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night falling
by Mary Frances Spencerfumble in the dark
we grasp for the few straws left
tunneling fear with apathy
numbing mind-blowing news
with the prescriptive or addictive
shopping unsatisfied
artificial desires
we hang
on the edge
poised over raging waters
can we find
courage compassion
a way to soothe or heal
we must let go
plunge into the morning
stand up and swim
for dear life
05/18/2008
Author's Note: It's been really hard to digest the news lately...so many disasters, wars, ...trying to figure out how I can help. MFS
Posted on 05/19/2008
Copyright © 2024 Mary Frances Spencer
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Laurie Blum on 05/19/08 at 09:18 PM You provide a intense picture of how helpless we can feel sometimes. Nicely written. |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 05/22/08 at 07:17 AM "we hang on the edge poised over raging waters"...it's just so powerful, the way you've conveyed the current world condition. It's part of why I am focusing on letting go of attachment to the material realm...
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| Posted by Rhiannon Jones on 05/23/08 at 01:48 PM Odd....with reading just the first couple of lines, I knew where you were going. I've been wanting to write about this, but haven't found the way. You did it well! |
| Posted by Rhiannon Jones on 05/23/08 at 01:49 PM and good title, too. |
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