Unfinished / myLot

Philippines

April 17, 2016 11:41pm CST

I saw this blog post from a very talented Filipina writer. It’s a challenge she set for herself: to write something, anything for thirty days, nonstop. I find it inspiring, doable. A task I think I can keep myself inclined to doing since I need some kind of diversion right at this moment. So here I am with Day 1. A gloomy Monday spent at the office with nothing to do but endless paperwork. If only we can extend the weekend. Wishful thinking. While on the train, my mind was elsewhere, weaving lines after lines of blurry afterthoughts. It’s been a long while since I wrote something which resembled a poem. Gloomy weather always provokes the miserable poet in me. Thought you’d wanna drown in my misery too. Slowly fading You are And it breaks me into pieces. What started Perfect, sweet Is now a chasm, desolate. Devoid of all Emotions Yet I’m bleeding, lifeless. Was holding on To nothing But lousy broken promises. Must I regret The days I kissed the ground you walked. … … … A fool I was to believe Your love was true Eternal. … … … As you can see, some lines are missing. Maybe I’d find the courage to complete this trash. Or maybe I’ll let it stay unfinished. Forever.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325385)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Apr 16

I think your poem has great potential. You should finish it one day. It's very good.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

21 Apr 16

Thanks for that pat in the back. I need another gloomy weather though.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

23 Apr 16

It is not a trash my dear. I enjoyed reading every line and hope you finish it soon.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

26 Apr 16

@sol_cee Oh dear, I am too busy researching for my Sunday School classes.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

23 Apr 16

Hey ma'am. Where have you been?

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

26 Apr 16

@salonga What classes?

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

22 Apr 16

I certainly have been there. I like it!

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

22 Apr 16

@sol_cee

No, I like the poem, even though your poem is about a bird and not exactly what I saw in the poem.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

22 Apr 16

@1hopefulman birds do have love life right?

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

22 Apr 16

You mean you like the feeling when you were there?

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KnehKnah

@KnehKnah (3584)

• Philippines

21 Apr 16

You are into great thoughts! I will be waiting for the completion of the lines, my dear Sol!

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

21 Apr 16

Why, thank you for that warm appreciation ma'am. You always have kind words to everyone.

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KnehKnah

@KnehKnah (3584)

• Philippines

22 Apr 16

@sol_cee Because I could feel the poet in you. Know what? I hope I have a richer vocabulary (like you), & more exposure (reading, trying to write more, etc), in poetry. I just love its way of expressing a writer's joy, sadness, grief, disbelief & other emotions. Gosh!

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Canadian Archer

@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)

• Canada

20 Apr 16

To those who can relate...you expressed the thought very well-even with add about the missing and unfinished verse and the concept of eternity-actually, I like that a lot.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

21 Apr 16

How do you say thanks in Hebrew?

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

22 Apr 16

@HebrewGreekStudies Todah for today and the other day.

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Canadian Archer

@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)

• Canada

22 Apr 16

@sol_cee "todah" is how you say thanks:)

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

20 Apr 16

if i were you, i will keep the lines missing, because these phrases are already good and comprehensible

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

21 Apr 16

I imagine you saying that with you holding a needle and your right eyebrow raised. lol

solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

22 Apr 16

@ridingbet lol

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

22 Apr 16

@sol_cee i am not into witchcraft.

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joy

@MGjhaud (23109)

• Philippines

18 Apr 16

ive got few unfinished myself too. some of them are more than 5 years old as far as i can remember.. the outcome is more beautiful when youre writing it as it occurs or feelin it.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

21 Apr 16

Where are those treasures?

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joy

@MGjhaud (23109)

• Philippines

22 Apr 16

in a shoe box..

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scheng1

@scheng1 (24650)

• Singapore

23 Apr 16

Anyway you have written something, so that is a good start. i think when we have the habit to write, it does not matter what we write, we will definitely write something.

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solxee

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

23 Apr 16

Right. Asking us not to write is like asking us not to breathe.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

19 Apr 16

Oh, was that unfinished ? It's actually a beautiful poem and to me it's finished with you declaring that you were a fool to believe the love was true and eternal .