They tell us we are old Discarded dolls that no one loves Lost in the peeling paint Mothballs of our dreams And hollow wood Rotted through to see the ages.
Sometimes I feel ignored like that Ben, but fortunately not often,,,at times it's hard to acknowledge that there is really a lot less miles a to travel forward than there are to look back on,,, A good write,,,
I often refer to my little band of friends as the Island of Misfit Toys. Even at an early age, not distinctly remembered, I associated, and felt kinship with that place. I collect the broken and discarded. Rust is the most beautiful color. I am drawn to old. And broken is just fine with me :)
Sometimes I feel ignored like that Ben, but fortunately not often,,,at times it's hard to acknowledge that there is really a lot less miles a to travel forward than there are to look back on,,,
ReplyDeleteA good write,,,
Thanks, Ellecee. I'm glad such feelings are few and far between.
DeleteGrowing up, I tried to include my old toys with the new ones, if only to see who would win in a fight. Sheriff Bravestar vs. Carey Mahoney...
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Wonderful words again, sir.
I bet your toys were happy ones.
DeleteA sad story well illustrated !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Green Speck! I wish I could draw.
DeleteWow, GREAT picture to go along with this.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heather. Flickr has some good stuff.
DeleteI have seen this so many times when I visited my mother in the nursing home...Powerful words and photo to go with it!!
ReplyDeleteI think I got at that on a subconscious level.
Deletereminds me of a recent episode of Enlightened where Mike White writes about feeling invisible and includes the good as well as the sad.
ReplyDeleteOh, to be invisible...
DeleteI often refer to my little band of friends as the Island of Misfit Toys. Even at an early age, not distinctly remembered, I associated, and felt kinship with that place. I collect the broken and discarded. Rust is the most beautiful color. I am drawn to old. And broken is just fine with me :)
ReplyDeleteThen I must be pretty cool ;-)
DeleteGlad you could use my photo! :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewb47/4582690638/
Thank you, Andrew. It was an amazing photo. Glad you took it :-)
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