Therapy Session - Part 3

by Karl Wild GG23   Oct 14, 2008


Sink or Swim?

When you're on thin ice it can be scary, at times difficult to even find the courage to keep your feet moving as each potential step could be your last. Living in constant fear that you may fall into a freezing cold darkness in which their is no escaping. Being on thin ice is a no win situation, it's worse when you can't skate and twice as horrible if you can't swim either. Being in a relationship is a lot like being on thin ice, sometimes things get so bad that one more tiny mistake could be the last one you ever make. I never thought I'd find myself in the position of being so unsure of my surroundings, but my body is just as frozen as the surface beneath me and I've never been so scared. But see thats not the problem, I'm not afraid of falling into the frozen depths as it is my mistakes that have led me here and I'm willing to pay for my actions. What bothers me is that the person I love the most is standing beside me on a surface that is no longer stable, and one more wrong move will pull us both under. My heart tells me that everything is going to be OK, but my mind is constantly warning me that the ice is only getting thinner by the minute. I thought about the situation I was in for a moment and I realized I had two choices: I could either stand there and wait to fall through or I could do everything in my power to get us off this ice and onto the shore once more? Most people would give up, allow the fear to control there every thought and every move, afraid of whats to come. But not me I love the fear, it reminds me that I'm close to everything I ever wanted and their's no possible way I'm going to give up now. So I guess for the time being it's baby steps and if I do somehow send us crashing through thin ice, I'll do everything I can to keep your head above water for I know this is all my fault. Sometimes things don't go according to plan, we make mistakes that ultimately put us in situations we can't control anymore. But what you have to do is keep your head up and your feet moving, to know that each step no matter how small is progress. I guess the real truth is: no matter how long you keep your feet moving, the ice won't stay frozen forever. So when the time comes to make a decision, will you sink? or will you swim?

Anyways,

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  • 15 years ago

    by kelleyana

    Your words of wisdom left me speechless. So many people can relates to this, including myself. These lines from your Poem/prose caught my attention,
    "Being in a relationship is a lot like being on thin ice, sometimes things get so bad that one more tiny mistake could be the last one you ever make."
    I enjoy my read and it left me with lots of thoughts ... known that there is always a choice but the most important make the best decision. It merits 5/5, thanks for sharing your words, kel.

  • 16 years ago

    by RavishingEruption

    That was....amazing. I have been in this situation....so many times. When there are two roads to take: Keep going the way we're headed and completely fail. Or turn and face the unknown. Which will possibly (probably) have another "thin ice" moment to face later on.

    I think this is a different form of the poem by Robert Frost, in that you have to make a choice. And there is no certainty that the outcome will be positive.

    This great work. 5/5 from me.

  • 16 years ago

    by LitxUpxWithxLife

    Wow! You hit the nail on the head. I'm actually in one of those situations right now. I love the woman I'm with. But yet it seems that everytime that I make an attempt to be "better", "sweeter", more sincere, I just mess the whole thing up. She'll take it wrong, or I'll phrase it wrong, and that's just not me. I've never tried to over-inflate my short commings, but i was always called articulate and romantic; yet no matter how hard I try, now that i've found someone that I love and I want to spend my whole life with, it just seems like everything is getting in the way and it might not work. All the fights we get into are my fault, but she's too sweet to let me take the fall alone. But i'm just desperately trying to keep her up on her feet above the ice. Because if she falls through and can't swim for herself, I'd drown to save her. This poem was amazing: (5/5)

  • 16 years ago

    by Dark Savior

    It was a pretty good writing, I think that many have been in the same situation as you.

    I felt that it lacked structure. The problem with the poem is that it was more of a narrative then a poem. I think that it was really hard to follow due to the lack of structure that you have.

    It was however a relatable subject and somthing that most people don't like to discuss, I will give you points for that.

    I don't take away for structure

    5/5

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