I am training for the New York marathon in November, I cannot get past eighteen and a half miles, I was up to nineteen and a half, until I had to work third shift to fill in for a nurse who covered my vacation when I went to New Orleans. I have not ran in the AM for two days, and the results within my running group showed. So my mental muse lent me his ear. Brown Eyes

Feel The Fire II

by Brown Eyes

Poem / True Confessions

April 19, 2018

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

The House

Tags: waiter, italian-restaurant, handsome-man

Summary

And if I should lose my emotions....

Walking Out My Life III

by Brown Eyes

Poem / True Confessions

April 19, 2018

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

The House

Tags: waiter, italian-restaurant, handsome-man

Summary

The heartfelt breakup

Man's Best Friend

by Brown Eyes

Poem / True Confessions

April 14, 2018

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: man, woman, cash, canine, secret-society

Mental Intermission

by Brown Eyes

Poem / True Confessions

April 12, 2018

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The House

Tags: sex, love, emotions, one-night

Dear Father...

by Marilyn Whyte

Poem / True Confessions

March 30, 2018

Comments: 9

Shelves: 5

The House

Tags: dad, alcohol, letter, conflict, resolution

Summary

I wrote this a few years ago in the hope of finding the confidence to give it to my Dad face to face, sit with him while he read it, and begin a calm and rational dialogue. I hoped to find the perfect moment, but of course it has never come, and now I feel that his age and health makes my need for resolution selfish, so yet again I have left words unspoken, emotions locked away and will never have my answer. I am sharing them here now, for the first time since they were written. Their release will perhaps release my need to find an ending...

On the Subject of Being Interesting

by Marilyn Whyte

Poem / True Confessions

March 17, 2018

Comments: 6

Shelves: 5

The House

Tags: connection, communication, thoughts, insanity, interesting

Summary

This is dedicated to a very special friend who means so much to me. We have such a strong mental connection there's not a topic we can't share, whether based in reality or our ability to transcend that and take our minds outside of the normal boundaries. Both suffering forms of mental illness we meet on a level I'm unable to do with anyone else, and with language and depth that makes my heart and soul fly. I will forever be grateful to Fate for bringing us together. Written 18.3.2018. For J. X