Why do people say that they are running on empty?
They aren’t running.
They are just empty.
The sun can suck your energy out.
Especially if you live in a country where the sun is consistently shrouded by cloud.
Clouds of shroud.
Covering its beaming face.
When the sun comes out all and sundry scuttle from their hidey holes.
And it drains energy.
So lobster arms and legs sprawl, blistering, in the heat, empty cans hanging loosely from fleshy claws.
And people are truly, then, running on empty.
And when the sun sets, and the ashen dregs of barbecues are ground into the floor under hardened soles, the cold night air surges again, and the stars pop out to twinkle, one by one.
We never run on empty.
We just run.
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Great write. What inspired this?
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To be perfectly honest with you, it was several things. Firstly, when I read your poem today and saw the end bit “lost his mojo”, I sort of related, but in a slightly different way. It has been such a lovely sunny summer’s day here in England and yet, somehow, it feels deflated and anticlimactic. Thank you for stopping by to have a read, Andrew, your words are much appreciated.
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Understood. Sorry, if it was a downer reading my post. This was a great read. Be well.
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My goodness no! It was not a downer, it was refreshing, in literary terms, as are all your posts. I am just sad a fellow blogger is in pain. I hope your week gets a little better!
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Oh,okay. Thank you. Have a good one.
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Truthfully, I look forward to a dark and crisp night, I find more energy there. I never before thought much about ‘running on empty’ other than to relate it to we push ourselves into exhaustion and think we have nothing left.
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I look forward to it too, sometimes it alleviates the blistering pain of a scorching hot day. I like that, Colleen, I was playing on the fact that we ‘think’ we have nothing left, yet we keep on going 🙂 Thanks ever so much for sharing your thoughts, they are always a pleasure to read.
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I had an instructor in martial arts once who held his fingers about an inch apart and said we “use” this much of our brains/energy, when we have no idea of the capacity of what we are capable of and then he would throw his arms wide to show our capabilities.
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What a thought-worthy visual representation. I think Roald Dahl (the author) played on this idea in his book ‘Matilda’. It’s true though, if you put your mind to it, you can move mountains (not real ones, although.. one does wonder..!)
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I haven’t forgotten that message, and that was probably close to 20 years ago I heard it.
And yes, imagine all of the things accomplished because people didn’t know they couldn’t. 😉
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Poignant!
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This post certainly makes you think.
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Thanks for reading, Robbie 🙂
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