...acceptance is the key,
isn't it?...
I suppose I am still
a child...
I don't want to accept
those two as my only options,
so to speak......
I think my heart cries
constantly...
"where is the middle ground?
the solid and stable place?"...
yet I still long for
the unexpected and surprising...
does this make me
simply human?...
A contest entry
- two pieces of your heart... by PrabhuDayal Khattar.
400 points, ended December 1, 2008, 13 entries
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The title reminds me of my personal situation, and then I read into your words a reflection of it. I want more choices too, but he has his rock and I have my hard place which will not change. Acceptance is the key to getting out whole, still we may struggle until it is clear we will not win by struggling. This is very human and vulnerable, and so adorable for that. Cheers, M
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Excellent
Very well done. Such a great write. Thank you for sharing.
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I think that all questions asked are 'simply human' - in fact, everything you have written is VERY human...the doubt, the longing, the need for a safe place. Well done, Rhonda.
Love, Lane
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Humm..very curious and thoughful querries you made through the poetic magic of your soul..well done..and thank you for your entry..goodluck..
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A different portrayal of the prompt...Thought provoking..
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nice
seems i'm finding all the deep soul searching material today.
very good stuff here that causes the reader to think.
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I am a little confused. You say that acceptance is the key and you are like a child. Then you say that you don't want to accept those as the only two options. I do not understand.
Children are the best at love because they DO accept unconditionally. You don't see babies staring at other woman's breasts and thinking "Wow, I wish I could go home with her." They accept their own mother completely and want no other. I would respectfully suggest that you need to be more like a child and find "the middle ground, the solid stable place" the way a baby does, by creating it through belief. No mother is as perfect as their baby thinks, and no baby as perfect as their mother thinks. Yet, they are not wrong in their thinking, just not objective. Just as you would not be wrong to create such a feeling again, just not objective. You may think this is a bad thing, but I assure you that you are not objective now! What's the difference? Accepting is only a different way of not being objective to the one you have now. The only difference is you would recognize it as not objective. Recognize this reality for what it is, completely subjective, then the transition becomes easy.
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...hmmm...thought I just did that...I'll have to look again...thanks for the psychological profile comment...always a surprise you are...Peace, R.
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looks like Allan is putting on his white jacket again
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...I thought I was used to the Dr. being in, but sometimes he catches me offguard...ok...he always catches me offguard, I'm not that good at hiding though...hahahaha...thanks, Lane
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Human yes, simple no. Beautifully expressed.
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Thanks for the simply human comment, Buddy... Peace, R.
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