A Crack in the Impossible

You have such a great grasp of the reality of the situation. I know how it might seem unbelievable but still you must and do hope. I love these lines: I asked for the unbelievable and it brought, the impossible, a will for courage in the sneering face of adversity I am silenced waiting, but ready I am humbled by your great courage in the face of adversity. Love, Cat

Dear girl, I love the title.... You are not "silenced" if your mind rests in silence. Just remember you are an eggshell... opening to a new reality. May it be full of light love and laughter..may you soar! Your poem needs to be spotlighted. This is one poem all of us can do well to remember when we need to remember. Hug. ~A "If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is wound up in mine, then let us work together." Aboriginal Activist Group, Queensland, 1970's

You are so erudite in your poetic assessments of life! What a brilliantly inspired piece! It's off the radar chart in terms of stars! Well done Boni

Jayne, I think this is the best I've read from you babe. 2nd stanza my fave but LOVED it all, love you too, HUGE hugs Beki xxx

...i swear to god mum ...im gonna find a way to hack into this site n block u from bein voted n nominated to give everyone else a chance of gettin there XD...haha congrats tho :) told u, u have amazing talent dont stop :P

I too believe, and asking for impossible is not possible, for with belief all things are possible. I hope you like my little ditty, I read it to my wife and she thought it rather cute. Just a little something to make you smile. L & Hugz,Gee

I too believe, and asking for impossible is not possible, for with belief all things are possible. I hope you like my little ditty, I read it to my wife and she thought it rather cute. Just a little something to make you smile. L & Hugz,Gee

I too believe, and asking for impossible is not possible, for with belief all things are possible. I hope you like my little ditty, I read it to my wife and she thought it rather cute. Just a little something to make you smile. L & Hugz,Gee

I like this poem very much. It draws on the experiences and feelings of the moment as good poetry so often does and tells us a profundity: that we should ask for the impossible. Was it Shaw who said something like, "all advances are made by unreasonable people"? Of course, this less travelled road is sometimes lonely for the same reason. In the fight or flight choices of a modern world, many fly into themselves. I would go so far as to say this reaction is near the normal. In this society, an outward flyer is threatening the life choices of the inside hider. Alienation, in such circumstances, is easily understood. Still, those who ask for the impossible will lean into the impossible then lean out to take a breath, as if doing the front crawl in a swimming pool. It becomes a oscillation. And this oscillation is similar to the experiences of the bi-polar person or manic depressive: first striving for the so-called unreachable then pulled by emotional gravity into a tiny dense sphere. This oscillation is, in my mind, closer to a normal than the median that the medical community sometimes tries to aim the human mind toward. Indeed, the ideas expressed above directly coalesced as a consequence of reading your poem. Obviously, my favourite stanza is: I did not ask for the impossible though, with growth in belief, now understand why I should I am giving five stars for speaking in graceful truths and inspiring another. If you almost never rhymed, then on poetic grounds alone, I would give it three stars. Since you do rhyme, I tend to give your non-rhyming poetry emphasis for breaking though your preference. Then another dollop for the "in the moment truths" and inspiration. Brian

A dignified existential poem. Respectfully, Espen.

Beautiful thats all I have to say Your Fan, Elizabeth

Neat and incisive. Love it. Leonard