Prideful Fear
Prideful FearPerhaps it is pride that prevents me fromReaching out to you, I have so many Rationalizations for why I wont, fearChiefly among them, fear that this timeIt is do or die and I think...
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MM,There are many gems within this treasure chest.You show a side of human nature that is so veryhuman. Pride and fear cause so much pain.You tell it well!sarah
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sarah,thanks for reading and commenting; it means a great deal to me how much you really get this poem, because the subject is so important to me. when i was writing it, my goal was to create the...
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Quote:Maybe our problem is that both of us wantTo know the ending when the ending is notWhat matters~ this says it all for me, MM....it's similar to wasting precious time complaining about not enough...
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*hugs* thank you Sash! I appreciate your kind words and thoughts. glad you enjoyed reading this and the message. you're so right about people needing to live more in the moment, rather than fret about...
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MM..Your words have really hit home for me..I have been so busy with life's trials and tribulations that I have not been doing one of the things I love most..participating at the Pub...Thank you for...
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THank you Deb for reading and commenting--it means a lot to me.--must dash
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Madam:Too often an adventure's ending result crushes the essence of a process. And as your poem implies, too often the process never gets going because of fear of how the result plays out.We humans...
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we do miss out on alot of life and each successive generation doesn't seem to learn from the mistakes of its forebearers and so humans never really progress in the ways that matter.thanks for reading...
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With pride and fear being such worthless and useless emotions, I've no idea what you mean here, MM.EnjoyedJ
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MM, it is amazing what messes lack of communication and fear of being rebuffed can get us into. This is very well written and as you say, full of rationalizations for inaction.Very well doneJared
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MM,Bravissimo on the fine poem..It is a great pleasure to light the beacon!sarah
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There's a Joycean stream of consciousness here that I find very appealing with the added bonus of not needing a simultaneous translation.That's style....with universal content.thanksglen
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thanks for reading and commenting jasper...we can debate on the other issue later. --must dash
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Glen,*blush* what a kind and wonderful compliment!!! thank you so much for reading and commenting.--must dash
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thank you for reading and commenting Dan, i really appreciate it.--must dash
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