“Troubles”

Dame Barbara on Feb 2, 2010

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Too many troubles can get you down and run out of control, you wonder when it will end.

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I look, but do not see

what it is to be free.

Free from the daily grind.

Free from the thoughts

that run through my mind.

Too many troubles

to contend with.

Truth or myth,

that things will get better.

It’s like a domino effect.

Too many turns to dissect.

I question all things of late.

Too much red tape.

I don’t mean to hate,

I guess it’s a family trait.

A bad attitude it is,

but gee-whiz.

I’m not saying that I’m perfect,

though I do tend to reflect

back over things

that I do quite often.

I do also tend to soften

the older I get.

Not so harsh, but yet

always quite firm.

Maybe one day I will learn

how it is that I should be.

I just want all the troubles

to go away and let me be.

Take a hike without me.

Then I will see

what it is to be free.

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Anuradha Ramkumar on Feb 2, 2010
A very beautiful poem.
jimbob1 on Feb 3, 2010
DB…”Pack up all your cares and woe” and send them and “old Mr. Trouble” down the road. I too, tend to live in the past and “reflect back over things”. Voice of experience speaking…it is very difficult to move forward when looking over one’s shoulder. I think we need to adopt a more military stance “Eyes Front…” and move on along the “happy trail”. This poem touches very close to home but even so I Like It and have voted my appreciation for it. Thanks for being openly honest and sharing a problem that is experienced by a great many.
jimbob1 on Feb 3, 2010
DB…- Pack up all your cares and woe – and send them and -old Mr. Trouble – down the road. I too, tend to live in the past and – reflect back over things -. Voice of experience speaking…it is very difficult to move forward when looking over one\’s shoulder. I think we need to adopt a more military stance – Eyes Front…- and move on along the – happy trail -. This poem touches very close to home but even so I Like It and have voted my appreciation for it. Thanks for being openly honest and sharing a problem that is experienced by a great many. Sorry, but I have to use (-) in place of quotation marks because of the stupid Triond system that forbids the use of quotations marks for some bloody reason. Wish to hell they would get the stupid bugs worked out of their system so people could comment freely and properly…but don’t get me started on this bloody rant or no one else will be able to comment because there will not be any room.

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