AND JUST HOW DOES ONE DEFINE ‘AWKWARD’ ANYWAY?

     AND JUST HOW DOES ONE

                    DEFINE ‘AWKWARD’ ANYWAY?

 I.e., Wasn’t that a very looooooong ride?

How many times, with tin-buttons ‘just pressed’,

We enter this vault, so completely un-dressed;

We stand, then descend; exhaling out fate:

Detaching our cares, our dislikes, and our hates…

Echoed by brass; warmed by fanciful grates.

Then, by intentional gazes we caught,

Avert our own eyes, crossing blank items off;

Forsaking all mercy, all logic, all sense;

The elevator sways with a stern recompense.

One’s image hence bends

In this odd, stark relief

Distorted by fury… applied by gold leaf;

As phantom bells softly tick three levels off,

As newcomers enter and children part coughs,

The elevator shudders, then shyly sings soft.

We hurl out of daydreams,

As never before; this ride grows much faster

Through tightly sealed doors;

We ponder those folks-

   Who’ve been newly dropped off . . .

(The elevator groans and starts pacing aloft).

Ten-floors below: what DO their hearts hold?

Imaginary lives, a performance unfolds;

Yet, tiring lassitude and shadowy clashes

Still muster faint praise for the idols and masses.

Yes, how many times, with tin buttons ‘just pressed’

We enter life’s vault under terms of duress?

Caught in the maelstrom of ‘been there before’

Provisional lessons court

“Permanent doors”.

Yet, multitudes yearn for faint folly, not reason;

Secrets lay barren, but NEVER in season;

All of this motion just taken in stride:

CONTRADICTION???

‘NOT REALLY’…

Wanting to spare one’s parents undue pain despite admitting their shortcomings should not surprise anyone…it is not actually a mutually exclusive proposition

 

Jennifer Willmott was on her A-game; outstanding last words and delivery…

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Remember no one asks for a personality disorder and this, alone, is a mitigating factor

 

I READ MRIs FOR A LIVIVG…

fMRI  tells the story;

{ergo, Jodi’s life must be spared}

POST-SCRIPT: The jury outcome was the only viable outcome. Mental illness is in its own category and there are imaging studies that portray very objective findings that confirm this. If you want to blame 'anyone', blame our creator for this major life flaw.

REMEMBERING THOSE TRULY PLACID MOMENTS…

Desiderata…WORDS FOR LIFE

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.



Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with ‘God’,
whatever you conceive [such force] to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful…
Strive to be happy.

(… no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should). 

          Hats off to the graduate!!!!

 

WE’RE VERY PROUD, NOT JUST OF

YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS,

BUT OF “YOU”.

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