Out of My Mind

IF I… WOULD YOU? If I wrote a poem… Would you read it? If I wrote a song… Would you sing it? If I made a path… Would you follow it? If I made a kite… Would you fly it? If I spoke form the heart… Would you feel it? If I spoke of happiness… Would you see at it? If I were a clown… Would you laugh at me? If I built a clock… Would you make time for me? If I built a dream… Would you share it with me? If I were you… Would you be me? May 2005 Author Comment: Unfortunately this was written to a dying cause. We faced a lot of similar hardships throughout our lives that gave us a special bond. Last I knew she still carried around the original piece of paper that this was written on. Anonymous Said: Really good Anonymous Said: Isn’t that the question on everyone’s minds? Will you be what I need you to be for me? But that is impossible. Feelings are severed between two people for a reason. And no one ever feels exactly the same as another at the exact same time. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just crawl into each other’s minds and be truly connected? Author Comment: It is not so much about being what one “needs” another to be. It is about taking part in what they have to offer. Notice it is not about material things, but more about things that just about anyone could offer another. It is about companionship and truly bonding. The most important two lines in this (to me), which is what I based this whole idea around… take any two people in a relationship and ask this question. If I were you… Would you be me? Think about anyone that you have been with or are with or wanted to be with and really think… if they became me and I could be anyone I wanted, would I want to become them? The only way to keep your relationship is to become them, whether it is fame, glory, average, scarred, hurt etc… whatever their life has been will now be your past. You could also do this to look at yourself and who you are, what you have become. You can’t change the past, but what do you have going for you that they would want to become you if you had become them? If nothing else, you should always be able to say each other. This piece is my definition of “True Love”. It is not about what you have had, have, will ever have, never had, don’t have or will never have. It is about doing what it takes to have each other that is my definition of true love. Anonymous Said: Your words are sweet on paper; try that with your current life. Think of how you make people feel with what you say. Open your mind up a little and you might find the love you’re seeking. Or is it being alone that drives you to write? If you don’t take a little leap of faith you might miss the best love of your life. So unlock the locks to your heart and let someone in… Author Comment: My life is as open as I write, or it is now. And of course everything is subject to change. I write because I enjoy it, even though English was my worst subject in school. For me a lot of it is overcoming my biggest weaknesses. To open up and writing, by sharing some events from my life in my writing and by doing it fairly well, I am overcoming both. And to answer your try that it your current life comment. How are you so sure I haven’t tried? Do you think all marriage counselors have a perfect marriage? I doubt it. I believe it takes two people with the same philosophies and needs from a relationship to really make it work well. Sure some last 20, 30, 50 and maybe 75 years. Communication really is the key, and not just talking about hobbies or TV or the game. I feel you should talk about the relationship itself. What do we do for each other that put those smiles on our faces? What irritates you and me and is never mentioned. Did you ever think that someone does something out of habit and maybe for a very sentimental reason, maybe not? But it irritates you, but if you understood why it wouldn’t seem so bad. Maybe he whistles while shaving, because as a child he watched his father or grandfather do the same. Maybe she hums while reading or cooking because her mother or grandmother did. Maybe the pet peeves have no meaning, biting nails, dusting during the weather… I think you get the idea. Anyway most of what you read is based on my life. A lot of what I wrote is real emotion, pain and happiness that I have felt. Anonymous Said: I feel finding the love a person needs and wants is all in whom you meet and the two of you taking the time! To get to know each other! No one is perfect but you must find closeness and some type of friendship is important in a partnership and it takes a lifetime and together to become almost one. GOOD KNIGHT A man of men in transparent armor, Standing in the shadows, Somehow seems to charm her. Without taking action, She couldn’t help, But to confess her attraction. Openly sharing her story, As an old folk tale, Spoken with subtle glory. Broken with smiles and laughter, Sparkling eyes, And uninhibited chatter. With each flip of the hour glass, Time moves on yet is replayed, The night has come to pass. Sands of time that fall today, Are tomorrow’s memories, As they fall back the other way. Standing under the moon light, As their heads lower, She says Good Knight. July 19,2007 Author Comment: Section 1 There really is no armor; it is her looking past the physical attraction and getting to know the man for who he is, as if she couldn’t see him. Section 2 Not acting on the attraction, only confessing it. Section 3 Speaking of her confession, as if the story had been told many times, as she paused for a breath he could pick up the story. Section 4 The seriousness of the conversation of ten broken with laughter, eye contact and idle chatter. Section 5 Each time you look at an hour glass you will remember this story. As the grains of sand fall recording time and memories as they did one night. Section 6 They are also a symbol of another time, memory and day. Section 7 As the night ends they hang their heads and part. As she says good night, he knows she has seen thru his armor and now knows him for who he is. I really enjoyed writing this one. Anonymous Said: That was great, and very open minded. The things that you write about are great and some sweet. I hope some day I will find someone as open minded and inspirational as you… if this is the real you inside. XTC said: OK, Where to start… 1. What were you really thinking about? 2. What did you want to do? a. What would have happened if you both were to go away from the place that you were? i. To take this individual from all his / her problems. 3. In your description, you wrote “as if the story had been told many times, as she paused for a breath he could pick up the story.” …explain. a. Did you feel as if this person had told this before? 4. I truly believe that this person truly in that moment was feeling something that he or she had never felt before. Like this person really got her, for who she was and stood for. 5. I loved this one, it truly told a story about two individuals who wanted to touch but couldn’t whether it was because of marriage, morals etc… I think that these two individuals will share this moment forever, always looking, feeling and wanting but never touching… this one had a lot of feeling in it. I would be interested to see another like this… you were very descriptive and I loved the way you worded the ending as if the story has more to it… good job, can’t wait to read more. Author Comment: More insight by request. 1. A past experience. 2. I can not predict what would have happened. I know what I wanted to happen, and also what couldn’t happen. I believe there was a very strong chemistry between the two. I believe they saw many qualities in each other that they thought they would never see.