Thursday, September 19, 2013

BALANCE IS CRUCIAL



IT IS WISER JUST TO STAY THE HELL OUT OF THE GLASS

Standing on the rim of a crystal glass half full
I know if I jump I cannot win.
If the escape velocity
of my fall through the empty portion reaches X
when I hit the full portion
it will be as if I landed on concrete.

If I make a seamless entry into the full portion
I will drown having no velocity for escape.
My mind is not made up yet
between death and death
so I think I will simply spit on my feet,
slide around the rim and make the glass sing to me.

©M Durfee
9/19/13

Inspired by Kristi Pietryka

18 comments:

  1. I will never forget this one. Can I quote you? I gotta share.

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  2. Wow. I swear to you, I didn't even read your post before I blogged. It's about "balance".

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  3. Be careful of those glass cuts on your glutamus maximus.

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    1. Oh hell Charles those are scarred over now and just make for a slightly bumpier ride.

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  4. Anytime you on the rim of anything, look for terra firma.

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    1. Even I need less stability than that at times Rosaria.

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  5. Mark, sometimes my wine glass sings to me. Not drowning yet! xo

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    1. Jodi i think somedays your wine glass makes you sing to it.

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  6. make it sing man...smiles. might as well with those choices...

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    1. Seriously I will never look at that crappy analogy of the glass half full or half empty again.

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  7. so I think I will simply spit on my feet,
    slide around the rim and make the glass sing to me.

    Mark this is genius!! how did you ever think this wonderful line up!!

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