Staying sane is sometimes so impossible. Struggling to stifle suffocating thoughts and actions, our sails are struck by stray pieces of glass in the strong wind. Strength to stay positive in the still chaos that simply follow us after that moment seems slow. Any stress simply softens our desire to swallow the sour pills that we take. Sorrow seems more satisfying than a smile, just like a stranger on the bus, and we slip into its pool, smarting from sudden sullen wounds. Striking off any hopes of survival, we become even suicidal. Shards of past seem to shine brighter than shimmering tomorrows. We sink so much into the strict depths of sorrow that we forget that special hand that can save us from Satanβs strong grip. Let us not let anyone steal the smiles we can share. Nothing is easy, but if life is about survival, then rather than be in the shadows of sorrow, we must be the sentinels of our smiles, guarding it from sinister strikes.
Shared at ABC Wednesday (Round of S words) and Carry on Tuesday.
Illustration from HERE
Β© Leo 24/05/2011
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing to me are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
I like the idea a lot Leo. We need to take care of our own happiness. Point noted and much liked! π
And I am the first this time, am I? π
@ Deboshree,
Yes, we need to π Glad you liked it, and yep, you’re the first!
I think smiling is so important! When working, shopping, interacting I definitely gravitate to the people who offer warm smiles!
@ Meryl,
Yes, a smile can definitely influence our life π Thanks!
Wow, there are just too many “s”!! Well done and well written.
@ Grace,
Thanks! π
OOf…..yeh ada aapke writing mein!!
@ Fiducia,
π thanks!
Great write! This hits the spot for me today:-)
@ upinthecosmos,
Thanks very much π
Oh, I loved this! this line especially ‘Shards of past seem to shine brighter than shimmering tomorrows.’
@ Wyoming Diva,
Thanks! Glad a line stood out that you can remember later! (Or even forget) π
Nice take on the prompt! :=)
@ Becca,
Thanks! π
U always leave me amazed with ur precision of words.. your expression is something I can’t deny.. I seem to agree most of the time.
@ Purvi,
Glad to have the precision, and do tell if you disagree also π Thanks!
Sanity Does seem fleeting, sometimes.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
@ Roger,
Yeah, more often than not, it does!
I’m SMILING!!! ; )
@ Gigi,
That’s GOOD! π
Smiles are so Δ±nfectious, shame we don’t see more of them.
@ Hocam,
Thanks! π
Well that was different…….brillant but different
@ Whitesnake,
A little difference is good sometimes π
If laughter is the best medicine…then smile is the best antidote for any suffocating feeling… π
But how could one smile amidst the chaos and suicidal thoughts? Maybe I would smile about the courage of committing one…:(
@ Amity,
Yeah, amen to that first thought π
Don’t get the thoughts to turn suicidal then π and no, don’t smile at that courage either..!
A very interesting comment on the sad side of life, – I hear your encouragement to Smile!!!
@ Hildred,
Thanks! π
as you know I was very much upset but now regaining my spirit back.. I may write a poem tonight and share to this world, just because of this poem..
Someone is Special
@ SiS,
Cool π Will wait to read your poem then!