May 21, 2013

Feeling in Color

It's been odd times.  Ditching the anger of last year has let other emotions come to the surface that I'm actually allowing myself to recognize and process.  Self-awareness and analysis has always been more of my sister's forte.  Me, I'm logical, less driven by emotions, practical and strong living in a black and white world.  

Sure. Sure I am.

Right and wrong seem clear. Black and white. Ha. I'm such a fool. Me attempting to make it so is akin to shoving the round peg into the square hole.  With the anger aside, I can see that.  Doesn't mean I've stopped doing it though.

But I'd like to. Stop.

Such rigidity makes it difficult to be my friend. I ask people to make hard decisions, to be honest, oh how I crave honesty and cherish the opportunity to give it in return.

This year, so far, I've had two very dear friends give up on me. And it's only May! I hope their decisions were hard, because damn their actions hurt and oh how I wish they'd chosen differently. Perhaps the honesty I crave is not what I should be demanding.  Definitely not of those two.  Yet I can't imagine living with anything else.

I need to acknowledge to myself just how much it does hurt. Oh yes, the stories are complex and anything but black and white and maybe I gave up on them first. One of them I definitely did. The rights and wrongs of that situation all but demanded it of one who feels in black and white.

The other sent me this poem before she gave up on me. (I haven't given up on her but I doubt she sees it that way.) It's so perfect and it breaks my heart.



































I look forward to the day it doesn't break my heart.

Sure.  Sure I do.

This feeling in color takes some getting used to.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

What can I do
What can I do
Much of what you say is true
I know you see through me
But there's no tenderness
Beneath your honesty

Oh, right and wrong
Right and wrong
They never helped us get along
You say you care for me
But there's no tenderness
Beneath your honesty

You and me were such good friends
What's your hurry?
You and me could make amends
I'm not worried
I'm not worried

Oh, honesty,
Honesty.
Ooh, it's such a waste of energy
No you don't have to lie to me
Just give me some tenderness
Beneath your honesty
You don't have to lie to me...
Just give me some tenderness

Middle Girl said...

Speechless is not a condition that descends upon me often. After several views I'm still there.

Except to say, Peace be with you.

Martin said...
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Martin flaps said...

Our time together was wonderful, I’ll always love it. Dudley, Pixie, glow sticks and fires and beer and casseroles and Robin Hobb and just the feeling of being with you and Wendy and Jackie. I will always love you when I think about that time of my life.

Love. All my love, Emily

Martin flaps said...

Our time together was wonderful, I’ll always love it. Dudley, Pixie, glow sticks and fires and beer and casseroles and Robin Hobb and just the feeling of being with you and Wendy and Jackie. I will always love you when I think about that time of my life.

Love. All my love, Emily

Martin flaps said...

You broke my heart too.

Martin flaps said...

There was little tenderness here.