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Two Words, by Dee Lorraine

27/5/2022

 
My muse gazes into my eyes and says two words.

Fear grips me. “But what if they don’t like it?”

He shakes his head. “Your real question is, ‘What if they don’t like you?’ You’re afraid that not liking it means not liking you. Right?” He tilts his head like a professor awaiting the student’s answer.

“Right.”

“I’ve been down that road. It’s long and bumpy. But in the end, it’s the better way to go, regardless of how painful it seems. And no matter what happens, I’m on your side.”

He repeats them: “Be authentic.”

“Okay. Here I go.”

Jim Bartlett link
27/5/2022 04:03:15 pm

A wise old owl that muse might be...
Jim

Dee Lorraine
28/5/2022 01:30:53 am

And I was thinking of an owl tilting its head when I wrote that line about the professor. Owl would have been better. Thanks, Jim.

Candace Arthuria Williams
27/5/2022 04:25:40 pm

At the risk of plagiarizing the Bard, one of my favorite quotes. "To thine own self be true. And it must follow as the night the day. Thou canst not then be false to any man." Polonius' advice to Laertes. You're right to heed it.

Dee Lorraine
28/5/2022 01:32:11 am

You're right, Candace. Shakespeare nailed it.

Doug
27/5/2022 05:14:02 pm

I think they liked it. I know I did. Thanks, Dee.

Dee Lorraine
28/5/2022 01:33:09 am

Thanks, Mikey...I mean, Doug. (smile)

Jennifer Duncan
27/5/2022 06:34:53 pm

The way I look at it, if I don't write what's meaningful to me, then what I am writing is a lie about myself. For sure, there will be stories that lots of people don't like. That's OK. BTW, I liked your story!

Dee Lorraine
28/5/2022 01:39:21 am

Thanks, Jennifer. I see what you see.

Alyce
27/5/2022 07:23:51 pm

I loved this, Dee, thank you.

Dee Lorraine
28/5/2022 01:40:39 am

Thanks, Alyce!

Pamela Kennedy
27/5/2022 09:36:43 pm

Be authentic, be true to yourself, but most of all enjoy what you do.

Dee Lorraine
28/5/2022 01:42:02 am

Agreed, Pamela. A saying I heard many years ago has stayed with me: "Life's too short to drink bad coffee."

Don Tassone link
27/5/2022 10:26:27 pm

Bingo! Well done, Dee.

Dee Lorraine
28/5/2022 01:42:47 am

Glad you enjoyed it, Don. Thanks!

Sue Clayton
28/5/2022 04:18:40 am

I spent most of my youth trying to please others, hoping they would like me. Time and experience showed that people liked me just as I am. Never a truer phrase than "be true to yourself".

Dee Lorraine
2/6/2022 09:42:09 pm

I hear you, Sue. Thanks for your comment.

Padmini Krishnan
28/5/2022 02:17:31 pm

so true that if they don't like your story doesn't mean they don't like you. Interesting story, Dee.

Dee Lorraine
2/6/2022 09:43:10 pm

Thanks, Padmini. It's a lesson well learned.


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