There are so many beautiful lines in your poem, Larry! I love "no bridge strong or long enough / to connect he sides together again," but what really got me right in the heart is the ending. "You are the one who taught me to be afraid." There's so much power there from a poetic perspective, but it also seems to me like there's a lot of p…
There are so many beautiful lines in your poem, Larry! I love "no bridge strong or long enough / to connect he sides together again," but what really got me right in the heart is the ending. "You are the one who taught me to be afraid." There's so much power there from a poetic perspective, but it also seems to me like there's a lot of personal power. Because knowing that someone TAUGHT you to be afraid suggests the possibility of unlearning it. And it opens so much space for self-compassion when you know you didn't choose that. It has me wanting to sit with the question of where I learned fear. Thank you for making me think and feel, Larry!
There are so many beautiful lines in your poem, Larry! I love "no bridge strong or long enough / to connect he sides together again," but what really got me right in the heart is the ending. "You are the one who taught me to be afraid." There's so much power there from a poetic perspective, but it also seems to me like there's a lot of personal power. Because knowing that someone TAUGHT you to be afraid suggests the possibility of unlearning it. And it opens so much space for self-compassion when you know you didn't choose that. It has me wanting to sit with the question of where I learned fear. Thank you for making me think and feel, Larry!
Thank you Lisa for your kind and insightful comment. Your comments always help me to see my own writing more clearly.