Comments on: Self Interview — The Environment http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/ Writing Career Center Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:51:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Connie Williams http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-123244 Connie Williams Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:32:55 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-123244 Ah yes, Semantics, S.I. Hayakaiwa -- those three adorable bubbles, wish I could draw them on here, all linked in the center with commanility, yet each one sharing a singular connection with each other independent of the other two. Ah yes, Semantics, S.I. Hayakaiwa — those three adorable bubbles, wish I could draw them on here, all linked in the center with commanility, yet each one sharing a singular connection with each other independent of the other two.

]]> By: Rianon http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-123231 Rianon Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:39:29 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-123231 One Last Poem ME without YOU Standing in the dark The light slowly comes on I look in the mirror I want to paint my face And pretend that I'm someone else Sometimes I get so fed up I can't even look at myself I wish I could start over I wish you would take a walk in my shoes You wouldn't make a mile You wouldn't make a foot You can't even tie them up I'm not complaining So shut your mouth Just listen I'm not strong enough to deal with it I'm slowly falling apart Piece by piece But first frozen No feelings Hurt and numb Your first I'm last I sit and smoke my cigarettes I think I might like this empty life This hole of never ending sorrow This giving but never receiving Would you miss me? If you decided to leave? To never come back, not even a picture A blinded life of misery A dirt road I don't want to fall asleep I don't want to dream of what could be I don't want you in my dreams I will do just fine...I think Dusty tears Forever darkness, This seems like the right thing to do Can you possibly know about breaking down? Can you see through my scars? Do you understand? You’ve never tried to You really don't know, why You've said it's not the same Sorry, I can't explain If being miserable keeps you close This is what I will have to be I'm disgusting I hate the way you’re looking at me I'm sorry I'm not perfect I wish I were Then would you still leave? I wake up shaking Is this my life? My life without you (This poem isn't just about someone, it's about the emptiness people feel, they’re missing piece. Whether it is who you are, or what people want you to be. Being a smudge on paper isn't fun, but being a smudge with color shows that you have potential. It shows people that your beautiful no matter what they want to believe.) One Last Poem

ME without YOU

Standing in the dark
The light slowly comes on
I look in the mirror
I want to paint my face
And pretend that I’m someone else
Sometimes I get so fed up
I can’t even look at myself
I wish I could start over

I wish you would take a walk in my shoes
You wouldn’t make a mile
You wouldn’t make a foot
You can’t even tie them up
I’m not complaining
So shut your mouth
Just listen
I’m not strong enough to deal with it

I’m slowly falling apart
Piece by piece
But first frozen
No feelings
Hurt and numb
Your first
I’m last
I sit and smoke my cigarettes

I think I might like this empty life
This hole of never ending sorrow
This giving but never receiving
Would you miss me?
If you decided to leave?
To never come back, not even a picture
A blinded life of misery
A dirt road

I don’t want to fall asleep
I don’t want to dream of what could be
I don’t want you in my dreams
I will do just fine…I think
Dusty tears
Forever darkness,
This seems like the right thing to do
Can you possibly know about breaking down?

Can you see through my scars?
Do you understand?
You’ve never tried to
You really don’t know, why
You’ve said it’s not the same
Sorry, I can’t explain
If being miserable keeps you close
This is what I will have to be

I’m disgusting
I hate the way you’re looking at me
I’m sorry I’m not perfect
I wish I were
Then would you still leave?
I wake up shaking
Is this my life?
My life without you

(This poem isn’t just about someone, it’s about the emptiness people feel, they’re missing piece. Whether it is who you are,
or what people want you to be. Being a smudge on paper isn’t fun, but being a smudge with color shows that you have potential. It shows people that your beautiful no matter what they want to believe.)

]]> By: Rianon http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-123219 Rianon Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:25:11 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-123219 Connie, I agree with you when you said: "I think God probably has femine aspects as well as male." I agree with you, know matter what you say there is not one person who knows exactly who God is, so if they think that they have the right to pick and pick and pick, you should ask them, "Ok then you tell me what you think." No one person is more of an expert than another. John is right, "it is merely our definition of terms." You have every right to think what ever you want. Also, religion is unfortunatly a sensitive subject these days. That unfortunatly being the case people are afraid to express how they really feel. Being so, people nit-pick and mock others only because they have no idea who God is either and they. So that being said, you shouldn't feel so fraigile and emotional, (although you can't help it, me either) but always say what is on your mind. If no, it just bottles up and you start to feel awful about it. Try to ignore people like that, it took me forever to learn how to but I succeeded. All I say now when they ask me who I think God is I say "God is our creator" and I stick with that. :) Connie,

I agree with you when you said:

“I think God probably has femine aspects as well as male.”

I agree with you, know matter what you say there is not one person who knows exactly who God is, so if they think that they have the right to pick and pick and pick, you should ask them, “Ok then you tell me what you think.”

No one person is more of an expert than another. John is right, “it is merely our definition of terms.” You have every right to think what ever you want. Also, religion is unfortunatly a sensitive subject these days. That unfortunatly being the case people are afraid to express how they really feel. Being so, people nit-pick and mock others only because they have no idea who God is either and they. So that being said, you shouldn’t feel so fraigile and emotional, (although you can’t help it, me either) but always say what is on your mind. If no, it just bottles up and you start to feel awful about it. Try to ignore people like that, it took me forever to learn how to but I succeeded. All I say now when they ask me who I think God is I say “God is our creator” and I stick with that. :)

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-123205 John Hewitt Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:23:55 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-123205 Connie, It appears semantics are the root cause of our problem. Our central points are not at odds, merely our definition of terms. Connie,
It appears semantics are the root cause of our problem. Our central points are not at odds, merely our definition of terms.

]]> By: Connie Williams http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-123203 Connie Williams Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:12:44 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-123203 John: To me that would be a description, but that's just me. I can't describe anything about God like that. I don't know how God works with anybody else. I can't describe a single thing about God that anyone else would agree with. I often wonder if that makes me Godless, or wrong; however if I just keep my mouth shut, then there is no one to criticize me or tell me I am wrong. For example -- when I was taking care of my mom, I used to take her to coffee at a local restaurant every afternoon. Politics and religion were forbidden among these ladies conversations. One day however, one of my mom's best friends got to picking at me and wanted to know what I thought God was, come on tell me, she picked and picked, and finally I said, well, I think God probably has femine aspects as well as male. She flew off in a rage and shouted at me "Jesus was not a girl." I tried to explain to her that's not what I had in mind, it was useless. as I said later on a post, religion is a favorite topic of mine. But is also so very fraigile and emotional issue. These answers are probably the most important ones most people ever ask. John: To me that would be a description, but that’s just me. I can’t describe anything about God like that. I don’t know how God works with anybody else. I can’t describe a single thing about God that anyone else would agree with. I often wonder if that makes me Godless, or wrong; however if I just keep my mouth shut, then there is no one to criticize me or tell me I am wrong.

For example — when I was taking care of my mom, I used to take her to coffee at a local restaurant every afternoon. Politics and religion were forbidden among these ladies conversations. One day however, one of my mom’s best friends got to picking at me and wanted to know what I thought God was, come on tell me, she picked and picked, and finally I said, well, I think God probably has femine aspects as well as male. She flew off in a rage and shouted at me “Jesus was not a girl.” I tried to explain to her that’s not what I had in mind, it was useless.

as I said later on a post, religion is a favorite topic of mine. But is also so very fraigile and emotional issue. These answers are probably the most important ones most people ever ask.

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-123019 John Hewitt Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:37:47 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-123019 Hi Connie, I am assuming this is in relation to our "labels" discussion... Do I know everything there is to know about my wife, not at all. Can I "explain" her, of course I can. I can tell you here size, her shape, her hair color, her eye color, her job, her favorite television shows, what foods she likes and doesn't like, how she gets up in the morning, her relationships with her family, her relationships with my family, her political affiliation, her driving habits, her laugh, her voice and million other details. Every single trait I attribute to her would be a label. So I can easily label my wife. Not a problem at all. Hi Connie, I am assuming this is in relation to our “labels” discussion…

Do I know everything there is to know about my wife, not at all. Can I “explain” her, of course I can. I can tell you here size, her shape, her hair color, her eye color, her job, her favorite television shows, what foods she likes and doesn’t like, how she gets up in the morning, her relationships with her family, her relationships with my family, her political affiliation, her driving habits, her laugh, her voice and million other details. Every single trait I attribute to her would be a label. So I can easily label my wife. Not a problem at all.

]]> By: Connie Williams http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-123008 Connie Williams Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:39:42 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-123008 John: Hmmm, I can't explain my husband, but I still have a relationship with him. Can you explain your wife?? You obviously have a relationship with her. I think there are a lot of things we can't explain that we interact with, and isn't interacting a relationship? I can't explain "God," but I think I have a relationship with something. John: Hmmm, I can’t explain my husband, but I still have a relationship with him. Can you explain your wife?? You obviously have a relationship with her. I think there are a lot of things we can’t explain that we interact with, and isn’t interacting a relationship? I can’t explain “God,” but I think I have a relationship with something.

]]> By: Rianon Burnet http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-122910 Rianon Burnet Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:30:13 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-122910 John, I respect your opinion, but I take to offence that you think that this is ignorant. I feel as though you could of said the same thing but a little more suddle. Cerebralmum, I agree with you :) John Hewitt, I also agree with you, but I really don't think that anyone is truly an enviromental expert. And those who say they are can get so stuck on what they believe that they don't have any room to learn so they tend to state a fact rather than state a belief. Your a wonderful person Hewitt. Everyone, Respect........... :) John,
I respect your opinion, but I take to offence that you think that this is ignorant. I feel as though you could of said the same thing but a little more suddle.

Cerebralmum,
I agree with you :)

John Hewitt,
I also agree with you, but I really don’t think that anyone is truly an enviromental expert. And those who say they are can get so stuck on what they believe that they don’t have any room to learn so they tend to state a fact rather than state a belief. Your a wonderful person Hewitt.

Everyone,
Respect……….. :)

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-122749 John Hewitt Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:58:55 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-122749 Thank you for the support mum. I am far from an environmental expert, and I know that. As a former PR writer and lobbyist, however, I know a little something about selling a cause, and environmentalists are remarkably bad at selling their causes. Their rhetoric tends to put people off, which has made it very easy for big business to fight them rather than work with them. Thank you for the support mum. I am far from an environmental expert, and I know that. As a former PR writer and lobbyist, however, I know a little something about selling a cause, and environmentalists are remarkably bad at selling their causes. Their rhetoric tends to put people off, which has made it very easy for big business to fight them rather than work with them.

]]> By: cerebralmum http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-122740 cerebralmum Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:34:44 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/self-interview-the-environment/#comment-122740 Well, John (Hewitt, obviously, not the nuf-nuf above), I thought your approach was interesting and only "incredibly ignorant" people who disagree with you would get mad about it. Intelligent people who disagree with you would recognise the value in having you express your position (and that of many others, I'm sure) so clearly and constructively. The "why I don't" is just as important as the "why I do", if not more so. What's the point of preaching to the converted? I read your post as a positive post, and I'm sure that's the way it was intended. Anyone who doesn't see it that way is obviously more interested in self-congratulatory moralising than trying to help the environment. Well, John (Hewitt, obviously, not the nuf-nuf above), I thought your approach was interesting and only “incredibly ignorant” people who disagree with you would get mad about it. Intelligent people who disagree with you would recognise the value in having you express your position (and that of many others, I’m sure) so clearly and constructively.

The “why I don’t” is just as important as the “why I do”, if not more so. What’s the point of preaching to the converted? I read your post as a positive post, and I’m sure that’s the way it was intended. Anyone who doesn’t see it that way is obviously more interested in self-congratulatory moralising than trying to help the environment.

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