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Reminders
sweetflag6 Reviews | 6 Ratings, 0 Likes, 0 Favorites )
The doubts of someone who wonders and the lengths that they go to find something that is a matter of faith.
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Hello. I love reading and writing... what more can I say?
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This might sound a bit crazy, but after the death of my grandfather twelve years ago, whom I was very close to, I went a bit nuts. My grandma gave me a few of his things, one was his knife. I carved a heart in my arm with his name in the middle. That stayed there until fading a couple of years later. O_o Sometimes we're so numb we have to try to feel.
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Doesn't sound crazy at all :)
i started to read this last night and couldn't finish, which i think is a testament to the power with which you have evoked what you are describing. (i admit i am on the squeamish side in general.) a good job of dealing with a very difficult subject.
Response from sweetflag (Author of Reminders)
Thank you for the review. It is squeamish; the whole idea is squeamish. I have no idea what the principles behind it are or if there is a certain methodology to it. I'm glad in a way that I wrote this; it almost reflects upon my own wonder that all three aspects of us exist so closely together and yet, can feel so unrelated.
Response from sweetflag (Author of Reminders)
Thank you for the review. It is squeamish; the whole idea is squeamish. I have no idea what the principles behind it are or if there is a certain methodology to it. I'm glad in a way that I wrote this; it almost reflects upon my own wonder that all three aspects of us exist so closely together and yet, can feel so unrelated.
So sad, but very effective, giving much insight into this practice.
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Thank you for the review. Whether this portrays the right insight, or even defines the exact reasoning and motives behind the practice, I don't know. It was just a thought about looking for something that couldn't be found, but could only be felt, and what someone may do if they lost that faith.
Response from sweetflag (Author of Reminders)
Thank you for the review. Whether this portrays the right insight, or even defines the exact reasoning and motives behind the practice, I don't know. It was just a thought about looking for something that couldn't be found, but could only be felt, and what someone may do if they lost that faith.
Oh my, how very sad that is! I clicked by your name instead of reading the warnings! Very squeamish, I am, but that was so unhappy. I almost stopped reading but made it to the end. Wanted to tell you I read it, even though I can't presume to rate it. i sincerley hope this was an exercise in 'what if' and not a cry from the soul, my friend.Pookah
Response from sweetflag (Author of Reminders)
Oh, Pookah! Thank you for reading through it, I deeply appreciate the effort, but I do write some dark stuff from time to time, and I'd be happier if you just went 'yep, that's too much, too gruesome' and left the piece alone, rather than struggle with something that was written for someone else. I'd truly hate distressing you. I'm thinking lots of hugs for you right now, my friend, for reading through something that was distasteful for you and reviewing: worth more than any number of twinkling stars.Take care, and I hope that you'll enjoy the next pieces coming up.
Response from sweetflag (Author of Reminders)
Oh, Pookah! Thank you for reading through it, I deeply appreciate the effort, but I do write some dark stuff from time to time, and I'd be happier if you just went 'yep, that's too much, too gruesome' and left the piece alone, rather than struggle with something that was written for someone else. I'd truly hate distressing you. I'm thinking lots of hugs for you right now, my friend, for reading through something that was distasteful for you and reviewing: worth more than any number of twinkling stars.Take care, and I hope that you'll enjoy the next pieces coming up.
The body is just a vessel in which to house the soul and the conscience. You are what is inside the good the bad and the ugly. I know I to see it in the mirror. Which is also a part of you. I understand this more than even I realized. Thank you for writing it.
Response from sweetflag (Author of Reminders)
That's true, but the body is important too.... it's not just a means to support the soul and the mind.... all our senses reside in the body--our souls couldn't sigh at the sight of the sunset without our eyes, we wouldn't be able to smell home-made cookies without our nose, and without tastebuds, chcocolate would just be the most wasted thing of all (tragedy!). I think that the trick is to let all three, mind, soul and body, exist together without question, without doubt and without fear--to revere them all, and use them all to their fullest. You're welcome... :)
Response from sweetflag (Author of Reminders)
That's true, but the body is important too.... it's not just a means to support the soul and the mind.... all our senses reside in the body--our souls couldn't sigh at the sight of the sunset without our eyes, we wouldn't be able to smell home-made cookies without our nose, and without tastebuds, chcocolate would just be the most wasted thing of all (tragedy!). I think that the trick is to let all three, mind, soul and body, exist together without question, without doubt and without fear--to revere them all, and use them all to their fullest. You're welcome... :)
As heart breakingly difficult as this is to read, Im glad I did. With poems like these its hard to say "ahh well done its great" because those words arnt right. So what to say? If this is self-reflective I am sorry. Sorry for your pain, something I know a little about. Thank you for sharing. And if this is in any way a cry for help, I would always reach back and try to help. Thanks for sharing.*hugs*
Response from sweetflag (Author of Reminders)
Thank you for the beautiful review. I guess that I wanted to create a response in the reader; that's the point of writing, isn't it? But I never expected so many to direct their feelings towards me personally. In retrospect, that was foolish of me. It would be a natural conclusion to draw that I was writing from experience.Be assured that I have written this as an observation rather than a cry. Thank you for your concern and thoughts.*hugs*