Comments on: Achingly, Beautifully Said

By: Simply Coll

Simply Coll — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:20:35 +0000

Many of my thoughts, then and now, where articulated in this post. Thank you

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:52:16 +0000

Well, what is poignant about the last sentence is that it reflects the ache and anger of a single heart. This was an excerpt of someone else’s post, and the sentences prior describe the dissolution of a family member’s marriage. The marriage failed because of neglect and the refusal to seek counseling that might have helped.

From my experience and observation, it does seem as though many people enter marriage for reasons they don’t quite understand, and often are quick to end it when it gets stale or doesn’t live up to expectations. In a culture where it is common for people to “hook up” to have sex, relationships take on a more tenuous quality. This exerpt is a heart lamenting that.

To each her own.

By: acm

acm — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:28:20 +0000

well, there’s a lot assumed in the “if you have been given that gift” — often the ending of a relationship is largely realizing that you *weren’t* given that gift; that, say, you *gave* but were making it all work from your one side. and they have checked out, or were never there from the start, or are no longer willing to make the effort.

so I presume that the cruelty of “puke in your face” is tempered by the realization that you might be blaming the wrong person. or that maybe you aren’t in a position to blame anybody at all, from the outside.

I find a lot of life-affirming things here, but I know people whose spirits would be totally crushed by reading this, people who are already stomping on themselves everyday. sorry if I’m not touched…

By: Fran

Fran — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 05:53:26 +0000

Powerful, powerful stuff. Also liked your Recognition poem very much.

By: Theo

Theo — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:56:33 +0000

now that is breaking it down to real.