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Sunday, 10 April 2011

Floating

"Rise to the Occasion & Take the OSP Challenge!"  Says Dustus.

Then presents us with this picture by Los Angeles-based photographer Lauren Randolph.  Thanks, Lauren, for letting us share.



Floating.

These mood swings are my life.
Just why should it be the balloon that flies?
Preconceptions are rife,
I see the brand reflected in your eyes.
‘Mental Illness’ it blares
‘Watch-out, it might be contagious’ I see
In Technicolor flares,
‘Or she might go mad and embarrass me.’

Just pass me by, go on now, go away.
Leave me floating along.
I don’t need to hear the things that you say,
Trying to show I’m wrong.
I’ll come down in my own time for a change.
This time, maybe, I’ll ground,
I’ve been too deep before, done the full range,
I’ll take up this time round.


Thanks to onestoppoetry for the excellent interview and, of course, the challenge. Visit the site and read some other peoples take on this photo.
I had intended something light but it went another way.


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12 comments:

  1. Unknown10 April 2011 at 09:43

    wow...the take on emotional content is more relevant than what i saw.very nice!

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  2. dustus10 April 2011 at 12:52

    Wow. I think you nailed the, perhaps unspoken, perception of manic episodes—the anticipation of fear and potential embarrassment. The come down, or realization, in the final stanza is very revealing. Excellent write for the challenge.

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  3. Brian Miller10 April 2011 at 13:21

    mmm... the mood swings...yeah you captured that well...take your ups cause those downs can be deadly

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  4. Jerry10 April 2011 at 13:53

    good editorial of those we often see and pass by on the other side of the street. Nice take.

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  5. Anonymous10 April 2011 at 16:32

    really powerful poem, Penny! great One Shoot!

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  6. Reflections10 April 2011 at 18:06

    Great take on this prompt... beautiful expression of the ups and downs so often straining our daily words. But the muse, she has a mind of her own, leading us down the path to where expression needs to be.

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  7. Amanda10 April 2011 at 19:03

    I had intended something light but it went another way.

    That's alright. It was well said and it needs to be heard.

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  8. lorely11 April 2011 at 03:30

    Love how you related this pic to the realm of mental illness...and the use of technicolor flares...how others view mental illness or assume the brand...well done!

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  9. Beachanny11 April 2011 at 04:19

    Excellent. How different are each of the poems on this picture! Your capture of mood and mind swing seems spot on, even though thankfully it's not something I've personally known. Yet I have often witnessed it and misunderstood it in others.

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  10. Steve Isaak11 April 2011 at 06:06

    Strong emotional effect to this. Excellent.

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  11. Unknown11 April 2011 at 21:34

    So powerful and down to the core, Penny
    very well done

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  12. JL Dodge11 April 2011 at 23:03

    Sorry to be so late Penny, no service this morning before work, just got back a bit ago....
    You express depression and the feelings that go with it very well... I know you suffer with it from time to time... hope you are doing alright!
    JL&B

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