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Posted by Shame on May 5, 2006, at 11:33:11
Here I stand, ready to restart, rebuild, renew the life that we share. You were there when I needed you even though it was never your burden to bear. My wings may be twisted, bent and broken, but they are here none the less. That’s a start.
I laughed. We both remember. It’s a vivid snapshot in my memory, a bit of color on a background of grey. It's still hard to accept that an event so mundane claims itself noteworthy, but it still stands as the first milestone of many.
Nothing will ever change what I am, but maybe we have found my peace, a place of respite where pills and support have struck a delicate balance between madness and mindlessness. I am sick, but I can be this too; the better man you pushed me to be even though I thought it an unrealistic dream. Thank you for that.
Is my elation pre-mature? Perhaps, but at least I have seen what I can be. A life I had forgotten remembered again; two people, drawing every breath in unison. Once again I touch your skin, your restless flesh, and remember how things were. We will be there again; yet another milestone to look forward to.
It is true that I am your shadow, always with you no matter where you find yourself. There has to be some of my old self fighting its way to the surface. The Me that showed you that you didn’t have to join the army to escape your old boyfriend. The Me that drove 1,300 miles to accept a job I didn’t think I was qualified for. The Me that made sure you had a job when you arrived here two weeks later.
But whose strength was that really? Who had the courage tell the recruiter that he wasn’t going to make a commission off of you? Whose faith encouraged me send the resume’ that started me in a career that I now excel at? Whose intelligence and skills actually got you that job? We are part of the same animal, you and I, and the role of shadow is no longer mine alone. Together we are greater than we are when we are apart, and when one falls the other is there to toe the line until things are right again.
I will never be able to promise that my mind will be forever sound, but at least now I can see where we are going. You kept us on course when I was unable to help. You trusted your gut and saw us through to the end, and for that, I love you.
Posted by ClearSkies on May 5, 2006, at 12:19:58
In reply to Rebuild Renew, posted by Shame on May 5, 2006, at 11:33:11
Wow. I love this, just love it. I hope that we all find a partner like you and I have to mirror our strengths.
ClearSkiesps Hello, we haven't met before!
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