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The town that time forgot

jeebus13

jeebus13

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wherever the wind blows me
It seems my life is full of quiet misunderstandings.
My friends think I'm moving to get away from them...
which is true in a sense,
but it's mostly to get back to something I've been missing.

My life has been devoid of surprise
for as long as I have lived in this dustbowl town.
It feels like I could walk down the street
and count off the beats between birds chirping
and dogs barking,
like I've been reliving the same surreal day
a la Groundhog day
and I've decided that I'm stuck...
Except I've found my way out of perpetual today.

I am leaving for Florida soon...
very soon...
and I couldn't be happier.
The beach has been singing to me in my dreams
and even the blandness of this dreary place
seems to slip away
in favor of a newfound respect for a place that never changes.
Hell, I am living in a modern day miracle...
a town that never grew out of the fifties.

And if I never see another snowflake as long as I live
it'll be too soon.
And if my friends don't like it
they can blow me.
I think I'll just make friends with the sea breeze and mai tais.
Yeah, that sounds pretty good...
So long, boring town.
Maybe I'll come to your funeral...
maybe not.
 
And if I never see another snowflake as long as I live
it'll be too soon.
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Damn, do I feel you there. I don't know where you're presently located, but the Ohio Winter (which is warming presently, but I'm not getting my hopes up), especially in the snow belt where I used to live, is always irritating.

To that I'd like to add that I like damn near everything about this poem -- a desire to move on, experience new things, entirely let go and explore and evolve. And get back to `something' that's been lost at the same time... happiness, excitement, just something other than the same old cycles of boredom and frustration, perhaps? Back to feeling like one is living life?

I like the feel of your words. Strength, determination, a decision made.

And good luck.
 
first good luck in florida, beautiful but i was not fond of the humidy hehe.

I like reading poems when with determination as rewiired said that is a good description of this poem~
 
wow this sounds exactly like me...
i've been dreaming of beaches like that for a long time now too, and only recently has it realized to me how close it now is. And if i never see another goddamn snowflake as long as i live either, that would be OK. :)

here's to our dreams coming true....
 
I was gonna quote bits and pieces, but would have ended up quoting nearly the whole thing... :)

That feeling is amazing, when you know you're actually going somewhere and not just existing in stagnation anymore. Good luck with your journey, I hope you get everything out of it that you can! :)
 
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