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the elusive thought

In Thought

In Thought (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

the thought is there

and then it is gone

on the edge of consciousness

i can feel it

overpowering

my brain begins to run

trying to catch it…

anxiety builds…

my breath abates…

then…

it slips away…

oh…begin again…

let it go…

let it go…

perhaps a blessing awaits me

and the thought will return

to nudge me again

16 thoughts on “the elusive thought”

  1. Sandi says:
    April 28, 2013 at 5:55 PM

    I love reading your poetry. You really need to consider publishing a book

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  2. Mich Smith says:
    April 28, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    Wonderful!!

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  3. tigger0198 says:
    April 28, 2013 at 8:05 PM

    This is a very nice way to talk about forgetting

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  4. Praveena says:
    April 28, 2013 at 9:03 PM

    well written 🙂

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  5. glkaye2013 says:
    April 29, 2013 at 1:09 AM

    Now isn’t that the way it goes….

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  6. earthriderjudyberman says:
    April 29, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    When my thoughts elude me, I return to the room I’d been in when the thought first occurred to me. Then, “bingo.” Total recall. You captured that moment well.

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    • johannisthinking says:
      April 29, 2013 at 9:14 PM

      Yes, lol, it always helps to retrace your steps! lol I actually was thinking of my *thinking* when I wrote that…that is the difficult part…not being able to find which part of my mind the thought wandered off to!

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      • clarabetty says:
        May 1, 2013 at 4:16 AM

        It is hard to think about one’s thinking-the thoughts get tangled up. How nice for us that the ‘thought’ eluded you and that you were able to take a human frailty and make something meaningful for us to read and smile at in recognition.

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  7. sheridegrom - From the literary and legislative trenches. says:
    May 3, 2013 at 10:33 PM

    Immediately after I read this wonderful piece, my husband asked me something I normally am able to answer immediately. It was the strangest sensation.

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