happy family dreams

for Margie, again http://www.writerscafe.org/barleygirl

Don't go chasing waterfalls

or happy family dreams

that aren't

meant to be.

We can wish 

in wells or on stars

but none of that

will get us very far ...

 

Photos flashed

smiling faces

that never

reach the eyes

Hello/goodbye hugs

that feel more 

like spiders

and lies ...

There is no sense spending

your life wondering

what could have been

such things 

have long since passed

into the land of never was. 

Author's Note

Read her. http://www.writerscafe.org/barleygirl
The image is not mine but is a falls I well love and know

Reviews

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

Everyone asks why I dont take pictures of myself...I think your poem might explain why.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes. I am not a huge fan of pics of me either, especially when I think of the story behind it

[Wild Rose]

Given up chasing rainbows - they melted before I reached them

Family sent pics of smiling faces > Mum in wheelchair BIL standing whit great big smile holding the chair to push
What lies the pictures show
Came to stay Wife using stick to walk - they go too fast - "She must keep up, there's nothing wrong - its all in the mind
Emails talked of large house swimming pool - Google Earth showed a two bed bungalow no garden no drive or garage

Our old pics are babes dated 1907; WWII; in Egypt Italy; sailors war time wedding
The people are just memories

We dream sometimes what could have been > If only------- this or that whatever

[Lyn Anderson]

There are lies about material things, but there are lies about much worse. Thanks

[Neville]

Families.. who would have em eh'... is it just the luck of the draw or in ya genes.. who knows.. I guess I got lucky........ there is a whole lotta truth in these here words Lyn............... Neville

[Lyn Anderson]

It is often hard to reconcile the expected norm with our own realities.

[Neville]

I concur.......... N

[barleygirl]

Someone commented on family photo I used for "Brothers", saying telltale sign is in the eyes . . . as you artfully point out in this poem. Your poem also reminds me of how I would feel anticipation before family events, but then at the actual event, I looked forward to being home afterwards so I could de-compress from the stress I felt. All this is captured perfectly in your poem. It felt like severe withdrawals at the time, but now I see I never could've gotten to this point in my healing, had I stayed mired in the family junk! *sigh!* Thanks for sharing your razor-sharp observations & for giving me a little shout-out! *smile* Fondly, Margie

[Lyn Anderson]

Your work definitely inspired and connected with me today. Thank you so much for the review and the love.

[barleygirl]

When you told me earlier that you wish you'd been able to know a sister's love in the more enjoyable sense . . . suddenly I got it . . . looking back over all our interactions long ago & now . . .

[Chris]

Half our lives we dream of and wish for "Never Was's..."

[Lyn Anderson]

You are quite correct. Hard to be happy with the IS sometimes