Lyrical Laments - 1. Caught

Thanks, northie  

I can totally relate to this. Well done!! 

Between you and JP you have me weepy tonight.  I know the feeling of watching a train wreck about to happen and being helpless to do or say anything.  

I know something of a pain and ache like this one. You can explain, but none can hear, you can cry, but the tears mean nothing to anyone else. But I can relate to this - hiding behind a screen of what's usual, while feeling more and more apart. Very well said.

Gary bub....I'm here and love you bub....  

your simple words convey all that is in my heart. my wish is you find your unexpected miracle

What can one say, I only can say I haven't  known you as long as some but I count you my friend and hope that you find what your looking for. In a good and meaningful way.

On 5/28/2017 at 7:42 PM, westleysunshade said:

I can totally relate to this. Well done!! 

Thanks, westley... I appreciate your comment... cheers... Gary....

On 5/28/2017 at 8:52 PM, LitLover said:

Between you and JP you have me weepy tonight.  I know the feeling of watching a train wreck about to happen and being helpless to do or say anything.  

Thanks, Lit  

On 5/28/2017 at 9:49 PM, Parker Owens said:

I know something of a pain and ache like this one. You can explain, but none can hear, you can cry, but the tears mean nothing to anyone else. But I can relate to this - hiding behind a screen of what's usual, while feeling more and more apart. Very well said.

Yes... you got it... thanks, Parker... cheers... Gary....

On 5/28/2017 at 10:47 PM, JayT said:

Gary bub....I'm here and love you bub....  

Thanks, Jay...

On 5/29/2017 at 1:06 AM, ColumbusGuy said:

How many times have I felt this way?  Numberless instances from childhood's teen years...and afterwards too.  It amazes me how we survived to grow up, but are any of us left unmarked?  I don't think so.

What child hasn't had the thought which came, even as a fleeting vision, that he might be adopted, and the people around him weren't really his family?  I knew it wasn't true, had seen pics of me in the hospital in the nurse's hand with tubes everywhere...but there always comes the moment when you wonder--where is the person who truly knows and loves me for ME? 

In a flash, like the anger that might have spawned it, the feeling of Unbelonging is gone...but the memory of it will be there for the rest of your life, unless you have no empathy or compassion to allow fellow-feeling.

Dang, is there any comfort food in the house?  Where's my chocolate? 

You are the absolute best, buddy. you get me xoxo

On 5/30/2017 at 4:18 AM, Bucket1 said:

On 5/30/2017 at 9:53 PM, mogwhy said:

your simple words convey all that is in my heart. my wish is you find your unexpected miracle

Thanks, Moggy  

On 6/2/2017 at 11:24 AM, Albert1434 said:

What can one say, I only can say I haven't  known you as long as some but I count you my friend and hope that you find what your looking for. In a good and meaningful way.

I count you as a friend too, Albert. You have a good and kind heart  

It' nice to feel you belong, but it's even better to know you did the right thing, no matter what your peers may say or think. It's almost impossible as a teen, but with maturity and a good dose of stubbornness and integrity we may get there eventually.

On 6/27/2017 at 9:16 AM, Timothy M. said:

It' nice to feel you belong, but it's even better to know you did the right thing, no matter what your peers may say or think. It's almost impossible as a teen, but with maturity and a good dose of stubbornness and integrity we may get there eventually.

Yeah... belonging is useless if you have compromised who you are. As much as I may want to belong, I don't need to. If we are fortunate enough to gain maturity, clarity often follows. That doesn't mean life can't throw us for loops or confuse us, because it can. Age plays a bigger part than I thought... perceptions of our worth changes for some, for sure... the trouble is, you don't know that until you get here   Thanks for sharing your thoughts, buddy... cheers... Gary   

Hey Gary,

I have seen that you speak volumes in just few lines. Belonging...yeah I can get that. But I feel that for belonging people need to accept you for who you are. Acceptance automatically leads to belonging...I feel (please don't mind the childish babbling of mine)

As always Amazing writing!!!

On 7/12/2017 at 2:41 AM, Aviana said:

Hey Gary,

I have seen that you speak volumes in just few lines. Belonging...yeah I can get that. But I feel that for belonging people need to accept you for who you are. Acceptance automatically leads to belonging...I feel (please don't mind the childish babbling of mine)

As always Amazing writing!!!

Thanks, Aviana! This one was written at a painful time. I agree that acceptance is of utmost importance, but being true to yourself can negate that acceptance. It is something I have wrestled with. There is nothing childish about your comments, nor is it babbling. I can tell you put measured thought into your words, and I appreciate what you have to say  . Thanks for thinking this amazing writing... cheers... Gary....

A sad beauty in this poem.  It expressed how I felt in high school most of the time.  As I matured it was less common and now rarely happens.  It still can happen as I age and feel the lose of friends and family.   

6 hours ago, raven1 said:

A sad beauty in this poem.  It expressed how I felt in high school most of the time.  As I matured it was less common and now rarely happens.  It still can happen as I age and feel the lose of friends and family.   

I must admit, this is an uncomfortable poem for me. It takes me back to a time I struggled to understand. It's about friendships, really, or what you thought were friendships. I think it is probably a poem many can feel and relate to. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Terry.