Years ago,I was walking down a dusty alley, hands in my suspenders,when i happened to look to the wall to my right and captured pieces of a broken, tarnished mirror,almost camouflaged by graffiti. The reflection was blurry but i could still recognize the wrinkled forehead,a hand quickly clasped over my lips in disbelief i was 70 years old and i wouldn’t know it,if i hadn’t seen this mirror.
Back home i made it a habit of not slowing down and grasp vanity but to live, explored the world,danced, wrote,filled empty bellies,made people laugh and smile by doing or saying something funny. I ate healthy because i wanted to see my great grand children, i wanted to walk Shelby down the aisle i wanted to paint and take photos of the wedding and photos of the rain as it fell off the rims of my cow boy hat.
I started to smile at this wrinkled fellow as i remembered these good times,i truly lived and i didn’t just exist, i brushed some dust off my forehead and continued walking, i was headed towards my best friends funeral..with comfort knowing that one day it will be my turn i will have no regrets.
Born in the nature isle of the Caribbean, Dominica, raised in the tranquil village of Petite Savanne is the lenient, charming Miss Guiste, born in a middle class home raised on what money can’t buy, instilled morale’s and respect brought on by parents. She considers herself blessed, being born in a family of talented people. Her father a natural folklore teller, a mother whose hands weaved tapestry, brothers who wrote books,painted,sewed their own clothes and founded their own radio station who was renowned back in the 90’s, moreover sisters who cooked better than any Italian chef, and who were also actors.
Laurna Guiste is a writer/poet by nature, discovered this talent at elementary school, further recognized by English teachers in high school. She has always had a wide imagination and finds fondness in creating characters, painting a picture with words. Gift laid dormant through her years in college though, and she gave prominence to more practical studies like business since writing in her country yielded no great benefits. This dream of becoming an author was to be buried but soon resurrected in the year 2014,with the aid of God and two other creative/ great minds the 7 Clique Movement group was founded.
Laurna also known as Laurns aim is to flow in writing change hearts and touch lives,encourage peeps especially young people and women to flow in their God given talent.God bless.
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4 thoughts on “Dare to live and not just exist”
After 35 years of alcoholism (I was functional) wherein I existed I decided to get sober. Now after almost 13 years sober I am living.
For a moment there I thought this was real. I find this poem really intriguing. I loved it! We need to start living more and enjoying the simpler things in life.
I am glad you loved it 🙂 thanks for the comment and life is indeed too short to just go dully by, we should enjoy the little moments and make it worthwhile.
After 35 years of alcoholism (I was functional) wherein I existed I decided to get sober. Now after almost 13 years sober I am living.
Amen,i am glad to know this Carl,God bless and keep you
Regards
For a moment there I thought this was real. I find this poem really intriguing. I loved it! We need to start living more and enjoying the simpler things in life.
I am glad you loved it 🙂 thanks for the comment and life is indeed too short to just go dully by, we should enjoy the little moments and make it worthwhile.