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In the Middle of the Night

by Danny Fisher on February 6, 2010

“In the middle of the night
In the middle of the night I call your name…”

john lennon

I have spoken here of my effort to rebuild my life and career.

I have spoken about Haiti and its suffering, of my mother surviving Auschwitz to rebuild a life she considered blessed until its end.

I have spoken about the impact of the recent Massachusetts senate election and a quest for a politics of the center and of the people.

I have spoken about the fascist poet Ezra Pound and the beautiful artist and friend Cecilia Peck.

I have spoken about the hopes of my days and the torments of my nights.

“In the middle of the bath
In the middle of the bath I call your name…”

I continue to make great progress in rebuilding my career.

I am grateful to the many people who have expressed their support and encouragement.

I feel blessed to have the opportunity for a second chance.

I see many exciting things ahead.

I am thankful that my family and friends are well.

“In the middle of a shave
In the middle of a shave I call your name…”

I continue to face challenges.

I continue to be haunted by demons, imagined and real.

I struggle to get out of bed in the morning.

I will be haunted by demons until the end of my days.

I accept that life is a bumpy ride.

“In the middle of a dream
In the middle of a dream I call your name…”

I learn from the three foot tall Sean Stephenson, who says “Everything is always going your way, even when it doesn’t look like it – that’s actually the truth of life.” Sean also says “No one can hurt you without your permission.”

I learn from T.S. Elliot, who says “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning.”

I learn from Ezra Pound, who says “What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee.” And, “Pull down thy vanity!”

I learn from the great poet of my home town of Brooklyn, Walt Whitman– “I celebrate myself, and sing myself” and “Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself.”

I learn from my mentor Nicholas Ray, who said “Learn your limitations and take advantage of them” and “Do not care so much what other people think.”

“In the middle of a cloud
In the middle of a cloud I call your name
Oh Yoko,
Oh Yoko,
My love will turn you on…”
- John Lennon

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1 Laura Fay Lewis February 17, 2010 at 1:55 am

Very inspiring piece!

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