Pitiful, Just Plain Pitiful

Sad indeed…

Thank you so much, Soledad for the read and comment. Just had to extricate that bit of melancholy from my noggin.

Just think how different and possibly happier that version of a middle aged man could be sitting in that Inn, 1,3,5 or 10 years from now... In the moment, life can definitely feel and be utterly pitiful but with time, you just never know what the future might have in store.

You really hit me in all the feels with this one. Pain and loneliness are fleeting.... hang in there, my lovely friend.
Excellently evoked and penned.
🌹B

I am profoundly grateful for your comment, Lady Blue❣ You perfectly put into perspective my situation with a message of hope of good things to come.
I am thrilled that you find merit in my writing and that you were so touched by this piece. I appreciate, very much, your constant support and companionship 🐻💞🐰

Dear GW,

You have captured those moments with a surgeons precision. I would echo Blue’s observation, pain and loneliness are fleeting. The space in between is what feels like forever. This is a poem that translates to everyone at one time or another. No matter what the relationship status. Extremely touching, raw and ever so honest. While the subject is sad the writing is stellar. H🌷

Dearest, Honoria
Thank you so much for your truly compassionate comment. By writing this piece I am acting a tad hypocritically because I try to teach my kids about the wave-like vicissitudes of life...a brighter day lies around the corner, beyond the horizon etc. The other day a friend quoted an inspiring version of an old saw..."Come what may and love it." Kind of a Man's Search for Meaningish perspective that I now need to embrace.
You are an inspiration and comfort to me💖

Sad is good Bob. It can be cathartic and reveal deeper truths. Chin up fella. What seems like an interlude now, can be merely the beginning of something life-fulfilling.

Thank you so much, Rob for this uplifting comment. On all my mirrors and refrigerator door I must afix this excerpt, starting with "Chin-up fella..." to the end. Thanks for travelling a ways with medown this melancholoy path.

Aww... hugs to you. Many thoughts as I read this. Things aren't always as they appear.... perhaps the geriatric couple were just content enough in themselves and each other's company not to need a lot of talking. And as others have pointed out, perhaps the middle aged man is just in a between-time, where one thing has cleared the way for a better future....  Nothing is wasted, my friend.
It's good to write the sad - it reduces its power. And you did it well.
❤️k

Dearest, K
Your hugs are just what the doctor ordered. I have actually pondered, over the years, what you've written about the geriatric couple and I think you're right. Living so long together they probably were sharing silent, telepathic thoughts. It's interesting when I ponder that scene the couple always appear black and white in a sea of color almost as if they were staues arranged in that booth.
I will adopt your outlook on my situation, "... one thing has cleared the way for a better future..." That writing reduces the power of the sadness is such a wise and true statement. You are music to my ears, dear friend💖

Sad it happens, heartbreaking but truthful write. I'm no expert but my insight is literally just my own endeavors, me and my wife lord 25 years together. We have had rough spots but for any reading feeling this if it's your having rough patch you're older yes but bring back some of that youthful sprite surprise her be creative don't let go dig in fight harder.

Cheers, Liam,
I appreciate very much your experience fortified advice. Unfortunately, she's moved out and moved on to, I suspect another relationship. We do still, often,  see and speak cordially to one another. I think, in our case, it's the right call...for years she's expressed her unhappiness and I couldn't, try as I might, put it right.
I am so plaesed that you took the time to read my piece and leave such an insightful comment. 🙏

How time changes perspectives.
Poignant vibe indeed

Thank you so much, Naajir! It's thrilling to read your comment and know that you're still out there in the DUP kingdom. DUP really does start to feel like family. We've lived through a lot together it seems. Indeed time does change perspective and I need to remind myself that it usually changes that perspective for the better understood view.

I hope that he can conquer his fears and regrets.

LJ

Amen, LJ🙏 Thank you so much for reading and commenting on this piece. 🧡🌹

Woah so he was even more depressed than the stoic couple who seem to have gotten disenchanted like so many couples many years after a hot premarital love affair.
Kudos for this fabulous poem so well narrated wow! Kudos!!

Plz also read and comment my newest poem too

Just because people don't talk during their meal does not mean they don't have nothing to say to each other. They might just be very hungry:-).
But yes, there is a lot of truth in your poem, Relationships change and often not for the better. One has to be careful with their judgement ... Some things are easier said than done.
Well done!