1 AM Thoughts

A Story by Kathryn Smith

And when you walk inside I feel the door

I’ll never let it push your arms any more

And when your legs give out just lie right down

And I will kiss you till your breath is found

How quickly will your joy pass?

It's the first very cold night of the season.

I said goodbye to good friends from Germany tonight.

I hate goodbyes.

As we all shivered under the starlight my friend Laura had a twinkle just as bright in her eyes.

"I'm sure the next time we see each other will be at one of our weddings!" She said.

Weddings?

I've said this so much, but life is going by too fast.

Wedding dreams have been floating around in my head space since I was a little girl.

Yet I feel so stuck.

I've always been a loner.

I've always been too wild to tame.

It's going to take one hell of a man to stay in love with me and not run away.

To bring life to me and my cold hands.

It's going to take someone who is my own kind.

Joy.

It passes by us in the blink of an eye.

We tend to forget our moments of joy when were are angry or lonesome.

Holding on to joy is so important!

It's what makes life wonderful.

Life can be so dark, but if you think about all the times you've ever been joyful have you ever paused that moment?

Have you ever savored that rushing butterfly feeling in your heart?

The feeling of sheer glee and happiness?

Like you could explode?

Don't let it go.

Don't let love go.

Hold on to joy as long as possible.

Life is so short.

The next time you're joyful, stop and breathe it all in.

Stop your world for a moment and enjoy the joy.

© 2015 Kathryn Smith

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Coyote Poetry

I agree.
"The next time you're joyful, stop and breathe it all in.
Stop your world for a moment and enjoy the joy. "
I have wished for the above lines often in my life. To stop time. Thank you Kathryn for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

Posted 9 Years Ago

Sebastian Falzarano

The first thing I would like to say is that I loved this poem. What immediately caught my attention was how it captures the thoughts and feelings of humans as a whole when it comes to liking someone and admitting your love for them.
I found that my favorite lines are "Wedding dreams have been floating around in my head space since I was a little girl/Yet I feel so stuck./I have always been a loner./I've always been too wild to tame./It's going to take one hell of a man (in my case, woman) to stay in love with me and not run away./To bring life to me and my cold hands./It's going to take someone who is my own kind." The reason why is because this is how I am sure many of us feel, and you managed to catch and convey that in words.
Before I stray into the depths of my mind and get off topic, let's look at the context of the poem. Unless this is freestyle, some lines don't seem to match up in rhythm: "We tend to forget our moments of joy when we are angry or lonesome./Holding on to joy is so important!/It's what makes life wonderful." (it could most likely be just me, but I would keep that in mind JUST in case).
Finally, I was intrigued by the lines "Have you ever savored that rushing butterfly feeling in your heart?/The feeling of sheer glee and happiness?/Like you could explode?/Don't let it go./Don't let love go./Hold on to joy as long as possible./Life is so short". Why, you may ask? Because this is the message that everyone should be following, but then that will be starting a philosophical debate...
I felt that the lines were written with care and thought and did a great job in bringing the meaning/theme of the poem out to the reader without much hassle. In conclusion, again, I enjoyed the poem and found the read to be a wonderful experince (it's true, this was something different and also I am starting to slowly get back into reading again after a long break but college and problems at home are getting in the way and it is hard now to find anytime to do so... there I go, blabbing again about my life... I am very sorry about that).
On a side note, I highly recommend listening to "Inspire A New World" by Secession Studios and telling me what you think. And, I am still learning on my own how to properly critique work, so if this revoew was a little all over the place, I apologize, but I am trying my best to give you as much guidelines and help as I can with what I know.

Posted 9 Years Ago

The first thing I would like to say is that I loved this poem. What immediately caught my attention was how it captures the thoughts and feelings of humans as a whole when it comes to liking someone and admitting your love for them. 
     I found that my favorite lines are "Wedding dreams have been floating around in my head space since I was a little girl/Yet I feel so stuck./I have always been a loner./I've always been too wild to tame./It's going to take one hell of a man (in my case, woman) to stay in love with me and not run away./To bring life to me and my cold hands./It's going to take someone who is my own kind." The reason why is because this is how I am sure many of us feel, and you managed to catch and convey that in words. 
     Before I stray into the depths of my mind and get off topic, let's look at the context of the poem. Unless this is freestyle, some lines don't seem to match up in rhythm: "We tend to forget our moments of joy when we are angry or lonesome./Holding on to joy is so important!/It's what makes life wonderful." (it could most likely be just me, but I would keep that in mind JUST in case). 
     Finally, I was intrigued by the lines "Have you ever savored that rushing butterfly feeling in your heart?/The feeling of sheer glee and happiness?/Like you could explode?/Don't let it go./Don't let love go./Hold on to joy as long as possible./Life is so short". Why, you may ask? Because this is the message that everyone should be following, but then that will be starting a philosophical debate...
     I felt that the lines were written with care and thought and did a great job in bringing the meaning/theme of the poem out to the reader without much hassle. In conclusion, again, I enjoyed the poem and found the read to be a wonderful experince (it's true, this was something different and also I am starting to slowly get back into reading again after a long break but college and problems at home are getting in the way and it is hard now to find anytime to do so... there I go, blabbing again about my life... I am very sorry about that).
     On a side note, I highly recommend listening to "Inspire A New World" by Secession Studios and telling me what you think. And, I am still learning on my own how to properly critique work, so if this revoew was a little all over the place, I apologize, but I am trying my best to give you as much guidelines and help as I can with what I know.

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Hakim

words of wisdom right at the end. Everyone should really cherish the moments that they are happy and let it last as long as possible. im going to start doing that so thanks for the "lesson".

Posted 9 Years Ago

dan

Kathryn, The beginning few lines are quotes from the song, am I correct? I don't know you, but don't think you are 'too wild to tame.' My first marriage? A train wreck, both at fault, amen. Never thought I'd ever have even a girlfriend, let alone wife. Didn't every want to fall in love again. I am a recovering alcoholic and when I met Dee I was so wildly out of control with my drinking; but she saw the man inside of myself. She stuck by me and I quit drinking (long story, if you want to hear it some day let me know, I'll message you with another copy/paste word document. I can't see these little font words too well). Don't sell yourself short, don't belittle yourself. If you want love there's a man or woman out there for you. Love will find you both and arrange a meeting. Love's pretty good that way. Great song to go with your words. I don't know why more writers don't do it. Music is the soundtrack to my life, can't live without it. Great story and it buoyed me up a bit. I don't find much joy in life anymore. Just my wife and she's great but the rest of my life is dull and joy-free. Reading writes like your give me joy for awhile, so thank you, I appreciate it. Did you read my last one, "footlights dimming." Not exactly a happy-happy piece. So thank you again for yours. take care...dan