Escaping the Image of Me
For years people have told you:
“You look just like her”
And while I don’t see the complete physical resemblance
Beyond similar hair and eye color,
I think what they were trying to do was to paint the feeling
That they had into words- the observation that our inner core, our essence is similar
Extroverted over-achievers with a flair for the dramatic and a love
Of being front and center
We have strong, independent personalities and value integrity and truthfulness
We are unflinchingly loyal,
Unless of course one has proven themselves to be lacking in the virtues we hold dear
LeadersAnd I ask, “Is there a reason why you don’t have positive feelings about being like me?
And you answer, “Because I feel like I am re-playing a movie role about your life”
Hazards of sharing journal entries of my life at your exact age….
And yes there are many, many similarities.
BUT there are differences that make you your own unique person
You are you and I am me
How lucky we are to have each other.
Kaleidoscope of colors, exuding energy
At each point of the spectrum
We walk this earth radiating points of our personality
Each sliver, each edge of brilliance has
The opportunity to touch someone’s life
Sometimes we are unaware of the net effect
Our color chart of traits has on others;
Not knowing that the interaction,
No matter how brief, caused an intermingling of color
Into another’s life
The energy passes, is received
And recycled into the aura surrounding them
Continuing to make a mark on the next in line
Be cognizant of your rainbow and
The good you can achieve by sharing your energy with others
You have the ability to change the world with your rainbow…..
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Circle of Life
Light of Hope
Belief in tomorrow
That you will be there
In your place as always
Yet
Life throws us curve balls
The path twists
And we dodge the arrow
Or unknowingly get caught in the cross hairs
Of our destiny
The pain of losing an ancient one
Is a million times milder than losing a child
Both sad, but the elder has led a long life
Affected change through many seasons
A child is just beginning to make a mark on the world
The possibilities are endlessly open
The pain cuts like a knife for those who were not there
They did not get the chance to say good-bye………
"You and I were friends from outer space
Afraid to let go, the only two who understood this place
And as far as we know, we were way before our time….."
~This Ain't Goodbye by Train
You will forever be a piece of me
A sliver of warmth wedged deeply into my heart and my psyche
You taught me to love deeply and risk greatly
Believing in the truth and not the norm
Allowing me to be the ‘me’ that was hidden away
Unpeeling the layers like the leaves of the artichoke
Until my essence was exposed
So glad that we have reached that pinnacle
That defines success for each of us today
Music and literature will forever tie the pages
Of our lives together
So glad that you won’t be traveling that road alone
So raise a glass to “the only two who understood this place”
I'll see you on the other side.
One day you will stumble upon this page
And you will be carried back in time
Slowly you will breathe in my words
And one by one, the cylinders of your brain will kick in
As the memories fire up the engine of yesterday
Once upon a time and long, long ago
You touched my life
You changed me in a metamorphic way
Your presence challenged me to change my view on the world
As you turned my universe upside down
We knew each other as much as any two humans can deeply decipher
Yet, a key element was missing that made our attachment
All the more remarkable
Years went by and memories faded to the dark recesses of our minds
But the words remained
Along with the power to tell the story from long ago
So take your time and choose carefully
Most of what you will find is about your life and our time together
The rest is left unwritten……
You never cease to amaze me with your dichotomous ability
To wax and wane in my life
One moment you are anger and fury pointing a crooked
Finger at the past
Months of eerie silence follows
As I wonder if you are destroying the life
I worked so hard to save
Then out of the blue you emerge and ask me:
“Do you recall ‘Be My Winding Wheel’ by Ryan Adams?”
Good Lord, of course I do
How could I forget……
There is an enormous history between the three of us
Sharing his music, discussing his lyrics, reading aloud to each other
From Ryan’s book of poetry, “Infinity Blues”
And then the magic occurs as you pull out your acoustic guitar
And play the song while soulfully singing out the lyrics
I haven’t heard you sing for me in years, yet it felt like yesterday
But different
Your life is set to the path I helped charter
And it is so very cool that we still debate and philosophize about
Great literary works and gut-touching music
I know your idiosyncrasies and you know my vanity
We share history that has shaped who we are today
And for some crazy reason that tenuous web remains unbroken…
