It takes a spot of courage to stand up tall and a bit of derring-do to rise when you fall

Saturday, October 20, 2007

I Am A Rock

Do you ever feel like your heart is this hard little chunk sitting uncomfortably in the middle of your chest? Like it rises up to choke you when you need to swallow and leaves a bitter taste in your mouth? Like bits of it slough off and leave a gritty trail when you open your mouth and instead of kind, encouraging words, it's little painful pellets that burst forth, hurting and maiming? Do you ever feel like it'll take a complete season of rain and tornadoes, hurricanes and whirlwind storms to soften the rock that has settled inside?

10 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Boy do I. I'm done Jay Are. Thanks for being a faithful reader. :-)

10:08 PM, October 20, 2007

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Eeekkk......Quick! Swallow something hot to melt that thing!

10:43 PM, October 20, 2007

 
Blogger jay are said...

ddm!! where did you go?? I look forward to the updates; it'll be sad to not get them! email me again so I have your address; can't seem to find it.

10:47 PM, October 20, 2007

 
Blogger Unknown said...

And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.

8:44 AM, October 21, 2007

 
Blogger prrrof said...

Do you ever feel like growing older means that there are fewer words to express things?

Do you ever feel like life is less explicable rather than more so?

Sigh. Wish we could all get together for coffee....

11:51 AM, October 22, 2007

 
Blogger jay are said...

yes, getting together for coffee (or whatever--diet coke anyone? :)) would be the perfect remedy for sure.

1:54 PM, October 22, 2007

 
Blogger Amy said...

Wonder what would happen if you started by being a little kinder to yourself first...
Somebody said recently that we have to be careful of the voice we listen to. One, that One, comes always with a message of hope. And the Other never does, never will.
Count me in on the coffee.

3:47 PM, October 22, 2007

 
Blogger jay are said...

good thoughts, thx for passing them on.

3:50 PM, October 22, 2007

 
Blogger unca said...

Do you ever feel like your heart is this hard little chunk sitting uncomfortably in the middle of your chest?
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Like it rises up to choke you when you need to swallow and leaves a bitter taste in your mouth?
GASTRIC REFLUX
Like bits of it slough off and leave a gritty trail when you open your mouth
MOUTH ULCERS

3:03 PM, October 23, 2007

 
Blogger jay are said...

hey, THAT explains it!! thanks, unca :)

4:38 PM, October 23, 2007

 

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