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. CDG @ Move Over Mary Poppins!June 12, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    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. Madeleine Begun KaneJune 12, 2011 at 2:15 AM

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

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  3. MaryJune 12, 2011 at 10:22 AM

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

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  4. Miss `ChievousJune 12, 2011 at 11:24 AM

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

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  5. AndyJune 12, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    There's a sense of sadness in this poem.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Kerry O'ConnorJune 12, 2011 at 12:47 PM

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

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  7. MarianJune 12, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    maybe *wink*

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  8. PhotoDictionJune 12, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    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. SusannahJune 12, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    So much untold story here. Nice writing.

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  10. MarianJune 12, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    thank you. yes, hard to keep afloat!

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  11. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    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. Judith C EvansJune 13, 2011 at 12:22 AM

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

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  13. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 8:07 AM

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

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  14. MarianJune 13, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    right on.

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