I wasn't planning to go this direction with F. I was thinking flirting with words, people, etc. Then
Marian at Toads asked us to pen a poem. Her poem challenges involve music. She shared with us her love of this talented man, Vic Chesnutt. She shares, "His songs are like no others, his music soaring on some other plane, his words poetry. I have long adored his work, and I still mourn his untimely passing on Christmas Day in 2009." He had a car accident, that put him in a wheel car.
I couldn't help but think of a friend of mine, who ended his life too soon. He was the last person on the planet, I thought would ever walk this road. I wasn't home when it happened, but I remember the last time I saw him. He was happy and his usually self. I heard there was trouble in his marriage and he started doing drugs. Everyone liked him; he was always smiling. He was a jock, smart, good looking, and funny. I know what you are thinking, maybe... maybe not.
Marian at Toads asked us to pen a poem. Her poem challenges involve music. She shared with us her love of this talented man, Vic Chesnutt. She shares, "His songs are like no others, his music soaring on some other plane, his words poetry. I have long adored his work, and I still mourn his untimely passing on Christmas Day in 2009." He had a car accident, that put him in a wheel car.
I couldn't help but think of a friend of mine, who ended his life too soon. He was the last person on the planet, I thought would ever walk this road. I wasn't home when it happened, but I remember the last time I saw him. He was happy and his usually self. I heard there was trouble in his marriage and he started doing drugs. Everyone liked him; he was always smiling. He was a jock, smart, good looking, and funny. I know what you are thinking, maybe... maybe not.
Carnival by ~redneckbond
Carnivals come and go
yet
some of us
get sick on
the coaster
some get
injured
on
get sick on
the coaster
some get
injured
on
the Tilt o' Whirl
it can spin
one
of
us
off
it can spin
one
of
us
off
our
axis
we didn't get the
the
fairy tale
we would
settle for
Rocky n' Bullwinkle's version
fractured
with
fun house
mirror
view
fairy tale
we would
settle for
Rocky n' Bullwinkle's version
fractured
with
fun house
mirror
view
The ride of life
tosses us
off
our desired course
off
our desired course
the
side show
freak tent
freak tent
attracts us
we
spy
spy
glass jars
filled with
science specimens
Our pain
is hidden to some
filled with
science specimens
Our pain
is hidden to some
our dark
shadows
altered by
the
pink sugared high
that
that
doesn't last
it
it
blurs
the journey's
lines
we connect to the
frayed threads
of being
OOAK
OOAK
we
are measured by
society's
ruler
what is
are measured by
society's
ruler
what is
beautiful
and
successful
we
don't
see
the
clown
cry
and
successful
we
don't
see
the
clown
cry
tightrope
gets twisted
not every one gets
the best seat
under the
big top
it is
fraying
in front of you
but you
don't
always see
it's
fragile threads
dangle
gets twisted
not every one gets
the best seat
under the
big top
it is
fraying
in front of you
but you
don't
always see
it's
fragile threads
dangle
try again
to cross the rope
we hope for a better
performance
it's unwinding
to cross the rope
we hope for a better
performance
it's unwinding
our umbrella
doesn't open
doesn't open
the rain
washes us
with
a
distilled
mood
numbed
we
teeter on the
edge
and
sometimes
one of
us
falls
Why didn't
he or she have a net?
Where
was
the
net?
a
distilled
mood
numbed
we
teeter on the
edge
and
sometimes
one of
us
falls
Why didn't
he or she have a net?
Where
was
the
net?
Comments
There is no easy way for those left not to feel some sense of guilt at all. All the 'what if's' that have to remain unanswered.
Hard subject, hit close to home for me too.
Lovely, poignant and tender.
Such wonderful words which did bring tears to my eyes,
Yvonne.
I hope you have a wonderful Easter.
So sorry about your friend. :(
We all need help to get through. There is always a hole in our hearts when a loved one leaves.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful poems.
don't
see
the
clown
cry"
Well done, words from the heart are always a gift, but this was done amazingly well. Thank you.
Wanda-Have a Happy Easter, too~
Thank you, yes, it is part of our journey, the highs and lows, but the bottom is not a place I want to visit. Sad...
Misha-Thank you, yes, I think we all can understand losing someone...you are kind.
Dave-Thank you, it was hard to write.
Cheryl-You are right! My memories of him were all happy, so it was hard to believe.
Jaycee-Thank you for your thoughts and for visiting me.
Susie-You are right about the deep scars!~ Thank you
RaShelle-I am sorry, you know this pain...it alters us! Thank you~
Shelly-I am so sorry! Don't go to Toads site and read the rest, everyone was crying, so touching!
Unless you need a good cry...just
a warning! I don't think I have ever seen a prompt bring so much raw emotion!
Thank you Mama Zen!
Laurie-Wonderfully said...yes, we do need to remember and think of others, too. I am sorry for your loss~
Tracy-Wow, to be someone's net and then be treated this way. I know you did the right thing. Someday he or she will see the light...
You are so brave! I admire the strength it took you (((hugs)))
Melissa-Thank you! I am sorry and sad for your losses. I think in that fragment, we can all relate.
I think it is important to share our feelings~ (((hugs)))
Audra-Thank you! It was a difficult write, but I needed to write it...if that makes sense...
rch-Thank you! It did blur the lines between carnival and circus. When I was younger the old carnivals did blur the lines...
Tracy Jo-Thank you, so well said..we do sometimes need sad!
Marian-It kind of does, doesn't it...
Thank you for such an unique prompt. I think everyone's poems touched upon a lot of sensitive subject matter! There was such an emotional response!
Thank you Christine!
turtlememoir-I am so sorry for you loss! It is so sad to lose one so close to you~ I can't imagine how big a hole that left in your heart!
So sorry... (((hugs)))
Alex-Yes, we do wonder, if we could of been. In this instant I could not be. I was at the opposite end of the country, but one wonders how he came to this awful place. I do believe the mind must snap, distort the view.
Kerry-Thank you, yes, it is tragic when one's life spins that far off course and hope ends~
Thank you, I am so sorry for your loss. It does make you wonder...
"what if" but remember there were a lot of other around that didn't see.
I am glad you have moved on to a different view...time does that.(((hugs)))
Bren-I am sorry, it touched so close to home! I think we always wonder, what if, but we have to know, sometimes we don't truly know their mindset. If this person was intent on the end, there is no way we can stop them.
They will continue to find another way. So sad and haunting! I am so sorry for your loss (((hugs)))