A Dream Undefined (pt3)

[JEG325]

....The angel spoke words of truth to me, said this place was not my destiny.....Suddenly, I appeared back in time, before a house that used to be mine.....The walls were yellowed and falling down, silence and darkness was all around.....A voice in the distance spoke to me out loud, saying, 'Son leave here but, know I'm proud!'.....I walked away as the tears rained down, adrift in sadness and threatening to drown.....Then I woke up on an island out at sea, nothing around as far as I could see.....As the dawn made it's way across the sky, I could only stand there and ask, 'Why?'.....Nowhere to go and no where to escape, left with unending days of the same landscape.....[Anyone for part 3 of my poems about dreams? It's probably not as good as the other 2 but, I thought I'd post it anyway. As usual, feel free to psycho analyze, cause I'll be darned if I know why I write these poems!]

[BonnieSue]

Hi John, I think you hear your dad's approval with the voice speaking, and your tears are for about age 9, is it the divorced family that occurs about that time? then you're marooned on the island which is you today, stalled here in this place due to your health problem.

[JEG325 in reply to BonnieSue]

Pretty fair, my smart friend. You hit the dad thing on button. 7'ish is where the family split apart. Yes, the island is here where I uselessly sit, spinning my wheels. You know me pretty dang well!

[aaronm in reply to BonnieSue]

I was thinking the EXACT same thing.

[JEG325 in reply to aaronm]

You are awesomely smart too, my friend. And you know me nearly as well as Sue does. That fact is dear to me, my friend. I'll talk to you later when I wake up.....

[BonnieSue in reply to JEG325]

I forgot to say that your sorrow was incredibly intense due to feeling responsible for the split up. Something worth keeping in mind at times.

[JEG325 in reply to BonnieSue]

Still good, my friend. Going to eat. Text now, still srewing up....

[Hidden]

My goodness that is soooo beautiful, I love it! Have a beautiful day my friend. Love, peace, light, joy & hugs for you!

[JEG325 in reply to Hidden]

Hey, A59. nice to hear from you. Thought the other 2 were better but, decided to post it anyway. Your approval and praise means everything! 500 kazillion hugs for one of my favorite people!

[Hidden in reply to JEG325]

Well I sure hope all is well with you. Oh for goodness sake you don't need my approval! You have some talent there my friend! Okay are you ready? Here comes dump trucks of love, peace, light, joy & hugs for you! Make it shine today!

[JEG325 in reply to Hidden]

Luv your hugs, A59💖💖💖💖

[Hidden in reply to JEG325]

More hugs for you! Have a beautiful day. Love, peace, light & joy!

[JEG325 in reply to Hidden]

Sending some back at you, my friend, and you are one of my good friends out here. Have a blessed morning.....

[Hidden in reply to JEG325]

I wish for you the same & more! Make it shine today! Love, peace, light, joy & hugs for you!

[NCAQuilter]

I feel your pain and confusion here. Others are suggesting much of 3 is about your parents divorce when you were 7-9. If so, 3 describes my feelings exactly when my own parents divorced. Parents divorcing devastate children, and parents need to take special care that children aren't scarred. Few parents have the skills to pull this off, so we become the walking wounded. Number 3 illustrates this very well! I like Bonnie's island interpretation. It fits.

I feel this part goes well with 1 and 2.

Good job.

[JEG325 in reply to NCAQuilter]

Thank you. I thought it was weaker. Big fiasco going on with me right now. Wish me luck!

[JEG325 in reply to NCAQuilter]

Not divorce, my friend the family split with me and dad on one side and mom & my two brothers on the other side. The split was permanent but, the disfunctional unit remained together for many painful years.....

[NCAQuilter in reply to JEG325]

Painful. My heart aches to hear you went through all this. More painful than divorce. Too bad your parents didn't care for you children better. I'm sure they did the best they could given whatever they had to deal with, but obviously it wasn't enough. Besides the three 'r's schools should teach parenting skills. Not just physically caring for children, but caring for their hearts, minds, and souls, too. How much better our world would be if this was added to our curriculum.

[JEG325 in reply to NCAQuilter]

You are absolutely right!

[NCAQuilter]

Luck, and peace, love

[JEG325 in reply to NCAQuilter]

Oh, added my comment to your other reply. How ya doing?

[NCAQuilter in reply to JEG325]

Actually, pretty great! Sustaining a dialogue with my son! You know how happy that makes me! Thanks for asking.

[JEG325 in reply to NCAQuilter]

Awesome! I love to hear that! Bad day for me! That makes me feel 100% better!

[NCAQuilter in reply to JEG325]

Any thing I can do? I wish I could move heaven and earth!

[JEG325 in reply to NCAQuilter]

NCAQ, can we pm for a minute?

[JEG325 in reply to NCAQuilter]

No strike that. I have to go to bed. I desparately need sleep....Mayne tomorrow we can talk?

[NCAQuilter in reply to JEG325]

I'll check in in the morning, around 8, pst

[BonnieSue]

I've changed my mind. part 3 is every bit good poetry as the other parts. it has events worthy of note, much sadness, ends with little action, and is firmly based in the reality of your life. I think the last 2 are the reasons it may not seem as good as the others...it's not like a hit movie with fast, hard-hitting, nonstop action or suspense for the last 15 minutes. The movies and book authors have conditioned us to expect this and we seem to think anything less is lacking.