Posted by
Joyanna Adams on Friday, October 17, 2008 11:06:53 PM
Nobody Flashes;
This is me tonight. I'm not feeling too spiffy. I went out tonight, and well...I felt embarrassed to even be in the same company with the people around me...I felt so inferior in every way. I put myself down for whatever, could be something I said, my nervous habit of picking at my thumb....the way I look...it just happens. It's a habit I know I need to break, but my synapses fight me on it.
I try not to get this way too often, but since I do, I find it's best just to go with it...Okay, I'm pretty sad.
And when I'm sad, I use songs to comfort...sometimes songs come into my head, and that's just because I was a musician (someone actually called me a musician tonight, something I haven't heard for a long time.) for so many years. And one of my favorite songs, is on an obscure Art Garfunkel album.
If I had the time, I would sing it and post it for you..but I don't...so here are the words, it's an old folk song. It will probably be meaningless to you, but since I'm not sure just how many people who read my pieces besides a few good friends...they will certainly allow me a breather.
It's titled; MARY WAS AN ONLY CHILD
Mary was an only child, nobody held her, nobody smiled.
She was born in a trailer, wretched and poor
Yet she shown like a gem, in a five and dime store.
Mary had no friends at all, just famous faces pinned to the wall.
All of them watched her, none of them saw
That she shown like a gem at a five and dime store.
And if you saw the stars at night, and you find them shining equally bright.
You might have seen Jesus, and I have know what you saw
For he shown like a gem in a five and dime store.
Yes he shown like a gem in a five and dime store.
I really like the last verse. The melody is one of the most haunting ever written. Sometimes the simplest things are best...why is that?
You can tell...a real master of literature can say a million things in just a few lines...
I think I'll go out and visit the stars tonight. I need to look for that dime...surly he shines in some star tonight? Surly....
I'll post again Monday....in the meantime...everyone have a GREAT weekend!