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Sheltered? by ~Mizamour:iconMizamour:

Categories Literature > Poetry > Human Nature > Open


Sit in the hallway, mirror at your back
Listen to scraps of a world gone wrong
You empathize, try to
Apologize, and they say, painfully,
Just run along

Stand in the doorway, lined face under your skin
Emotions on the threshold can’t cross through
The eyes say go, the mouth frowns
Pins you down
Walk the legs and stay the soul

Then you go online, to the grapevine
To catch the latest hollow news
Find what else to confuse

How to follow when they don’t want you to go
How to find what they want you too well to know
How to speak in both innocence and true emotion
How to bend and twist that strangely learned devotion
How to make patience rest while worry steps aside
Take the cart and ride
Through mazes where you’re given maps
But no clue which to use
It’s time to choose
It’s time to choose
It’s time to choose
©2006-2009 ~Mizamour
:iconmizamour:

Author's Comments

I wrote this piece about a week ago... sigh.

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~signedconnection Aug 10, 2006, 7:13:21 AM
This sounds confusing and sad. I'm sorry you're torn this way.

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"If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities." -Maya Angelou
:iconerle40:
~Erle40 Aug 14, 2006, 2:09:18 PM
Wow. You okay?
That was beautifully written, by the way. I wish had gotten the chance to read more of your work when we were in Creative Writing together.

--
Faced with apathy, I will take action.
:iconmizamour:
~Mizamour Aug 19, 2006, 6:14:28 AM
Yep, I'm okay... my parents are divorcing, so things were *really* tense - but I'm okay :hug: Thanks a bunch! I wish I'd gotten to read more of yours too - it was great!

--
“Rather than asking ‘Who am I?’ we
might ask, ‘In how many ways can I be myself?’ Rather
than asking ‘What is my place in the world?’ the
question might be better put, ‘In how many ways can I
experience a sense of belonging to the world?’”
:iconerle40:
~Erle40 Aug 19, 2006, 8:35:17 AM
Eek. I know how that is, so if you ever need to talk...
And my writing's just okay. If you look at a single piece, it's good, but collectively... *sighs* there's no variety to the mood or tone of it. I want so badly to write something positve and upbeat alongside every cynical, dark moody essay of mine, but when I try, it's shit.
You on the other hand... you have a GIFT. It's pretty effin' awesome.

--
Faced with apathy, I will take action.
:iconmizamour:
~Mizamour Aug 20, 2006, 5:53:06 AM
Thanks so much :hug: That definitely helps! I know you've been thru the same thing, wow... yipe. And your writing is good - I love it! It's so creative - I love both your random pieces and your dark/moody pieces - you have a real signature style that comes through in all your pieces! But wow, thanks so much! I wish I wrote more... I need to start writing more fiction pieces, mostly it's all been blog/personal journal stuff lately. :) But classes start in a few days, so I'll probably be writing a lot then :) :glomp:

--
“Rather than asking ‘Who am I?’ we
might ask, ‘In how many ways can I be myself?’ Rather
than asking ‘What is my place in the world?’ the
question might be better put, ‘In how many ways can I
experience a sense of belonging to the world?’”
:iconerle40:
~Erle40 Aug 20, 2006, 11:33:52 AM
Swoot for writing! :D :glomp:

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Faced with apathy, I will take action.
:iconbyrnwyrm:
Mood: Sadness *byrnwyrm Aug 20, 2006, 7:21:30 PM
Good writing. Bad situation. =(

Cheers,

Bradley :rose:

--
"A delayed game is eventually good. A bad game is bad forever." -Shigeru Miyamoto
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~DreamUnhinged Aug 29, 2006, 9:00:18 AM
I think I forgot to mention that I thought this was absolutely great stuff, which is weird because the thought that it was absolutely great stuff was really powerful at the time. I was like "WOW," I just didn't say anything.

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and I'd like to
change the world
it's easier than changing me
:iconmizamour:
~Mizamour Aug 30, 2006, 7:47:20 PM
Thanks so much! That means a lot :hug:

--
“Rather than asking ‘Who am I?’ we
might ask, ‘In how many ways can I be myself?’ Rather
than asking ‘What is my place in the world?’ the
question might be better put, ‘In how many ways can I
experience a sense of belonging to the world?’”
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