i don’t even have words anymore
for the dark bleeding stuff that coats the shadows of the well’s walls
i knew i had climbed too high
but you could only know that if you looked down right?
so maybe the trick is to never look back.
maybe if i’d gotten more sleep
maybe if i’d gotten more rest
maybe if i’d been painting
maybe if i’d taken a walk
maybe if i’d listened to music
maybe if i’d not gotten into theocratic discussions
maybe if i’d just let him go…
why can’t you just let him go already?
i think i need to lock myself away with a thermos of coffee
or a bottle of wine (or two)
and smokes
serious painting jags always take smokes….
i wish i had the space and time to do so.
i need it.
it’s the only way i have to really assimilate changes
and there’s been a lot of them lately - all good too
but changes are never easy for me
maybe i like being here at the bottom.
sounds like i’m being a wee bit pathetic…






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August 25, 2008 at 9:30 pm
randall
I know what you mean, the bottom is such a safe place. Don’t need any will power , just wine. However- the further down we are, the more we are learning to live.
It does seem safe…though I’m not sure about learning to live while I’m down here. Seems more like the learning is when you start climbing back up again….
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I checked out your writing (and art!). I rather like both of them.
August 26, 2008 at 1:18 am
gypsy-heart
The darkness can feel safe for those of us that frequent it. ‘Tis the place where creativity is born! The place of writings and paintings for you my dear…beautiful ones!
Embrace the darkness…the power is yours!
Creative energies and peace of heart to you!
You are ever so right. It is the birthplace of much of my creativity. Perhaps that is why we keep dipping into the well? (Speaking for myself of course.)
Now, if I could just get more sleep while I’m down here…. :)