"We Are The Bridge"
It may be cold.
You may think things are in a dire condition.
You may think you are alone.
But in the end, we are the
Bridge between moments.
We are connected to each other by a bridge that is
Eons old and still strong.
To cross this bridge is simple;
Just open your heart.
Let your fears and insecurities go;
Trust each other.
It’s that easy.
Or rather, it’s not that easy.
We never find it easy to drop our barriers and trust others.
To trust others, we must lower our defenses,
We must make ourselves weak.
It’s not easy.
To let your shields down means you can be
Hurt.
You are vulnerable.
That is never a comfortable feeling.
It is worth it.
We
Are
Not
Really
Alone;
We only think It is so.
We are surrounded at all Times by potential friends and
Lovers.
Surrounded by those who can help us through all
Of life’s troubles and woes.
All we have to do is let down our walls so we
Can let them help, or So that we can help
When it is our turn.
Let down your
Walls, take
Your turn.
“We are the Bridge”
by
Jerry E Smith
©2/2/17
These .gifs were created for me by @coquiunlimited; many thanks
It may be cold.
You may think things are in a dire condition.
You may think you are alone.
But in the end, we are the
Bridge between moments.
We are connected to each other by a bridge that is
Eons old and still strong.
To cross this bridge is simple;
Just open your heart.
Let your fears and insecurities go;
Trust each other.
It’s that easy.
Or rather, it’s not that easy.
We never find it easy to drop our barriers and trust others.
To trust others, we must lower our defenses,
We must make ourselves weak.
It’s not easy.
To let your shields down means you can be
Hurt.
You are vulnerable.
That is never a comfortable feeling.
It is worth it.
We
Are
Not
Really
Alone;
We only think It is so.
We are surrounded at all Times by potential friends and
Lovers.
Surrounded by those who can help us through all
Of life’s troubles and woes.
All we have to do is let down our walls so we
Can let them help, or So that we can help
When it is our turn.
Let down your
Walls, take
Your turn.
“We are the Bridge”
by
Jerry E Smith
©2/2/17
These .gifs were created for me by @coquiunlimited; many thanks
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Thank you, I wish I felt better.
Such fabulous writing often letting down our walls is the hardest thing to do
I think it is almost always the hardest thing. We are conditioned
From birth it seems, to be distrustful of others, because of how
Easily others can hurt us, and hurt us deeply. Thanks for
Stopping by @tattoodjay.
Yes that is very true, I have been lucky I guess in that I can say I havent been hurt to often and when i have I have been able to brush it off, but my wife has not been so lucky and it is hard for her
I appreciate that collection of thoughts. It's too easy to crawl off into a hole and wallow in isolation. I know people who do it, and they are not happy.
Heard me state that I feel like a hypocrite sometimes, because I
Write these things but I don't feel them inside of me most
Times. I suffer from Clinical Depression, PTSD and I am
Probably BiPolar. Since I am now in CONSTANT pain
Due to needing a Hip Replacement, and having
Been walking around with NO CARTILAGE in
My right hip (have been for the last 18 months)
And am STILL waiting for a surgical appt.
I've fallen backward a bit; after ten yrs
Of being dry and sober, I've begun
Self medicating with booze again.
This also means Isolating, as I
Now live in a part of town it
Isn't safe for an old white
Man to be walking about
Plus I have no friends
To Speak of that is.
I am sorry to hear that. You have a lot of challenges in your life right now, that's for sure. Borrowing from a recent freewrite prompt, please do take care!!
What prompt would that be?
It was "take care", on Friday I believe. Some folks think it is a shallow, overused phrase, like "Have a nice day!", but I find it to be very useful in certain situations. My freewrite on the subject was very brief, but I tried to make my point in a very short time.
Cool! Thanks