...THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
LETTERS TO STRANGERS ... LETTERS TO STRANGERS ... LETTERS TO STRANGERS ... LETTERS TO STRANGERS ... LETTERS TO STRANGERS
BEING SOME EXCERPTS FROM RAMBLINGS OF THE VARIOUS CHARACTERS WHO LIVE, VISIT, OR WANDER WHERE THEY WILL GO TO WRITE
LETTERS TO STRANGERS
[ FROM THE LONELINESS EMAIL GROUP]
and this is what you've inspired today...
there are people to know here
many sitting in silence
many coming and going
some gone before they say hello
so many people to know
maybe some are like me
so busy with life offline
that these few stolen moments
seem too valuable to share online
when life offline is so lonely
when I have a moment to rest
and think and feel
maybe some are more afraid
so busy with defenses
or feeling bad about themselves
that the opportunities here
and the chances to share everywhere
pass by unnoticed or ignored
or rejected
maybe there is no answer
no blanket reason
for so many people to be here
to pass through
to choose to be silent
to choose to not share
maybe sharing words is not enough
and after the screen goes blank
when the computer is shut down
the loneliness feels worse
for the hope in the words
was too momentary and distant
to carry on in the real world
of offline loneliness
maybe trying to understand
or explain or find answers like this
is just one more way
of putting up walls
and not sharing
and being lonely
when the answer is the question
and the solution is the quest
to find someone to know
someone to know me
someone to share
there are people to know here
so many people to know...
©2001 Ric Candor
For What It's Worth Writings
Hi again... I caught up on your writings and want to send some applause
and support in the few moments I have online today... I'm still floating
around borrowing space and phone lines where I can find them and doing
my best to enjoy each moment... and still, so far so good :)
thanks for the good thoughts here and in email... life's about the same,
work and pay bills and save for a new place and keep looking for the
right roommate to help keep expenses down... if you read past the
fatigue, maybe you'll see the smiles (I'm feeling good... wish the same
for you :)
honest love, ric
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