Two words

[beelikej]

I was reading the final chapter of Stephen Fry's The Ode Less Travelled on the bus and was struck by two words. I'm sure they were not meant to have such an impact. It was merely a list of things to think about when writing poetry and that's not even something I'm considering. But they hit me hard for personal reasons I wasn't aware of. Tears stung my eyes and I now have a knot in my stomach that's growing by the second. I have to (and want to and need to) focus on work, so I hope I can ignore this feeling until the end of the day.

FORGIVE YOURSELF

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Comments

[kennedy-unknown.livejournal.com]

Heavy indeed. I hope you listen, whatever it is you feel you have to have forgiveness for.

[hope-athlete.livejournal.com]

Hey. I was directed here by my google alert on Stephen Fry.
I haven't read the book yet, but I've only heard good things about it and am intrigued, even though I'm not a poet or practice poetry to state the least. Cold shivers went down my spine when I read that... powerful indeed.

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

Aww, everything alright now, bb? Random words written on a page can have a surprising effect sometimes. But if it helps to put the finger on something you can now learn to deal with, it can't be all bad, right?

I'm around 'til 1-ish, if you need a chat ;). *hugs*