Thursday 31 July 2014

Joy


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the emotions were waging war inside me

misery stretching it's arms to capture 

for all the things said // unsaid

betrayal, blame, lost love

they all wanted a share 

I sat with my eyes and ears closed

going to my core to get the strength

I boycotted the tears

for want of joy to live life to it's fullest


topic:  boycott




9 comments:

  1. very nice poem... beautifully penned...
    loved it...

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  2. I like the way your poem expands the wisdom of the quote above - well done!

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  3. This is a new way to use the concept of boycott--to stop having feelings or the outward show of them. An odd use for a political action! And yet, if the joy is truly there, banishing tears and depression is a positive choice and doing that is probably--if only we could do it--better than antidepressants and better than cutting all ties to the past. Live to the fullest!

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  4. We all need to break free from things that bring us stress. Nice poem.

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  5. sometimes we have to go through the tears to get to that joy...and to understand joy...we must in many ways know its opposite....

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  6. i hope you are feeling better now
    stinks to be sick.

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  7. Boycott the tears! This sounds like a great piece of advice sometimes but they can also be ways to let the negative emotions go.

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  8. Sometimes going to one's core is the best thing. If we boycott tears, perhaps we can move beyond....somehow.

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