Cute Coco...haven't heard that in years.

Noden...I busted out laughing at your comment. What a way to end my night.

Thanks ladies.

Shay - Doesn't it feel good to reach deep inside, pull out your feelings and plant them on paper?

Beautiful poem. Encouraging.

short and sweet, pkh. I love it.

npp...ever thought of writing greetings cards? Your verse flows beautifully.

.....but you've experienced that special feeling inside and that's much more than some people have.

Beautiful creativesoul You sound like a gentle man who truly knows the love of a woman. The love you put out to the world will be returned to you tenfold.

I'm also a woodworker. Excellent craft.

To have experienced just one kiss like that would make living this life worthwhile...

Sad, but true......BonnyMiss.

Thank you for pulling it all together and sharing what many of us feel inside. If each of us makes an individual effort to become a more healthy human being, maybe our example will radiate out and have an impact on the rest of the world.

Beautiful composition.

Heartfelt Caring Thank you for sharing what blossoms within.

Well said BonnyMiss A drowning man finds it difficult to see anything but the water he is drowning in.

Thanks Ghostrider...Txs, responses well received. I understand that suffering and happiness are flipsides of each other in this dual world we live in. The learning comes when we are able to see the two sides of the coin, rise above it and live from a higher perspective.

The reason for this poem is partly to stir within one the curiosity that sparks an individual into wondering...maybe there is a way out of suffering. At that point the process of resolution begins. It may start to blossom immediately, or it may take lifetimes.

The other part of the reason for this poen is that I already know suffering can be resolved and I felt it a privelege to share the gift of this poem with others, whether they accept it on any level, or reject it completely.

Namaste friends...

I have two shoulders if that would help?

You have an artful way of pulling the emotion out of your readers.

You know...it's really nice to hear more than one word responses. Thank you

This is the consensus I'm hearing. If there is a way to live without suffering and/or overcome suffering that already exists, then it would seem logical to choose a way out of suffering rather than settle for "it's my destiny?"

Isn't it "Awesome" to be able to lay your heart out on paper and even more "Awesome" to be able to find the melody to accompany it.

Sweet! 151

Why do people accept suffering into their lives?
What is the attraction that
keeps people coming back for more?
Living suffering
...loving suffering
......longing for its return,
even when
...a taste of happiness
teases their heartstrings.

Why do people accept suffering into their lives?
Is suffering such a companion
that the thought of laughter
and the freedom that it produces
sends a chill of fear up their spine?
...an uncomfortable feeling of
exhilaration that is too much to handle?

Why do people accept suffering into their lives?
Can they not see that suffering is merely
a re-living of an experience of
something not wanted in their life?
That they continue to give life
to the experience
by holding onto it with the intensity
of their feelings?

Why do people accept suffering into their lives?
Have they never experienced
...joy and contentment?
The freedom that comes from
allowing life to flow around them
...and through them,
to hold each precious moment in the palm
of their open hand,
...enjoying it
......cherishing it
.........experiencing it
and then...letting it go,
like a delicate butterfly
in the summer sun,
to fly off and find its way
to another heart.

Must admit Cherub, I was ((( stirred! ))).....

Oh hell.......I was more than stirred!!

One's heart longs for that special connection.......

Search within first...see how precious you truly are and the attraction will begin to draw to you...all that you are.

BREATHTAKING!!!...I could feel myself being drawn into your words...falling into your pleasure...

You do have a flare with that pen of yours!

I truly enjoy how you mold your words to tug on my heart.