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the thing you said you were afraid of

eddies grrleddies grrl Posts: 509
edited April 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
it wasn't the darkness
or open spaces
or tall bulldings
or crowded streets

it was being average
and wanting what others want-
family, friends, security, happiness, love

so you ran from them
shunned your family
ignored your friends
lived recklessly
sought therapy, then didn't show up
and you turned away from me,
even in your sleep,
curled into a ball upon yourself
and made me irrelevant

but at 2am when no one is watching
you call
and ask me why those things scared you so
and my answer is always the same

because they represent the possibility of loss,
of loving and waiting for the pain to start

and that's something that scares you even more
Life is the riddle
Of which we're caught in the middle.
A couple of lucky ones
Tangled up in too much love
~cowboy junkies
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  • DopeBeastieDopeBeastie Posts: 2,513
    yep yep


    know this one ;)
  • Rats of MultaRats of Multa Posts: 250
    this is a beautiful poem..! profound for sure and the verses flow very smoothly..

    ignorance is bliss, i know from experience, but love is sublime, if one dares to care.
    we don’t know just where our bones will rest,
    to dust i guess,
    forgotten and absorbed into the earth below,..
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    This one is really good! :)
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  • eddies grrleddies grrl Posts: 509
    thanks you guys! much appreciated. ;)
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • pacifierpacifier Posts: 1,009
    This is really good. It's a shame, but to be open to life you have to be willing to get hurt. This reads really well. you should do something with it.
  • eddies grrleddies grrl Posts: 509
    pacifier wrote:
    This is really good. It's a shame, but to be open to life you have to be willing to get hurt. This reads really well. you should do something with it.

    thank you so much... i just might! i have to work up the nerve first. :)
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    eddie's grrl wrote:
    it wasn't the darkness
    or open spaces
    or tall bulldings
    or crowded streets

    it was being average
    and wanting what others want-
    family, friends, security, happiness, love

    so you ran from them
    shunned your family
    ignored your friends
    lived recklessly
    sought therapy, then didn't show up
    and you turned away from me,
    even in your sleep,
    curled into a ball upon yourself
    and made me irrelevant

    but at 2am when no one is watching
    you call
    and ask me why those things scared you so
    and my answer is always the same

    because they represent the possibility of loss,
    of loving and waiting for the pain to start

    and that's something that scares you even more


    Woaw, goose bums
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • eddies grrleddies grrl Posts: 509
    karma defect wrote:
    Woaw, goose bums

    :) thanks, karma.
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • twin1twin1 Posts: 902
    This is very good...I think we probably all know someone like that...
    Our love must not be just words, but True Love, which shows itself in action,
    No one needs a smile more than someone who fails to give one,
    After you die...you know how to LIVE!
  • eddies grrleddies grrl Posts: 509
    twin1 wrote:
    This is very good...I think we probably all know someone like that...

    hey, thanks twin1.

    yes, it seems to be a pretty common ailment...
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
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