Poetry Friday: The Awful Truth by Beau Taplin

April 6th, 2018 (06:00 am)

Current Mood: determined
Current Song: Know U Anymore by BoTalks ft. Sarah Hyland

One day, whether
you are 14, 28 or 65

you will stumble upon
someone who will start a fire
in you that cannot die.

However, the saddest,
most awful truth
you will ever come to find,

is they are not always
with whom we spend our lives.

- The Awful Truth by Beau Taplin

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Posted by: Linda Baie (

Linda Baie)

Posted at: April 7th, 2018 01:38 pm (UTC)

But maybe "part"? It makes one wonder what sparked this poem by Taplin. My imagination swirls!

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Posted by: Little Willow (

slayground)

Posted at: April 7th, 2018 04:03 pm (UTC)

I would hope for "part," certainly.

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Posted by: Mary Lee Hahn (

Mary Lee Hahn)

Posted at: April 8th, 2018 11:35 am (UTC)

Our job is to take joy in that fire, no matter how long it lasts!

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Posted by: Little Willow (

slayground)

Posted at: April 8th, 2018 03:27 pm (UTC)

Well-put.

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Posted by: Kay McGriff (

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Posted at: April 8th, 2018 08:24 pm (UTC)

awful truth

If we are lucky, we will warm ourselves by the fire while it lasts and share it with others

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Posted by: Little Willow (

slayground)

Posted at: April 9th, 2018 01:22 am (UTC)

Re: awful truth

I like the sound of that!

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Posted by: Amy Ludwig VanDerwater (

Amy Ludwig VanDerwater)

Posted at: April 8th, 2018 10:38 pm (UTC)

Thank you...

This is hearbreaking and hopeful all at once. I love the comments about keeping the warmth. Too, it makes me think about the fires we may help light in others... One never knows... xx

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Posted by: Little Willow (

slayground)

Posted at: April 9th, 2018 01:17 am (UTC)

Re: Thank you...

That is so true!

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