Throwback Thursdays

So far, I've done 1068 posts on this blog. That number surprised me when I saw it. Who knew I had that much to say (Or sometimes, not that much to say, but said it anyway.) I've decided to join Facebook and other social media in a Throwback Thursday. On Thursdays, I'm going to post a previous post based on however my mood strikes me for the day. And here it goes.

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From April 18, 2014

I celebrated National Poetry Month that April with a poem most days. Here is a more serious one from Theo's teenage years.

Ponderings of Theodore--the teenage years.

The teenage years are often a difficult time as we transition from childhood to adulthood. During this time, we try to figure out who we are and who we want to become. We explore, we retreat. We're popular, we're invisible. We're happy, we're sad. In other words, we're in limbo, not quite sure where to land. During some of Theo's teenage angst years, he wrote about this. One of those times was in today's poem.

                                                                 Limbo

                                                            by Theodore

                                          How can you be falling if you never hit the ground?

                                          How can you be flying if you never touch the sky?

                                          How can you love yourself if you never are good?

                                          How can you hate yourself if you never are evil?

                                          When people stare in awe and wonder

                                          And flee before your touch

                                          Neither heaven nor hell will take you

                                          And you want nothing so much

                                          As a solid place to stand

                                          And someone to take your hand.