False Friends: a lesson
False friends are nice
they will turn you over
and say, "Namaste!"
they'll even do it twice
to make sure the word
touches you.
That short sharp shock
will leave you numb,
will come from behind,
just in front of the denial;
there is an endless line-
move along, pay no mind- next!
And when you know it's done
the laughter comes,
tickles your ear
like a kindness
almost heard, then bites down;
and you learn that your soul can bleed.
Thank you for the lesson - goodbye
they will turn you over
and say, "Namaste!"
they'll even do it twice
to make sure the word
touches you.
That short sharp shock
will leave you numb,
will come from behind,
just in front of the denial;
there is an endless line-
move along, pay no mind- next!
And when you know it's done
the laughter comes,
tickles your ear
like a kindness
almost heard, then bites down;
and you learn that your soul can bleed.
Thank you for the lesson - goodbye
posted by b at 12:00 AM
2 Comments:
It is October! Leaves are turning color & falling to the ground.
Soon they'll be silenced, but if I listen attentively- though it's Autumn, I can hear the crickets & night birds' sound.
"I suppose {we can count ourselves fortunate} if we have one friend in this life who seems, on some levels, not an {absolute} separate person, however dear & beloved, but an expansion, an interpretation, {a joyful part- even in troubled times}, of one's self, the very meaning of the soul."
adaptation
~ E. Wharton
"Lots of people want to ride with us in the limo, but real friends will will take the bus with us when the limo breaks down."
Just thoughts. :)
& so I begin another day reading:
"... Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith,
Were there is despair, hope,
Where there is darkness, light,
Where there is sadness, joy.
B., every now & again, you present like a gem... banging 'round in one of those rock tumblers; The important thing is that a gem is still a gem.
(Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug)
You really do need to write a new piece soon!
:) 0's galore
(seemed like the place to post this)
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