What can I say that hasn't been said by the other commenters?
I concur with the general sentiment. Great poetry, no doubt, and I also send hugs and well wishes!
But I couldn't leave it there. I had to do what I do. I look for meaning. I enjoy the word choices and flow, for sure. Music is a deep passion of mine, and what is a song but a poem set to a beat? So from that perspective, I've enjoyed a ton of poetry, and this poem(s) bring similar enjoyment.
But being the science guy / programmer type, words are data as well. What are the concepts being discussed? What are the causes and effects? How does it all comport with my model of the human condition? My "Young Sheldon" tendencies enjoyed this post in that way.
I see data indicating that you think about life and death. I think we all do. My thought is that we all experience life, of course. But we've also been very very very near death both physiologically and psychologically.
For example, one thing we all went through is that near death experience known as birth. We're in the garden of Eden for 9 months where our every need is fulfilled through no work of our own, by our host in that garden. Then we are cast out, and death is certain within a short amount of time if someone does not save us from the situation we find ourselves in. We're not born as baby giraffes who get up on 4 wobbly legs and eat leaves right away. We are born helpless; we can do nothing for ourselves. We need a savior, an apparent all powerful god, and anyone old enough to be reading this, had that savior in their life at that time.
Then they walk away. Psychologically we know the consequences if they don't return - we're dead because we can not survive on our own. We beseech and supplicate in the only way we instinctively know. We become emotional and cry and reach our hands up towards the sky, up where they were, when they are away. We make eye contact and smile for bonding purposes when they return, showing our gratitude.
I could go on and on, but this is your most excellent post in a continuing series of such. So I'll just smile and make virtual eye contact, hoping and praying that you come back to us again, when you can. Wishing you all the best!
And for fun, sending you pizza and a one-liner!
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I really love all of the perspective you shared there, I feel as if I know you on a deeper level now. 💚
Totally into what you said about birth, I believe that is a hugely impactful experience for us, just one that we cannot remember. Sometimes I wonder if expanding awareness itself is why babies cry... never being hungry, and then suddenly you experience it, and it hurts. It's cold, your body aches from the efforts of your mother, and then you must digest for the first time...
I find a lot of value in your words, and gratitude that you took the time to share them with me. I want to say more, but I seem not to have the correct verbiage! 😱🤣
Thanks for the well wishes too Kenny 🤗 it means a lot to know that I am in your prayers. 💕 Although I don't state it in the poems, I have a variety of diagnoses ranging from autoimmune diseases to visual snow syndrome (it's a fancy medical term for having tons of spots in your vision for no apparent physical reason lol). I think that trying to figure out how to fight back against them has been harder than many of the symptoms themselves. It's mentally hard to be candid...
When I wrote these I was coming out of a flare up, which thankfully now has more or less passed! Hoping the warmer weather keeps carrying me upwards, and in the meantime I'm praying and loving those around me with everything I've got. Finding strength where I can, and peace where I can't. That's all we can do, right? You've made me smile and given me the warm fuzzies, huge hugs to you my friend! 😁🤗
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