Young man, do you not see me as once I might have been?
Is it the wrinkle, the sagging skin Time laid upon me that you see?
Once I stood, perhaps like you, with noble thoughts and dreams
A new bright morning might bring.
Time wore me down with its ceaseless ubiquitous ways and subtle promises.
Time taunted and tempted me with its guile and deceptions,
With its beauty beads of love.
Time gave me its reins to run wild with the wind toward sunrise and sunset.
Time now leaves me here along the sea, better to have had its moments of joy;
Sad to have you see the frail and broken parts of me.
Young man, can you not see me as once I might have been?
(An ending poem in a book by Billy Ray Chitwood, “The Cracked Mirror – Reflections Of An Appalachian Son”)
Billy Ray Chitwood – October 12, 2018
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I'm a young man in an old man's body, trying to catch up to myself, trying to find pieces of me I left back in a disconnected youth and the early years of manhood. I'm a stereotype of many in my generation who can play the 'blame game', yell 'foul', and 'let's start over'. But, we are what we are, the sum of all the scary kid-emotions we experienced, the gin mills and piano bars that became our sandboxes of pleasure - lotus eaters of the best (or, worst) kind, the love affairs that did not quite settle us down, the sad poetry and songs written in bars and motels along the way... A Dreamer! A Wanderlust! The world needs such fools as we to write our books, our poetry, our songs, to offset the madness that plagues the soul.
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It is a gift to be able to see that. Love the imaginary.
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Thank you, Dear Denise. ♥
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Oh…my heart. The imagery just makes me ache.
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Thanks so much, dear Steph. You have a beautiful heart. ♥
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Soooz, your sentiment is most beautiful, and I thank you from my heart! Bless you, dear lady. ♥♥♥
OH, SUE, I DON’T DO ‘DIRECT MESSAGES’! SORRY IF YOU WERE INCONVENIENCED. Just send me e-mails if you wish.!♥♥♥\
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❤️️ You could never be considered an inconvenience, my friend.
I will search out your email address.
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Thank you, dear Soooz. Hope your days are sunny and bright! ♥
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