Just because it's late at night...

[catnhatnh]

...first I'm gonna quote some Simon and Garfunkel

And I don't know a soul who's not been battered
I don't have a friend who feels at ease
I don't know a dream that's not been shattered
or driven to its knees
But it's all right, it's all right
We've lived so well so long

I have to ask what a life means if you never rise above the five and dime.

Because that is where I'm at. Never homeless and never truly hungry. But never "at ease" and I mean 60 years of never at ease. I've owned my own home and vacationed and cruised.

But my vacations were on the cheap and my cruises were on coupons. When I owned a home it was always by the month. Almost never in my life was $100 without a dedicated place to be. I've never owned a brand new suit. Nothing I've ever worn has been tailored. My hair is thinning and my teeth are falling out-neither can I dream of fixing. Lasix would fix my eyes but it's always going to be Chinese mail-order glasses.

It ain't screaming bad but I never expect it to improve. It's American and it's today. Used to seem the country promised more. I'll get by but I wish my kids had a better chance.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. I hear ya...

There was always tomorrow, but tomorrow is now today.

[catnhatnh]

2. And in my own way I'm Pissed

Because of 1% and because of rich people...

I mean suppose-just suppose you and I could live like Hollywood stars. Suppose that healthcare flowed like water and simple shit like arthritis and back pain was treated weekly. That a home was lush and a given. That teeth and hair and wrinkles in your life were fought like republicans fight tax hikes. Your meals were fresh, organic and prepared to taste. That you got exactly what you see the top people get.

And that you got that and still had enough that your kids and friends could get it too. That you were magic and unbound, an Eloi among the Morlocks.

My jealousy is sometimes ugly...

[akbacchus_BC]

6. You do not need to be jealous of the 1% ers!

Just go about your daily life, respect your family, be a good provider, be nice to each other and fuck the rich. They are not happy as you think they are, they fucking kill each other for insurance money. Do not be jealous of anyone. Just strive to be happy. I have never heard that jealousy is ugly!

Be yourself and strive to be happy!

[akbacchus_BC]

3. Hi, we were conversing earlier about the walking dead!

Am here, if you wish to chat.

Is that your poetry, if it is, it is really good.

[catnhatnh]

5. No that's a song...

...It's worth listening to:

[akbacchus_BC]

7. Thanks, I love Simon and Garfunkel.

I had to give away all my albums when I migrated from Barbados to Canada, but I have them on CD.

[merrily]

4. I get that you are feeling down and I am very sorry about that.

I also get what you are saying.

I don't want to sound like a pollyanna, which I am not. ("Not that there is anything wrong with that.&quot However, when I am really down, the only thing that makes me feel better--apart from a kind word--is being grateful for every good thing in my life, tangible or not. That is what works for me. I hope other DUers tell you what works for them. I hope someone's suggestion or reply helps lift your spirits.

I also hope that RW DUers just move on to another thread because they can nasty on threads like this and, IMO, there's no justification for it. If anyone posts something ugly, please consider the source and ignore it.

[catnhatnh]

8. I love life

and am hugely happy to be here.

Sometime late at night you write a truth. It don't make your life bad. It don't make my life bad. Y'all won't believe it but this night in particular I got a good thing going on. I have a chance to help a lady I know get her first motorcycle. It's going to be a blast.

But I measure realities too. Maybe that looks sad. I love that you care so much. I think mostly I know there isn't going to be a big change and that's also OK. Wistfully I would like each of our lives to be easier...

[merrily]

13. Oh, I am so glad! I would like all of our lives to be easier, too.

In the wee hours, though, sometimes our musings can seem sad.

The ultimate wee hours of the morning song:

[akbacchus_BC]

9. Merrily, that is very good advice from you.

Let me tell you how nice people are. I was waiting at the lab on Wednesday for some tests. I looked at the newspapers and it was an April Fool's joke about Canada buying an island off Cuba. So I kinda smirking and a guy who seems like the care giver to another person, looked at me and I smiled. He said it is going to rain today and I said, yes, on this part of BC but on the other part, the sun is shining. After I did my lab tests, I looked for the guy and told him bye. Sometimes, a smile is worth a million dollars.

[merrily]

11. Thank you. You, too. A smile can indeed be worth a lot, including to the smiler.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6315108

[catnhatnh]

10. Just because...

...here's the entire concert in Central Park:

[catnhatnh]

12. If there can be gentle people at this hour...

...I will never lose hope.

So I bleed some in the morning hours,
and maybe the next night too.
But bleeding says more than my words...

This week or the next change comes.

[akbacchus_BC]

14. There are always gentle people on here!

Do you need to talk? If so, am here!

[lovemydog]

15. That's one of my favorite songs catnhatnh.

You're a good person. Many good folks here and all around us.

Here's the beautiful melody, by Bach: