6.11.2011

what remains

rubble & broken things
struggling
people offering help
people who'd rather pretend
it didn't happen
people passing judgment
a squashed swimming pool
a busted heart.
Posted by Marian at 11:56 PM
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14 comments:

  1. life will rise back up out of the rubble, and the swimming pool will be mended or replaced.

    I suspect, too, that hearts will heal in time.

    but what to do about the judgement and pretense?

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  2. You say so much with so few words. Good one!

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  3. Some things are hard to repair. Swimming pools AND hearts. But hopefully they will be, in time.

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  4. These things happen. But this fog will soon clear up. Have faith.

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  5. There's a sense of sadness in this poem.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  6. As I read this, I got the feeling there was a lot more to this tale which remains unsaid.

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  8. Hard to keep afloat when the water gets sucked out of a relationship. But then... perhaps I missed the boat?

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  9. So much untold story here. Nice writing.

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  10. thank you. yes, hard to keep afloat!

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  11. I very clearly understand the busted heart, have been there and can empathize with you at the thought of a squashed swimming pool....brings back memories of my daughter when she was little. Precious, also, thanks for such a valued response for my poem, "O Flower Of Man," and thank you kindly for visiting my site. Stay creative.

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  12. "People who'd rather pretend it didn't happen" -- how true that this can be heartbreaking. Well said!

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  13. Sorry you had the problem. Hard for children to understand and easy for some adults to dismiss.

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