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[Magpie Tales]
What Does It Matter?
Cyndi
would often fantasize about emerging from her body as a butterfly with wings
strong enough to glide on gentle breezes that would take her away from her
life. Who could blame her? For with a father spending most of his time in
a drunken stupor, and a mother blaming her for everything that had went wrong
since her conception, there was not much incentive for Cyndi to stay grounded.
Cyndi
would also fantasize about becoming a mermaid after diving deep enough in an
ocean, but this was different—really different.
For there she was suspended in the air without any discernible means of
support while being pulled into a vertical wall of water. Questions started swirling in Cyndi’s mind.
“Is
this real or imagined?”
“How
could I be just floating in the air?”
“Is
it actually air that I am suspended in?”
“What
does it matter?”
“How
is it possible for a vertical wall of water to exist?”
“Is
it really water?”
“Again,
what does it matter?”
“What
will my life on the other side be like?”
“Will
it be better or worse than what I’ve known?”
“Will
there be life on the other side?”
“Yet
again, what does it matter?”
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Splendidly absorbing; well done.
ReplyDeleteSo much pressure on young people, they sometimes don't see a way out. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Berowne!!! Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Kim!!! The very sad truth of the matter is that they can only hope to survive relatively intact in far too many cases. Be assured that it is all part of the apparent gross unfairness to life in this world, but it will be as it should in the end.
ReplyDeleteOh by golly it does matter! It's so funny, and kind of ironic, I totally and completely felt I'd slipped right inside your words this week. A very close friend once told me (years ago now) "When ever you say it really doesn't matter, that is when it really does!" So spooky! Awesome Magpie!
ReplyDeletepoor girl. i hope the other side is better for her. :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow I agree with Kim on this, the questioning in this poem is really effective it really conveys that fear of uncertainty, the search for purpose and identity in youth
ReplyDeletePoignant and accurate - the pressures on young people today would have done me in- I am glad I grew up when life was not so terrifying.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to be curious about things.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Karen!!! Yes, "it" really does matter--even what seems so obviously not to. Although, not always as we naturally understand. By the way, spending time in my head can be quite hazardous to your mental health. (LOL?)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Kathe!!! Alas, I spent most of my childhood feeling like I was being held in a prison, and I had really great parents in comparison to far too many others.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear TWG!!! It will be--be assured.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Mindlovemisery!!! May the questions we ask not be merely rhetorical.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Doc!!! Indeed.
ReplyDeletethis is most likely exactly how a lot of young people feel at one time or another
ReplyDeleteWell-writ words!
ReplyDeleteI'm not so sure water does not appear sometimes in slices perpendicular ...but then it matters not--RIGHT! :-)
PEACE and LIGHT!
Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! Indeed, with some being justified and others not.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Steve E!!! Well, it would sure mess with my head!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this, Jerry, it's thought provoking and well written. I love the way Cyndi considers the wall of water and the possibilities that could arise from it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Sharon!!! I am really glad you enjoyed this.
ReplyDeleteWow ... this is too good :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Amrit!!! I am really glad you enjoyed this.
ReplyDeletePerpetual motion; perpetual wondering.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! Yes, as long one keeps moving.
ReplyDeleteLet us hope that things will matter that people will care and the world will change..and if we're asking does it matter we are hoping it will matter to someone.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Truedessa!!! That is a very good point.
ReplyDeletenicely done......thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Wayne!!! Your Artodyssey site is incredible!
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the old 'becoming a mermaid fantasy' -seems it does really matter after all.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Nell!!! Yes, what we want to believe really does matter.
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