This is very true Pat, especially for those of us whose lives were dictated long ago. I am not afraid of 'what happens if I succeed' because all of my life I have lived and shown the world who I am and demanded to be treated as such. But our society is filled with hatred, bigotry, discrimination, homophobia, crime, abuse, and many more dastardly things that can keep a body mired down.
What now Mr. Bass? Well, Mrs. Bass says love thy neighbor as thyself, and make sure your foot is true so you don't slip off of the stone crossing the river of love. Thank you for sharing.
May the Lord Jesus bless you, and those whom you love, and be with you always, and walk by your side. With love in my heart, joy to the world, peace on earth, & ((((((((((((((((((MANY HUGGGGSSSS)))))))))))))), your den sister, Barbie
This is a most compelling poem, so powerful in wisdom and the complexities of human nature. Powerful ~
You have been away a long time and you have been missed!
Blessings,
Christine
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on November 23, 2010
Hey! Quite frankly, my dear, I resemble this. You have moved into the area of psychosomatic feeling and dire feelings of inadequacy. Been there. Done that. Horrible. You got your teeth (fangs?) into this poem, Pat.
Robin Ouzman Hislop's poetry is certainly in dialogue with some of the key architects of the 'poetics of indeterminacy' – both the Modernist strands represented by the likes of Beckett and Stein, and the postmodernist strands represented, initially,
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What now Mr. Bass? Well, Mrs. Bass says love thy neighbor as thyself, and make sure your foot is true so you don't slip off of the stone crossing the river of love. Thank you for sharing.
May the Lord Jesus bless you, and those whom you love, and be with you always, and walk by your side. With love in my heart, joy to the world, peace on earth, & ((((((((((((((((((MANY HUGGGGSSSS)))))))))))))), your den sister, Barbie
Very entertaining
Paul
Be always safe,
Karen
Cheers,
Dan
You have been away a long time and you have been missed!
Blessings,
Christine