Sounds like only three of your rings are working on your gas stove..
Sorry but the information on this one though I could assume it to have religious roots didn't have enough of a good theme.
Hope you are doing better these days, good to read your pieces again, Yoyrs Ian..

the rhyme and the pattern. Yes, it could have been clearer; but I think I see that you feel betrayed by someone that you felt should be on your side. It is never a good feeling to be betrayed, but to be so treated by one who is close to you, is even more devastating. It is always easy for another to say; " Be strong and don't let it bother you or buck up buddy." But until you have walked a mile in their shoes, you don't know how you will react. Lots of people think that they will be strong and go on and keep the faith, but when it comes down to it, they buckle under and do not. You are a very strong person and the only thing that I will say to you is, keep going for as long as you can. You have my admiration and I only hope that I will be as brave and strong as you. Good to see you still writing. ~ Gee

I remember the motion pictures
on the telly
Fellini and these out there gloomy
indie movies of then our canadian
film industry were cult classics
but poured like molasses
and as some meals
were meant to be eaten with
little discussion!
Not our table...small kitchen
bright and activated
everyone talked at once
instant coffee
food in...dishes away
off and about..

however...I talk to the mentally
disabled...of which i have
issues....many did not have
the complete cheery lives of
some...Others have depression
and mania...anxiety a large one
and effects of medication to
combat mental illnesses or
physical is a big affect and
effect on outlook
Without the history of trying
to understand its impact
and lasting work on the soul
many live in turmoil
of which i relate!

Your writings just describe
the state you are in
never been acerbic
no intentions against
those now past
as some

you brilliantly write of the
condition
taking each day and making
works of your existance

Ians humor and dry british or
welsh wit...uk humor of the
three ring burner I like
made me think of Jiffy Pop
was a time all I had was a
vehicle...a coleman stove
a tent...naptha fuel and
a small coffee pot

one day company from Spain
bought me one of those little
expresso makers
stovetop...with coffee from
Spain which slowly was used
up....like a pack of Gitanes
and Cohibas I once had..

there were good moments
and still are
but I question the purpose
often and survival is a tough
job....
the random brings what I
cannot fathom or find
to entertain me with the
souls sustenance to keep
givin'r and gittin' r done

for me its about brokering
deals and putting my shoes
on and heading out there
while I still can
small luxuries
savored
of the memories
of which there are many
knowing that the harsh
darkness will always be
there

but I hear your words
and feel them
there are many who reflect
and angrily fight on
within without
and when time is due
reflect like we do here
with our creative souls

Thank U Joe!

Mr Wolf!

It sounds to me as though someone you believed in truly let you down. This has a very dark, cynical tone to it, and I hope writing this has been cathartic for you. Your rhyming is well done which helps the piece to flow off the tongue with ease. I feel as though when you wrote this, everything you were feeling at the time, went from your mind to whatever you wrote it on. I say this because it could maybe use a bit of editing just to make your thoughts a bit easier to follow. But all in all, though a dark piece, I do think it's a good poem, and again, I hope by sharing it, you've found some peace within yourself and are moving forward.

val