift your spirits and try to
hold on to what you read.

And in your moments of despair (as Budd just mentioned)
know you are rich in what you provide us with and you are
never alone... people here love you even if it doesn't help
pay the bills... it fills the hearts...

Love and Light
Lily

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

Reviewed on January 24, 2013

Perhaps there is someone you can help. I have found that when I'm feeling "down" that I feel better when I can help someone else out. I'm glad you're reading.......that's a good escape!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Budd Nelson

Reviewed on January 24, 2013

yes winter is a bore but you give so much joy tp all here, know although not physically there we are with you please no you are not alone

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila

Reviewed on January 24, 2013

I truly understand where you're coming from, my friend...and although I know it's not much comfort...you're never alone. Sometimes it's hard to see light...especially in wintertime, when we're housebound. But I totally agree with the reviews here...you have so many funny stories that need to be shared...you're a comical person and we all enjoy your antics...come on, share.....

Anna

Reviewed by Paul Berube

Reviewed on January 24, 2013

And you continue to plug along, my friend. And that's a good thing. There's light ahead; follow it.

Reviewed by Ruan Mills

Reviewed on January 23, 2013

Life hits some of us with days like that, especially it seems, those of us who are single ...and it is so much easier to be cheerful when the sun shines. Dark days spent without distraction create a dark mood.
Distraction is what you need and writing is a great distraction so keep writing. How about some of the funny things that have happened to you in life... remember them, write about them - as Lois said, laughter is a great healer. Rx

Reviewed by lois christensen

Reviewed on January 23, 2013

It cannot be as bad as all that, just think of the good friends you have here on the den....Get with it Ed, get positive, and glad you're reading that book it might get yu out of your doldrums, i cannot do it, only you can do it for youself. Laugh at yourself, it might help too.