Sometimes you walk in the shiny places. Sometimes that feels good. Sometimes you feel it might last. Nothing ever does. You con not hide from the past, you have to conquer it. If you can't bare to fight it, it will over power you down the road.
I know what you mean depop but I prefer to think of it slightly different---You cannot hide from the past, you must make peace with it. If you're unable to forgive (yourself, others...), if you're unable to let go and you just push it down under, then eventually, it will rise to the surface at some point and you will have to face it. Better to face it with the upper hand being yours, than to let it surprise you and be unprepared---that could cause it to overwhelm you.
*nudge, nudge, , , say no more, say no more* Reading the talk about Monty Python back there has me thinking about another one of their silly songs---"sit on my face and tell me that you love me...life would be fine if we're both 69, if you sit on my, sit on my face, you'll be blown away" It's Valentine's Day and all. I think that tune's approrpriate for today, yes?
{{{{depopulationINC}}}}--hope you cheer up, m'dear!
Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
I agree with BE regarding making peace. Some things hurt so badly though it takes awhile to get to the point you can think about them and not push them away and accept they happened and you can't change them. Sometimes you feel like you are observing them as some one else because they are just too hard to believe that that they happened to you, in your life and are not just a nightmare. Not forgetting the past but choosing to move forward and accept that some days are going to be hard and some days easier. Some days curling up in a ball feels like the only answer and accepting defeat, thinking "what's the point". There is always tomorrow though and that is new with new memories to be made and new decisions to be made. Choosing to not allow yourself to go back to a bad pattern, even when it is really tempting and feels more "comfortable". I have had some really bad things happen in my life and I can say without them I might not be able to appreciate life as much as I do now and knowing I have the power to choose what I do with it and what direction it goes, even coming from really bad things. I appreciate and notice the small stuff that others overlook...
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!
Serpent's will;
my disgrace;
consume my soul;
leave me battered,
laying here.
All exposed.
seek some charm;
fright these servants to sink away.
Promises;
leave the lips;
cast away,
by lier's grip.
Lay in awe;
such dismay;
remembering,
the guilts of yesterday.
Superficial
Master plans
Enter me
Spiritual
Take my hand
Lead me from
Lead me on
Let me sleep;
to shut my eyes;
please hide my dreams,
shrouding nightmares within disguise.
Bitter retention;
utter screams;
escape my mind,
leading to this mental disease
Seek a friend;
need to feel;
something else,
that guides away from here
What lays beneath;
its draws in near;
consumes my soul,
devouring nourishment from my fears
Superficial
Master plans
Enter me
Spiritual
Take my hand
Lead me from
Lead me on
Take my hand
Lead me from
Lead me on
Take me far away from here
The only thing I enjoy is having no feelings....being numb rocks!
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
you say you are in trouble
you say you've done another
is that what the moment decides
is that what you call dealing with the troubles
I don't seem to it's the prescribed medication
your not living in a fable
thought you'd finally spun that table
maybe this is just another trial
another tribulation
seems each day has made things harder
living is a pity
growing is a shame
have you ever thought of talking
speaking your mind might just do you good
can't live through another mutilation
can't seem to kick that designation
with all of the other sinners
it's only your own frustration
it's not only you in this situation
memories are daunting
when past seeks out another haunting
present is a treasure
leads to future motivations
but comfort doesn't bring an equal pleasure
consider all that matters
hey maybe you really should
then you have decisions
go and choose what really matters
living is a pity
growing is a shame
have you ever thought of talking
speaking your mind might just do you good
The only thing I enjoy is having no feelings....being numb rocks!
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
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I know what you mean depop but I prefer to think of it slightly different---You cannot hide from the past, you must make peace with it. If you're unable to forgive (yourself, others...), if you're unable to let go and you just push it down under, then eventually, it will rise to the surface at some point and you will have to face it. Better to face it with the upper hand being yours, than to let it surprise you and be unprepared---that could cause it to overwhelm you.
*nudge, nudge,
{{{{depopulationINC}}}}--hope you cheer up, m'dear!
No one needs a smile more than someone who fails to give one,
After you die...you know how to LIVE!
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
my disgrace;
consume my soul;
leave me battered,
laying here.
All exposed.
seek some charm;
fright these servants to sink away.
Promises;
leave the lips;
cast away,
by lier's grip.
Lay in awe;
such dismay;
remembering,
the guilts of yesterday.
Superficial
Master plans
Enter me
Spiritual
Take my hand
Lead me from
Lead me on
Let me sleep;
to shut my eyes;
please hide my dreams,
shrouding nightmares within disguise.
Bitter retention;
utter screams;
escape my mind,
leading to this mental disease
Seek a friend;
need to feel;
something else,
that guides away from here
What lays beneath;
its draws in near;
consumes my soul,
devouring nourishment from my fears
Superficial
Master plans
Enter me
Spiritual
Take my hand
Lead me from
Lead me on
Take my hand
Lead me from
Lead me on
Take me far away from here
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
you say you've done another
is that what the moment decides
is that what you call dealing with the troubles
I don't seem to it's the prescribed medication
your not living in a fable
thought you'd finally spun that table
maybe this is just another trial
another tribulation
seems each day has made things harder
living is a pity
growing is a shame
have you ever thought of talking
speaking your mind might just do you good
can't live through another mutilation
can't seem to kick that designation
with all of the other sinners
it's only your own frustration
it's not only you in this situation
memories are daunting
when past seeks out another haunting
present is a treasure
leads to future motivations
but comfort doesn't bring an equal pleasure
consider all that matters
hey maybe you really should
then you have decisions
go and choose what really matters
living is a pity
growing is a shame
have you ever thought of talking
speaking your mind might just do you good
And I won't make the same mistakes
(Because I know)
Because I know how much time that wastes
(And function)
Function is the key
Truly you are one of the most respected people on this poetry forum. Never stop, please.