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Silence Crashed Gray

Silence crashed gray ‘round me in jarring strikes. news glued me undone ~ chilled shade blued my sun Mere seconds flogged me numb with scarring spikes. your mind failed its start ~ I bore a shelled heart We two had overturned set stones to deep-learn. We partnered our uniqueness to bloom our yearn. I rushed to your bedside … Blocking mental ills, pills trapped you within. I wore my softness ~ you trip-talked nonsense Your eyes would never more answer your grin. we used to free dance ~ your sweet eyes loved chance Your soul art shaped my adult themes, our wings had barely spread from our teen dreams. We had always gentled the other’s twin stream. I rushed to your bedside … where my heart first slow died Michelle Faulkner / Memories of May May 17, 2018

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Andrew Fairchild

Date: 2/17/2019 7:32:00 PM

I understand this one! My dear wife battled mental illness for 25 years. It is so hard to see it/have to watch it. Such a beautiful poem about the experience. Such a hard experience! It is always the memory of the love that is there, but is just hidden, sometimes, that keeps us going! God Bless You!

Caycay Jennings
Date: 2/21/2019 7:26:00 AM

Yes, you know then; I'm sure a lot of your 'growth' came from the experiences you had with your wife. I care for my bi-polar brother, and the poem is about my best friend, senior year of high school. I know that all the people we refer to are/were on their own human journey and for reasons beyond our human ability, despite appearances, all things were/are in divine order. More than your wife, more than my brother and friend, all three are God's children. Still, it hurts, I know. Thank you, Andrew - hugging you in 'relation'. Be golden ... CayCay

Heidi Sands

Date: 2/17/2019 8:44:00 AM

Congratulations for your win CayCay :)

Caycay Jennings
Date: 2/21/2019 7:32:00 AM

Thank you, Heidi, I appreciate you. CayCay

Line Gauthier

Date: 2/17/2019 8:21:00 AM

Congrats on your win, CayCay. Well penned.

Susan Gentry

Date: 6/15/2018 6:33:00 PM

Oh I got chills! Congratulations on your win. Well-written, love the last line.

Elaine George

Date: 6/12/2018 2:51:00 AM

Very heart wrenching CayCay. Many congrats on your win. Elaine

James Inman

Date: 5/26/2018 11:52:00 AM

Exquisite write CayCay. The emotion is moving and the execution very well done.

John Gondolf

Date: 5/19/2018 10:06:00 AM

Wow, such an emotional write, CayCay, I could feel the pain and sadness. Best of luck. Hope all is well with you. John

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/19/2018 9:37:00 AM

wow, an amazing write, Caycay. Greg is sure to love this one. I really want to work on this form too. Soupmail for ya (as if there is not enough HOTmail already)

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/18/2018 5:20:00 AM

A verse straight from the heart, written really well, full of emotion.Good luck CayCay. Tom.

Caycay Jennings
Date: 5/18/2018 5:40:00 AM

Good morning, Tom - delighted to find you here. Many thanks for your comments, I appreciate them. Be blessed ... CayCay

Jan Allison

Date: 5/18/2018 2:26:00 AM

I have tears reading your emotional lines CayCay :-( Am struggling to finish my poem, maybe today I can get round to writing more. Hugs jan xx

Caycay Jennings
Date: 5/18/2018 5:39:00 AM

Didn't mean to make you tear up - well, maybe I did. After I graduated from high school, my best friend and I both moved with our families, but we kept in touch and after a year, I learned she was moving to where I lived. I was so excited but upon their arrival, her Mother called me to say my friend had been admitted to a mental ward. It was a major emotional crash for me - I can still feel it. Thanks for your comments and good luck with all your writing today. Hope you are mending PERFECTLY. CayCay