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Parked Car Retrospective

May 1, 2022 By Deanna Repose Oaks

I would say it is ironic for the brick wall to be the heavy in the auto-generated gallery, but it is so fitting irony doesn't work. That day I was sitting in my parked car, thinking too much, observing the world around me, well, it really made me realize how much I was just banging my head against a wall and not really, truly doing anything to get anywhere with anything. I even took photos to prove it: I was the person trying to gain status enough to walk through the Elysian fields. I was the old, decrepit, antiquated pole - useful, but just barely. I was the lamppost sitting there reflecting light, but not lit myself. I was the person sitting pretty in front of the rock wall instead of climbing it. I was the person who needs to hire someone else to figure out what happened in my own car. I was the person who can't take a clear photo. I was the person hitting her head against a brick wall. Notice I used the word "was" throughout the above paragraph. It isn't lost on me that I … [Read More...] about Parked Car Retrospective

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About the Author

Deanna Repose Oaks started writing poetry as a teenager and never stopped. Inspired by her husband (and an Editor's Choice Award for "I Give Up" from poetry.com in 2006), she published her first collection of poetry in 2007, entitled "Lost Loves....Found Strength." Convinced by readers that her writing has merit, her second collection of poetry was published as a Kindle eBook trilogy: "Box of Chocolates" in August 2012, "Eating Chocolates" in October 2012, and "Mixed Nuts" in December 2012. "12 Poems of Christmas" was published in 2013. Her latest collection of poetry: "Life Span" published 2018. In addition to writing poetry, Deanna is currently serving as President of the Paulding County Writers' Guild in Georgia, USA. Member of the Paulding County Writers' Guild in Georgia.

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