I have come, after decades of: I have come, after decades of struggling with it, that inner turmoil is part of our human nature in this broken world. But, to suggest a metaphor, the only reason stars produce light and warmth is due to the seething turmoil in their cores as countless atoms slam into each other to release that light and warmth.
As Stephen expressed,: As Stephen expressed, everyone has their priorities to attend to and it would be unreasonable, even discourteous in my own way, to make no allowances for your personal situation. Even if you didn't have the struggles and afflictions you do, you are certainly free to respond or not respond as you please. Now I'm feeling a bit foolish. You have nothing to apologize for.
The important thing is that your articulate essay opened up a discourse. Enjoyed this discussion!
Thanks for visiting the poem,: Thanks for visiting the poem, and for commenting. I am glad you enjoyed the last lines---which were not actually the way I had intended to end it, but when the Titanic sailed in, I had not choice. (I am somewhat haunted by that tragic ship: some of my mother's Irish relatives were employed in its construction, as well as other ships too.)
Very expressive: You offer a lot to ponder.
I suspect we must write the present in future tense, to live romantically. And we must always feel memories in the breeze, the temperature, the certain light of the day and the certain ambient sounds to meet the same ends. To live in the moment when it's a moment shared, and to live outside the moment when we are feeling alone and trapped.
All the best, and appreciation for your sharing.
Excellent: Boy, the imagery in the final two lines was surreal and really got me. It really encapsulates the dark pleasure one who fits this bill might partake in.
Per your postscript, I do believe that persons of this sort do indeed find their way into positions where they can get closer to both touching and expressing such pleasures.
As another reader said, this was quite unique a subject.
Know there’s something very wrong with me..: Know there's something very wrong with me
Feeling strange since the opening of the movie
I really don't feel so well
Maybe I should be recalled by Mattel?
Barbenheimer
Qu'est-ce que c'est?
Where is Ken Ken where is Ken where the hell is Ken?
Would you like to come out and play?
Ay-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya oh-oh-oh...