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Dark Places

My storage in the basement, lower bottom shelf
Hides all the shit that happened to my family and myself.
In a time of weariness, and me a stupid  fool,
I opened up Pandora's box;  very, very cruel.
I'll put it back and shut the door, carry on with life
I'll burn the lot when I can, it's full of bloody strife.
We must have some pleasures, get on with living well,
Forget those times of misery and all that living hell.

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Sometimes it is better to leave well enough alone.

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  • venus21
    March 1

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    All that was so sweet what you said thank you very much and I hope you come bye and see some more of my poetry.


    • rbruce gold member
      March 1
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      I do appreciate your commenting and will revisit your page again.


  • Nom de Plume
    February 2

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    sometimes it is.. sometimes the best thing to do is to destroy all memory of past events, helps in the moving on...if not, I have a box of matches Im willing to lend you...
    Cheers mate.

    • rbruce gold member
      February 2
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      My pandora's box is purely memory. i have nothing concrete stored anywhere. Somewhere amongst my 40 odd moves from place to place in three countries almost all my material possessions have got lost. i am doing a mental burning, though.Some things are best forgotten, as you have said. Thanks for commenting, my friend.


  • just mercedes gold member
    February 1

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    Oh dear, it seems the Pandora boxes are opening at the moment. I can identify with your feelings here, and with the need to live life now, in this moment, and live it well.

    • rbruce gold member
      February 1
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      I wonder just how many of us have those tough miserable times filed away somewhere in a box. Seems there are many. Thanks Mercedes, may we all live life now, and live it well.

  • davidwright silver member
    February 1

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    I have a skeleton or two my closet as well and sometimes in my dreams I hear them rattle. Good piece of work Bob.

    David

    • rbruce gold member
      February 1
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      Life is like that David, you do hear the buggers trying to get out now and then,me, like you, mostly in dreams. Thank you my friend.

  • A floatingleaf silver member
    February 1
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    Like this, you make a great point...well done...

    • rbruce gold member
      February 1
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      Life wasn't meant to be easy, but there is no need to keep the skeletons on show forever. File them and enjoy life where you can. Many thanks for commenting, I really appreciate them all.


  • arafura gold member
    February 1
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    Well done Bob. I enjoyed the read very much!

    • rbruce gold member
      February 1
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      Thanks John. I think we all have a box of misery deep in our memory, specially us older blokes. It may well be better to leave it where it is and get on with the business of living right now.

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