Charmed Chaos
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Living Left in a Right World
“I’m quite tired of beating myself up to write. I think I’ll start letting the words slip out like a tired child. “Can I have a piece of pie” he asks, and then he’s asleep back on the cusp of the moon.” – Jim Harrison Songs of Unreason
Learning to write with this tainted hand,
this limb of the devil that chose me
I want to tilt my paper, but I’m told no,
that’s not the RIGHT way to be.
I curve my hand into a grotesque claw
contorting it in fear I’ll smear
the words with black lead
but that’s not the way
so I decide to play
and forget about my lessons.
Instead I’ll have a piece of pie, and sing my made up song
“Come back to me baby, for I love you so,
Come back to me baby, to where you belong’
I’ll chase butterflies and let them play
with the flowers in my hair
and dream of the time
when my writing is fine
and I am rich and famous.
©2018 Linda Lee Lyberg
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I love your playfulness here! When I was a child, they took the pencil out of my left and made me right.
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Thank you. And yes, they tried, but I prevailed!
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Laughing out loud with great joy! Sing it again and again; you are one of the fortunate ones 🙂
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Thank you Jill! They tried to break me, but my left hand won. 😉
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Lefty’s Unite!! 🙂
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Yes, Penny! Thank you.
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My older daughter is left-handed. My husband’s uncle, born on the same day, is, too.
Love your song! 🙂
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Haha! Thank you. When I was a child, I would put on a dramatic show with that silly song. 🙂
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Love! 🙂
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This was a fun read.
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Thank you Andrew. It’s not always easy being a lefty.
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LOL You are speaking to another lefty.
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Then you truly understand!
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Terrific first two lines. Very evocative. I really liked the song at the end, that was cool and gave the whole thing a rich, playful feel!
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Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed it.
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it is sad the way we tried to make children write right-handed! I have heard that left-handed people are often very creative souls.
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Yes, it is. I wouldn’t think it happens too often these days.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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