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Apr 04 2007

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You, Me and Us

Posted at 5:52 pm under Creative Writing, Dreams, Faith, Future, Humanity, Imagination, Kindred, Life, Poetry, count your blessings, dear readers, ghosts, my heart, original fiction, perspective, ponderings, questions, time in a bottle, what matters, writing

If I had never
come along
would my absence
to you, seem wrong?
(would you feel it?)

If you had never
lived and breathed
would your footprint
disappear the need?
(of your soul to mine?)

If paths that crossed
had never been
would the world change
and stop its spin?
(would the dance end?)

Do we matter
in the greater scheme
to one another
or do I dream?
(who would wake me?)

In life’s fabric
are we each a thread
that if removed
make words unsaid?
(which words don’t matter?)

Can another come
and take our place
without interupting
a sacred space?
(reserved for only one?)

7 responses so far

7 Responses to “You, Me and Us”

dragonlifeon 05 Apr 2007 at 5:53 am 1

You build your own paths
You make your own friends
You see your own dreams
You enjoy life together

A bientot!
Robert-Gilles

very true, my friend. very true.
sarah
ozymandiazon 06 Apr 2007 at 3:59 am 2

Thought provoking indeed. Just found your place here by way of site to site to site… ya know. Anyhow, always on the lookout for poetry blogs, am liking very much this one.
Oh, and I married a Flanagan (with the a instead of an i). Not sure what that has to do with anything but there it is.

i’m glad you found me, ozy - thank you. i’m glad you like it here, as i always love to have visitors. i managed to get a wee peek at your place and will return. you are quite the poet yourself.

happy easter.

sarah
tomachfiveon 07 Apr 2007 at 3:13 am 3

Very beautifully asked questions which are in themselves answers to metaphysical searchings which in other words, who am I with you in here. Lovely, Happy Easter to You!

good morning tomach and happy easter to you too. who am i with you in here? that describes perfectly my question.
sarah
debambamon 07 Apr 2007 at 2:02 pm 4

Nicely put Sarah.
But then you’ve made a habit of doing just that haven’t you Happy Easter!
Kelly

i don’t know if i’ve a habit of it, but i do try - i really do.
happy easter to you and the little one and the rest of the gang.
sarah
Lollyon 07 Apr 2007 at 2:05 pm 5

That’s beautiful!

thank you, lolly i’m glad you think so.
sarah
krkbakeron 09 Apr 2007 at 4:06 pm 6

It’s nice the way you took common questions and used imagery and language to really drive home the importance in finding the answers (for the individual’s growth). Because you asked the questions beautifully, it almost hints that the some of the suffering from self-doubt and relationships we endure are also beautiful, i.e. the journey of asking the hard questions-that the sadness sometimes can be wonderful because of the moments you’ve been fortunate enough to have. And loving someone and losing them is a great example of just that. Kim

hi kim, i’ve missed you.

i really loved your perspective on this - it is a view i didn’t consider and yet in reading what you said, i see you are right. especially that the sadness sometimes can be wonderful because of the moments you’ve been fortunate enough to have

beautifully said.

love,
sarah
krkbakeron 09 Apr 2007 at 4:08 pm 7

If you would, please fix my grammatical boo-boo of ‘it’s’, stream of consciousness interrupted. Thanks, kim.

done. we aren’t anal writers or anything, are we? sarah