If only the wall was built higher before I began to climb
then maybe I would have given up before I ever came near the top
If only I never breathed in the other side
never gave in to the ice of a world already dead around me
on a spiral cascade down the slope of time
And why now, if not tomorrow?
Shut my eyes and the nightmares dissipate
only a mist at the edge of the wall
intoxicating, deadly, and falling away with the world
finally a part of something greater—what I longed for
when I was standing at the bottom of the climb, looking up
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I’ve found myself watching a lot more comedy recently. It’s needed! Almost too hard to separate the parody from reality anymore.
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The Light is On 
5 responses to “Looking Up”
When Donald Trump and Boris Johnson are in the political vanguard what can you expect other than parody?
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Truth is stranger than fiction or something like that…
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Oh my, another Beauty! As for comedies, yes–much needed. And in my longing for a simpler time, I’m addicted to Andy Griffith reruns…are you too young to recall Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee…Mayberry?
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I’ve heard some of the names but not their stuff! Anything specific you’d recommend?
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It’s a folksy, homey, sitcom from the late 50’s, early 60’s. If you have On Demand (Comcast) or some other way of viewing old programs, just search for “The Andy Griffith Show”. It’s a good rest for mind, heart, soul 🙂
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