Chelle's Mid-life musings

A journey of a middle aged woman...relearning to love life!

MichelleD

MichelleD
Location
St. Charles, Illinois, USA
Birthday
January 17
Title
Supervisor, Anatomic Pathology Department
Company
Edward Hospital
Bio
I am a career oriented woman, who just retired from 20 years of active duty service in the military. I now work in a civilian hospital, and recently completed my MBA in Healthcare management. I enjoy writing, cooking, running, and above all spending as much time possible with my family.

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Salon.com
MAY 15, 2012 12:12AM

Fire

Rate: 8 Flag

Unspoken words

Amidst a half full glass of wine

You gave your support

Filling my glass that was once

Half empty

Yet now I find myself

Filling the glass

With dreams

Hopes

And false praise

Those triumphs are muddled

And clouded

By a past I can’t erase

Yet I know I need to move forward

So please

Let me fill my glass

And negate the negative forces

That haunt me.

Your support is no longer needed

For I now

Fuel my own

FIRE.

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It's hard to get a full perspective of a person from a blog, but I think I am finally hearing you. I look at the surface- the career, husband, kids, friends- all things that I have internalized as success, and I think you've got it made. But I finally am understanding that underneath, you struggle like the rest of us. I went back through your older posts, too, and reread them with new eyes.

Thanks for sharing your journey and helping me with mine. I have GOT to get my internal script rewritten.

Keep burning.
just phyllis
May 15, 2012 04:55 AM
Fuel your own fire...a great phrase and way to live!
Patrick Frank
May 15, 2012 07:37 AM
Michelle, your poem and Phyllis's comment are a good match. They not only complement each other, they add insight to the whole.
Chicken Mãâàn
May 15, 2012 07:38 AM
Wow Phyllis. I'm truly
Touched. Thank you dearly from my heart.
MichelleD
May 15, 2012 07:52 AM
:0)

(Words are awkward right now. I'll come back.)
just phyllis
May 15, 2012 07:59 AM
fire is good
"that knows what it is, that knows it's neither
ice nor mud nor winter light
but wood, with a gift for burning"
hyblaean- Julie
May 15, 2012 09:07 AM
Let me fill my own glass....independence is good but we do need just one someone in our live. Just one. The rest can go away...
zanelle
May 15, 2012 09:19 AM
Fire comes and fire goes and who knows... fire returns and is present in your verse. Bravo!
Algis Kemezys
May 15, 2012 10:04 AM
I do have my "one" Zanelle. So true!! Xoxo
MichelleD
May 15, 2012 10:38 AM
Keep the fires hot
I admire the honesty in your writing
I admire your strength
Would love to sit and share a glass of wine with you
~R~
M. C. S.
May 15, 2012 06:11 PM
Thanks for the support on this one. Y'all rock.
MichelleD
May 15, 2012 08:11 PM
found a slight error so I've updated this one...
MichelleD
May 15, 2012 08:42 PM