It seems as though I've always needed to know
What makes relationships tick tock like clock work
I mean, why else would I have felt compelled
To make the study of communication skills my life's work?
For instance:
What makes some relationships function traditionally
Like a grandfather clock
While others go coo-coo?
What makes some relationships feel light and breezy ... easy
While others grow dark and intense?
Why did the beginning of TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR part 1
Suggest that I'd 'interviewed' my mom
When, in truth, our relationship had been so loving and close
That we'd enjoyed open channels of conversation
Which flowed clearly and naturally back and forth?
And if I'd married my best friend
Then what caused bonds of trust to come undone?
What happens when one person
Walks into an unexpected experience
That inspires personal growth
While the comfort zones of others
Remain firmly rooted in the ways of the past?
If growth leads to change
And change arouses fear of the unknown
Then must relaxed relationships grow naturally intense?
If one person's growth spurt unnerves the next
Might well-organized minds come up with a plan
That deepens understanding
Concerning roots and wings, all around?
Seriously, if growth causes one of your deeply valued relationships
To intensify at some point down the line
Must trusting bonds of good humored, mutual support come undone?
I mean, what if common sense suggests that
'Something', which had once played out harmonically
Has become discordant?
If something becomes discordant
Then doesn't that 'something' find itself in need of retuning?
And isn't it likely that whatever is in need of rebalancing
May be found by exploring 'fears'
Secreted within the deep pockets of one or both brains?
I mean—really—
Can you imagine any complex instrument, never in need of retuning?
In fact, whether we imagine our brains
As being two mix masters, stuck on high
Or a duet of pianos in need of retuning
Or a pair of gerbils, running on wheels
Or two cars, playing chicken, racing toward the edge of a cliff
Doesn't it make sense to put on the brakes
And take time out to ponder on Walden Pond
In hopes that somewhere down the time line
Those who care may accept this fact as true:
Somewhere along the timeline of each person's life
Clogs and glitches
In your thought processor and mine
May cause both minds to leap off track
Thus causing a deeply valued relationship
To spiral off in a direction
That's totally out of context with what has passed?
And—what if growth spurts are meant to create
A variety of mind-boggling consequences
For everyone who cares?
For example ...
What if one person's growth spurt serves as a signal to others
To wake up and reconsider out-dated perceptions in need of change?
And—if today's train of thought
Makes as much sense to you
As it does to me
Then may I humbly suggest
That we look in to see
If we've each amassed
A clutter of half baked ideas
Which prove to be in dire need
Of exposing, re-examining, and unloading
In such a safe place as to ensure
That ghosts from the past
Which we've each lugged forward
Through every stage of life
Do not scare us half to death—forever?
Perhaps if we explore
Contradictions, which torment our minds
Then instead of feeling shocked
When relationships explode ...
We'll each develop the security
Necessary to recognize truth from tale
And at this point, if you ask me ...
Annie, what makes so many relationships go haywire and explode?
You must know, by now, that I'd say, loud and clear—
FEAR! FEAR! FEAR!
Because impassioned fears cause half baked strengths to implode
And when flipping out has been too easily 'forgot'
Memory tends to slide the scales in such a way
That another person's vulnerabilities seem more weighty than our own
In truth, it takes strength to accept accountability
For loss of self control to the point of flipping out
And since my train of thought has come to an end
And since it's friends and family time
And since living with Grandma taught me to value a really great sale ...
And since my 25% coupons are hot to trot
It's off to Macy's I go!
What makes relationships tick tock like clock work
I mean, why else would I have felt compelled
To make the study of communication skills my life's work?
For instance:
What makes some relationships function traditionally
Like a grandfather clock
While others go coo-coo?
What makes some relationships feel light and breezy ... easy
While others grow dark and intense?
Why did the beginning of TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR part 1
Suggest that I'd 'interviewed' my mom
When, in truth, our relationship had been so loving and close
That we'd enjoyed open channels of conversation
Which flowed clearly and naturally back and forth?
And if I'd married my best friend
Then what caused bonds of trust to come undone?
What happens when one person
Walks into an unexpected experience
That inspires personal growth
While the comfort zones of others
Remain firmly rooted in the ways of the past?
If growth leads to change
And change arouses fear of the unknown
Then must relaxed relationships grow naturally intense?
If one person's growth spurt unnerves the next
Might well-organized minds come up with a plan
That deepens understanding
Concerning roots and wings, all around?
Seriously, if growth causes one of your deeply valued relationships
To intensify at some point down the line
Must trusting bonds of good humored, mutual support come undone?
I mean, what if common sense suggests that
'Something', which had once played out harmonically
Has become discordant?
If something becomes discordant
Then doesn't that 'something' find itself in need of retuning?
And isn't it likely that whatever is in need of rebalancing
May be found by exploring 'fears'
Secreted within the deep pockets of one or both brains?
I mean—really—
Can you imagine any complex instrument, never in need of retuning?
In fact, whether we imagine our brains
As being two mix masters, stuck on high
Or a duet of pianos in need of retuning
Or a pair of gerbils, running on wheels
Or two cars, playing chicken, racing toward the edge of a cliff
Doesn't it make sense to put on the brakes
And take time out to ponder on Walden Pond
In hopes that somewhere down the time line
Those who care may accept this fact as true:
Somewhere along the timeline of each person's life
Clogs and glitches
In your thought processor and mine
May cause both minds to leap off track
Thus causing a deeply valued relationship
To spiral off in a direction
That's totally out of context with what has passed?
And—what if growth spurts are meant to create
A variety of mind-boggling consequences
For everyone who cares?
For example ...
What if one person's growth spurt serves as a signal to others
To wake up and reconsider out-dated perceptions in need of change?
And—if today's train of thought
Makes as much sense to you
As it does to me
Then may I humbly suggest
That we look in to see
If we've each amassed
A clutter of half baked ideas
Which prove to be in dire need
Of exposing, re-examining, and unloading
In such a safe place as to ensure
That ghosts from the past
Which we've each lugged forward
Through every stage of life
Do not scare us half to death—forever?
Perhaps if we explore
Contradictions, which torment our minds
Then instead of feeling shocked
When relationships explode ...
We'll each develop the security
Necessary to recognize truth from tale
And at this point, if you ask me ...
Annie, what makes so many relationships go haywire and explode?
You must know, by now, that I'd say, loud and clear—
FEAR! FEAR! FEAR!
Because impassioned fears cause half baked strengths to implode
And when flipping out has been too easily 'forgot'
Memory tends to slide the scales in such a way
That another person's vulnerabilities seem more weighty than our own
In truth, it takes strength to accept accountability
For loss of self control to the point of flipping out
And since my train of thought has come to an end
And since it's friends and family time
And since living with Grandma taught me to value a really great sale ...
And since my 25% coupons are hot to trot
It's off to Macy's I go!
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