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Never Again

In between the doubts and tears forms a founded thought… scribbles on an old shipyard memo pad tapping the inside of my skull, waking me…even though I don’t sleep, offering a collection of dots and dashes to interpret There are times in a man’s life when he knows he is sane… Following the lines on an unpaved road Crossing center without moving a muscle Drinking from the fountain that bleeds rejoice It is in these moments that he understands… and removes the stupidity that has clothed him in rags opens his eyes to what truly makes him happy, breaks free of those past tense chains that bound him What mattered does and what didn’t still doesn't… When thumbing through crooked paragraphs and finding that the phrases he thought he lost were dangling from every crumbled page…waiting Time does move in slug path wanderings… Sidewalks glisten in zigzag designs Drying in the mid day sun as minutes appear as miniature renditions of the future And as this time does slowly find me… I extend my heart in fluttering palpitations of hope strike the match on promises that I know I can keep attempting to quell the flames of the past by swearing…never again.

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Heidi Sands

Date: 10/25/2016 5:31:00 PM

I find this poem to be a huge positive moment of growth through pain and moving forward! :)

Chris Green
Date: 10/25/2016 6:03:00 PM

Thanks so very much Heidi, I am hoping that is what it ends up being.

Grant Norwood

Date: 10/25/2016 4:45:00 PM

Chris you are a machine...i relate to this poem on many levels, gotta say i like to remind myself that the times i think i am not sane it is ok

Chris Green
Date: 10/25/2016 4:59:00 PM

If I did that, I'd be reminding myself all of the time. :) Thanks so much Grant, sorry you can relate but happy you enjoyed it.

Daniel Turner

Date: 10/25/2016 4:18:00 PM

I think we have all uttered those words at one time or another, Chris but we still dive in head first every time we pass a mud hole. It's just human nature to take that risk.

Chris Green
Date: 10/25/2016 4:58:00 PM

And I have the mu splattered clothing to prove it Daniel. Thank so much for stopping by to read and for your always kind words.

Tim Smith

Date: 10/25/2016 3:39:00 PM

We get that SOS to wake up but we still end up chasing love.

Chris Green
Date: 10/25/2016 4:57:00 PM

We sure do, don't we? Thanks so much Tim. I appreciate your visit today

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 10/25/2016 2:02:00 PM

To drink from the fountain that bleed rejoice..to never go back topain's chains..To think of the future and no matter how hard..Shut the door to yesterdays...I can sense pain from the past..yet I can see some light somewhere in the distance...Guess in life its worthless shedding tears for those who dont care to feel them falling..Im touched.

Chris Green
Date: 10/25/2016 2:13:00 PM

Charmaine, my friend, I think you summed it up more beautifully than I ever could. "its worthless shedding tears for those who don't care to feel them falling" I love that line, that says so much. Thank you for your kind words today. I am also touched.