nofurbelowsbatgirl’s story
Larson’s Holstein Bull
by Jim Harrison
Death waits inside us for a door to open.
Death is patient as a dead cat.
Death is a doorknob made of flesh.
Death is that angelic farm girl
gored by the bull on her way home
from school, crossing the pasture
for a shortcut. In the seventh grade
she couldn’t read or write. She wasn’t a virgin.
She was “simpleminded,” we all said.
It was May, a time of lilacs and shooting stars.
She’s lived in my memory for sixty years.
Death steals everything except our stories.
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(Funeral Bell)
Remember the day we first started talking to each other?
Cuz that’s what started you & I.
Never look down on someone unless you are helping them up.
Love is like a flower if you don’t care it will die.
You are so beautiful that you give the sun a reason to shine.
We do not remember days we remember moments.
At night I cannot sleep and during the day I dream of you.
Never forget me,
forget me never!
But when you forget me,
forget me forever!
If someone truely loves you they’ll see your beauty inside of you.
CONGRATULATIONS! You have won a huge place in my heart. You must come and take it or you will never be happy.
There are two things that exist on earth that probably make you feel like it’s been “worth it”. One is living and one is dying, so far I have experienced both. You can either live on the bright side of life or the dark side. Right now I’m in a dark place, so I’ve decided to take down the colorful flower and replace it to something more meaningful to me at this point in my life.

—Regarding your answer
2 months ago
Hi Nofur!
I don’t know how rigid you guys are up in Canada. I’m considering going to my psychiatrist to have him help me out with the forms. He got his forms from Social Security, and I’m going to at least talk to him about filling out the forms explicitly. After reading what some of the people here have to say, I did bring it up with him of how challenging it appears to get it on your first shot, he did admit they’re getting “tougher.” Well, hopefully this goes through the first time around. Thanks for getting in touch, and although this whole process is daunting, and a reminder of how sick I am – sometimes – I can use all the support I can get :)
2 months ago
I hope you didn’t feel ignored when you were telling us about your husband’s loss of sight. We read it. But I had been on that string way too long and wanted out. I hope you understand. Welcome to Fluther. Friends?
September 26th, 2012