Frustration

Searching for answers

Blindness leads the way

Hands outstretched and feeling

Through the crooked maze

At the end of the line

Solutions hoped by the seeker

Remedies of comfort

Life not bleaker

Information unacceptable

Hands tied behind their back

Frustration forms

So begins the attack

Oblivious in anger

How can they see

That it is not I

That forsakes thee

Uncertainty perplexes

My nerves and mind

Empathy and compassion

Not hard to be kind

Lingering they are left

Determination and a prayer

To ease their pain

In moments of despair

Juggling the balls

Many odds to fight

Reflections of the past

Of my own life

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Nancy S. Aug 11, 2006, 11:00pm EDT

Very, very well done. Your phrasing is lovely, especially

"Lingering they are left
Determination and a prayer.."

You are getting better all the time, Serina.

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Lydia O. Aug 11, 2006, 11:00pm EDT

You have talent, Serina, you truly do--I hardly noticed the title going in, and yet my gut-level response was just what you intended--frustration. Hands-tied, blind-folded, ear-plugged, gagged frustration...with just that tiny candle-flame of hope you always include. Good work!

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Laurie White Aug 11, 2006, 11:08pm EDT

Serina, this was great! You bring us in and have a way of allowing us to feel what you are conveying in your words.

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Bonnie C. Aug 11, 2006, 11:12pm EDT

Awesome Serina! I really can relate and felt this deeply. Thank you!

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T B. Aug 11, 2006, 11:13pm EDT

Serina this is awesome.... don't let their complaints get you down.... You are doing so well.

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Carol Roach Aug 11, 2006, 11:30pm EDT

your getting better hon, be careful that you rhymes do not sound forced though.

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Julius K. Aug 12, 2006, 12:57am EDT

I echoe Paul.....excellent.

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d g. Aug 12, 2006, 7:22am EDT

Things to think about...

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loretta s. Aug 12, 2006, 8:18am EDT

Very accurate reflections of your new job, and of everyone's occasional frustration. Nice work!

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Clare Stella Aug 12, 2006, 4:51pm EDT

"Juggling the balls" is a perfect description of life sometimes, Serina. It's a tough act.

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Serina Matteson Aug 13, 2006, 8:56am EDT

Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments. Works coming along slow in learning on the floor. Never heard the same question twice so far. Amazing I think. But I will keep hanging in. It is a challenge for me now as I am bound and determined to learn to do this job well. Thanks again to everyone.

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