I needed to vent... if inappropriate, please take it down

[Jvaughan0]

Sitting on a fence of razor wire,

Fearing the fall and eyeing the spire.

Got drugs that nail the male,

Keeping the sky a pasty pale.

Medicine men count the cuts and brands

With their odd arithmetic and scans.

Scripted chants becoming scatters,

Antiseptic caveats of a life in tatters.

Lift off easy from that chancy fence,

Leaving behind bloody recompense.

Stuck between the day and night,

Tangled so there is no flight.

The perch between what was and is

Lights the darkness of despair,

Casting shadows in a hopeful flair.

If could be undone what's done,

Would a grassy plain be won?

Would the thorny fence change,

Or would the hurdle be another range?

[MyDad76]

You are very good at writing! Don’t hold it in, just put out and ease your soul. We all need to vent sometimes. Hope you fell better soon! Until than, we are hear for you. Be gentle on yourself.

[EdBacon]

Venting is allowed here. We understand. Don't give up the fight!

[Kaliber]

vent away brother , what better place than among supportive brothers that “ get it “ better than anyone else ?

❤️❤️❤️

[Kaliber]

huh …. Did you get to see my two little poems before I erased them ? Thought I got them off before someone could see ‘em …… hummmmmm

I’d did like his bit about pigmy ponies and his dental floss ranch yayahahahaya hysterical. A lot like Fireside Theatre, I still listen to the pastor Rod Flash bit yayahahahaya bozos on this buss, pliers - dwarf… and many of their bits. They could screw with your head better than Pink Floyd.

Just like everywhere in life , all of us really are the bozos on this buss. Free fares and plenty of comfortable empty seats too.

❤️❤️❤️

[DSJo in reply to Kaliber]

It's all fantastic. Funny, I was just recently thinking about Firesign Theater and Frank Zappa. Glad someone else on this planet still remembers them.

[Kaliber in reply to DSJo]

I’d guess that the vast majority of those here are geriatric …… about a quarter or so old hippies, smokers and tokers.

When we were all sitting around in the era of free love, stoned, listening to Zappa, Hendrix and the lot …. I’ll bet none of this was what we thought of as our eventual end. Probably never thought of an end at all.

Peace brother ❤️❤️

[CAMPSOUPS in reply to Kaliber]

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There I was back in those days

[Kaliber in reply to CAMPSOUPS]

yayahahahaya yayahahahaya … funny . That looked like the living room In the Painted Lady we lived in on Haight street ( they were run down crash pads back in those days , different tribe on every floor ).

[CAMPSOUPS in reply to Kaliber]

Awww Ha. Keychain. Your face says whew feels good to get my head back again.

[Kaliber in reply to CAMPSOUPS]

lol …

[Kaliber]

love him too, Robin Williams, Steve Martin. All hysterical in their heydays.

[Rocketman1960]

Jim Morrison could write no better. Well done.

[Jp2sea]

Love the creativity. bringing light to darkness

[BigTlittleo]

Soothing the savage beast! Loved it.

[DSJo]

I love it

[MateoBeach]

Vent. To ventilate

1. To open a relief valve in a high pressure system to release pressure safely.

2. To bring in fresh air to a closed space to reduce toxicity and renew the atmosphere.

3. To take in a deep breath.

All good!

[Kaliber in reply to MateoBeach]

lol

[Jvaughan0 in reply to MateoBeach]

All good.

[Andy1569]

Thanks to all! I needed a smile today.

[SteveTheJ]

Don't quit your day job....

[Jvaughan0 in reply to SteveTheJ]

lol... I'm retired.

[Survivor1965]

Very good! One thing, tangled to there is no fight,,, Ive never fought so hard for anything in my entire life. Peace

[Jvaughan0 in reply to Survivor1965]

I'm with. Peace.

[CountryJoe]

Fantástic!!!!

[ARIES29]

Sooo true, good one.

[Mikeski]

🙏

[Spyder54]

Hang in there Brother. There will be sunny days. Go to a quiet place, take in some deep breaths. Hold for 3 seconds, then 5 seconds, relax, now 7 seconds. Listen to the wind, or birds, or a distant sprikler. Think of 5 things you are grateful for, and send Blessings to 6 or 12 people past or living. Slowly open your eyes. Look up at the sky. Breathe deeply. Stretch. I give you my word you will feel refreshed. Promise. Mike

[Jvaughan0 in reply to Spyder54]

Not really depressed, Mike... more just fed up. But thanks for the suggestion.

[Spyder54 in reply to Jvaughan0]

Right on JvaughanO, Meditation keeps me in a good space. I look at this like….ok, this is the card dealt us, now lets make the most of it. Your poem spoke to me of how difficult this can be.

Keep your Bucket list full, and execute 1 at a time.

My best to you and yours, Mike

[Mrtroxely]

👍🤟not on enzalutamide are you?

[pjd55d]

I think it's great - thank you

[Hidden]

My prose and poetry can only be distilled into "I feel like crap" from Lupron!

[Jvaughan0]

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all

Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." -Yeats

You spoke the truth, brother. Lupron wears on me each day. Sometimes I think Lupron and Cancer sit around debating which one will place me in that Grecian urn first.