Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Poetry as Oppression

The thought of a month of poetry has turned
This morning from the

    Joyful Anticipation

of yesterday, to the

    Crushed Oppressive Dread

of today.

Oh yes.  I remember now.  I remember my life-
long victim's plea to be loved.  Look at me!
Look what I can do!  Now you will see!
Love me.

It always leads to failure,
It always leads to despair,
To a frozen inability to perform,
And a sad paralyzing depressive dread,
That brings the terrifying life-denying prediction to life.

But, but, but, but I know it will be different.
I know I don't have to, I might not, oh, why
did I say I would do it.

Everyone will see.

Everyone will know.

Oh no.

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  1. Ai ai ai , I relate! ---But I didn't tell anyone I was gonna do it. Guess you're braver. :)

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    1. lol! You did now! I'm not sure if brave is the word. Almost every thing I do is motivated by fear. I've just gotten to a point where my meta fear that I will always let me fear stop me from everything is triumphing right now. Plus lots of yoga and meditation.

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  2. Ah, yes, the poetry dread. It's not easy putting one's work out there for all to see!

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    1. You've sure got that right. I can't stand not putting it out either. I don't know what to do!

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  3. Oh yes. It gets easier, esp. in company. I hope you have a writer's peer group to meet with for mutual encouragement. Priceless.

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    1. I wish I had a writer's peer group too, but I don't connect well with people. Long ago I learned to have a pleasant even humorous facade that makes a lot of people think I'm well socialized, but I'm not. I really don't understand social interactions and when I think someone might be acting like they want to be acquaintances or friends I can't tell if they mean it. It's the fun of Asperger's. I always assume that people don't really want me around. It's safer than thinking they do and then finding out they don't, especially when I have a hard time telling. I always feel like the kid watching through the window. Hmmm. There might be a poem there. If there is, you inspired it, thanks:)

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  4. I think you captured the "yay I get to write! On no people are going to pay attention!" fear. Have you ever read any of Gretchen Leary's poetry? I think you may like it.

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    1. No, I don't think I have. I just noticed I'm to late to make it to mass this morning so now I have an extra hour! Yay! I'll go on the interthingy and try to find some now.

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