The Way Back
What fascinating creatures we are,
part spiritual,
part tissue/organ/and bone.
We often are amazed
at how easily
the freight train of emotion
barrels over the top
of the plateau of intellect.
We “know” we should or should not
do something, understand
that certain actions
will result in specific situations, but
the thrust of pure emotion is so strong
it cannot be parried;
it must find an outlet
in volume, in tears, in broken plaster
or pewter, in fists of rage,
in flights of fancy.
In medical journals we discover
symptoms of myocardial infarcts
can blossom from emotional pain;
like Robert Blake said in
ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE:
“Loneliness can kill you
every bit as well as a .44 Magnum.”
Healing
is a blessing, from a paper cut
to an emotional schism;
somehow we strive
to find our way back
to stability
to balance
to today masked as tomorrow.
Glenn Buttkus April 2010
Posted over on Magpie Tales 115
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I really like this, and I think I might know where it comes from.
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I liked "The Way Back" very much, Glenn. Bekki B.
ReplyDeletevery lovely! thank you!
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You're starting to sound like a poet....
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Whoo-hoo!!!
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Jannie
Thoughtful piece Glenn...I especially like the second stanza...
ReplyDeleteMagnum is more merciful
ReplyDeletenice...some really great touches in this one glenn...a great appraisal of the human condition and why we do certain things but also the relief as well of healing in the end there...very nice man...
ReplyDeleteGreat work- especially the last stanza
ReplyDeleteGreat points here, Glenn:
ReplyDelete"Healing
is a blessing, from a paper cut
to an emotional schism"
"to find our way back ... to today masked as tomorrow"
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ReplyDeleteGreat words. Coming back is a tough journey!
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