franny
bananafish

my inner voice
Wed Sep 26 2001

When are you going to show us your soft side? Your writing is always laced with sarcasm and constant belittling of people. Why waste all your energy on building up animosity towards people you don't know? Ease up a little, okay?

signed unauthenticated

a comment left by someone whose courage fell short of leaving their name. it's no matter, it provided me with a chuckle. obviously, i must have hit a nerve, perhaps it was the vagus...that's a pretty important one...

it's funny because this is one of two less than stellar comments i've received in all my days at deardiary, i've been here for about a year and a half.

i wasn't aware that the audience was waiting for my soft side. i didn't know you cared, to see low moonbeams shining through my hair...were you looking for smoothe rose petals to dance in the air? for me to toss the fancy, sprinkle it everywhere?

i can be as easy as a summer's day, sleeping on a porch hammock, softened by scented love letters delivered through the hail...did you want to see the soft curves of my hips? the thoughtful side of my face? how long eyelashes balance pearl drop tears?

did you want to hear about the ever present blue? how it came in and set up camp, became a comfortable habit? or how i dodge the blacks, always at my tail? how i duck into dark corners, giving the slip to hell?

how i wake each morning with all the rest, how i pour my sugarless coffee, and search for apartment keys in vain, how i fumble with the iron and avoid cat furred black slacks, only to get the sticky roller to clean myself up again...

how i remembered the cackle of a laugh, how it flattened me a year ago today..how i loved it with all my heart, but it left me stranded in the dark...

i am as anonymous as you. my life a mere glimpse of what's written here. and i am more than softness, more than hard edged stone...

i am the freaky lady, the anal sac expressing fingers. i can be as loud as medusa's face, as quiet as a lamb. life isn't all confetti, it isn't all balloons. it's also the gunshot in the backyard, the pauper wearing rags...

my inner voice is sometimes low. sometimes it's screaming like a siren. but it always leaves a name. she calls herself jane.

7 Comments
  • From:
    DaffyDuck (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Sep 26 2001
    Bravo! Bravo!
  • From:
    Moonman (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Sep 26 2001
    You'd best be careful Franny...a guy could fall hard for a lass like you. You are definitely an amazing and treasured woman. There's no one else out there like you. i feel lucky just to be able to read your entries.

    That entry gave me butterflies...
  • From:
    Monstergirl (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Sep 26 2001
    Amazing rings and vibes.......'J A N E'

    wonderful.....
  • From:
    DaffyDuck (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Sep 26 2001
    Excuse me Moonman but...

    someone has already fallen for her :-)
  • From:
    Slipperman (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Sep 26 2001
    my, my, my feathered friend ;)

    i wonder what more your inner voice wants?

    inner voice, what say you? don't be shy.
  • From:
    Franny (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Sep 26 2001
    okay slipperman...he doesn't need anymore encouragement... ;-)

    yikes Moonman, that comment was way too nice, you're swell too!!

    but i sure wish i could leave comments like the ones Ms. Salamander writes...damn! they are Great!
  • From:
    DaffyDuck (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Sep 26 2001
    Yes slipperman, I do need more encouragement...HA!

    I agree with everything Moonman and other readers comments left for franny…not only today but also in the past (expect for the two dumb ones).

    I was lucky to spend 5 days with her and she’s awesome! Just don’t make a mess in her bathroom, make sure the coffee is strong and definitely don’t overfeed the cats! ;-)