Sunday, August 28, 2005

Voices in the head

She

"The 'i' before the 'e' unless after the 'c'. Believe has a 'lie' in it"

"Come back here young lady. There is no such thing as 'today morning', 'today afternoon', 'today night' - say 'this morning', 'this afternoon', 'tonight'"

She - the voice of the English puritan


Her

"C'mon, don't spill the sauce. Why are you shaking you fool? You can't do anything right."

"How are you going to manage now? Now is the time to panic. You are done for."

Her, the dark companion who hardly sleeps - the negativity queen who loves to talk non-stop


That


"I can do that. I can do anything I set my mind on."

"Hmm...good job, good life, good sense. I am doing well indeed."

That - Queen Confidence. The catalyst to success


Misty

"How I wish I were a great artist!"

Misty - the dreamer. Mistress of 'thoughty' bubbles, visions of everlasting happiness


Me

"Who am I?"

"What am I upto?"

"Goodness, is that me?"

Me - the wonder-eyed child

And all the voices said to Me: You are this, you are that. You can, you cannot. You must, you must not. Me scratched & ached, tossed & turned and endlessly chanted her three little questions.

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