Paradox

Your words come in spurts

After a pause for thought

Or maybe it's just effect

Falling from your lips

Like soft rain drops

I know you believe

But these words, these words are a paradox

Clarity lost in the haze

Heart's security blanket

Gravity is not to blame

For pulling us apart

Or bringing us back together

And those walls, those walls keep you safe

Invisible but the great divide

No ladder high enough

No bridge long enough

Fingers stretched out

Needing to hold on

Grasping at air

And your eyes, those beautiful eyes

They reveal the truth

Even as you look away

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vijay kumar Mar 16, 2007, 11:23am EDT

'No ladder high enough
No bridge long enough'...

Beautifully written. The feelings vibrate in your deep words, Laurie.

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Faith H. Mar 16, 2007, 1:36pm EDT

Laurie, this is terse and eloquent. I especially enjoy the imagary of the heart's security blanket.

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Carol Lloyd Mar 16, 2007, 5:19pm EDT

I like it.

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Laurie White Mar 16, 2007, 5:31pm EDT

Thank you, Vijay, Faith and Carol!

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John F Walter Mar 16, 2007, 11:32pm EDT

You´ve managed to get across the allure of a man in spite of his mixed messages and personal confusion, Laurie, quite a feat!

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Wendy F. Mar 17, 2007, 4:32am EDT

Lots of feelings in this poem.

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David C. Mar 17, 2007, 5:50am EDT

a lot of depth to this one! good job.

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d g. Mar 17, 2007, 8:23am EDT

It's the eyes that get me.

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Rob Appell Mar 17, 2007, 9:53am EDT

You gotta do this as a dance club song...Diana Ross style..."Ain't no ladder high enough...Ain't no bridge long enough...To keep me from you" Party! Woo!

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Laurun M. Mar 17, 2007, 10:03am EDT

Don't pay attention to the above comment. He's just joking. This is beautiful.

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Atticus *. Mar 17, 2007, 12:35pm EDT

That was fantastic Laurie.

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Laurie White Mar 17, 2007, 12:46pm EDT

Well what a pleasant surprise I have here today!

John, but why on earth is it alluring? If anyone knows the answer, you'd get rich in explaining it to the rest of us.

Thanks, Jill, I'm happy this is one of your favorites. It has a special place for me.

Thanks Wendy, David, d.m. Laurun, and Atticas!

Rob (or is it Ron? he he) Are we are still celebrating the anniversary perhaps? :) Thanks for commenting.

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xanthe l. Mar 17, 2007, 12:58pm EDT

that last stanza is a killer.... wow!.... it actually gave me goose-bumps, "even as you look away" - that is a powerful ending.... this is really a super piece, Laurie....

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