"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Sunday, March 25, 2012

Magpie #110- Narcissism




image: Duane Michals


Narcissism





Self-absorbed
Egocentric fixation
On unreality


~~~~~~~~~~

There was time in our family when a very disfunctional person entered
and was enabled to wreak emotional disaster in our family. Essentially
she permanently destroyed relationships between father
and children and between brothers and sisters.
This image brought out all those dark visceral memories.
Our family never recovered from what had happened.

24 comments:

  1. Yes, self absorbed was one aspect I almost went with here. This is very "snappy" ... nice.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Amazing how one person can wreak havoc and divide family.

    ReplyDelete
  3. How sad that this person destroyed the love and relationships in the family. I like the haiku ~

    ReplyDelete
  4. Oh Snap! "unreality"...I like it!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Anonymous12:57 PM

    very good 'ku.
    amazing how one person can
    wreck havoc inside a family.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I hope this brought closure. Think of the mirror as a compact, and snap it shut!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Fascinating, poignant story you shared with us.

    ReplyDelete
  8. One person can be capable of quite a lot of emotional damage. I can see how this picture could drag those painful memories to the fore.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Sociopaths can do that...had one destroy my marriage, feel for you!

    Wander

    ReplyDelete
  10. A terrific haiku!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Life is most unfair, Kathe! One person made a choice and unraveled the family fabric. A pity!

    Hank

    ReplyDelete
  12. Anonymous7:50 PM

    perfect haiku for this

    mirrored

    ReplyDelete
  13. Good one it captures your thoughts well. Anyway life is full of all colors and we have to go through.

    ReplyDelete
  14. I and me is often the wedge between you and us.
    sad.
    rel

    ReplyDelete
  15. Anonymous3:05 AM

    There are people who seem to thrive on the havoc they wreak - it's very sad, and I am sorry that your family were the vistims of such a person.

    ReplyDelete
  16. I had the same reaction as 'thingy' ... how one person could have that much control/power! Your Mag came from a place deep within ... thank you for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  17. I'm sure these wreckers know what they're doing and why they do it. For fun.

    ReplyDelete
  18. A powerful story Kathe....hope that your family has recovered at some point from the pain. (still working on my lucky duck) Hope you have a great week! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  19. Oh, to see ourselves as others see us, eh?

    ReplyDelete
  20. Excellent observation Kathe - I can relate to this.

    Anna :o]

    ReplyDelete
  21. Hoping for your healing...

    Thanks for tagging me as a lucky duck. I've been busy, but I'll try to think of some questions.

    ReplyDelete
  22. A heavy memory stored and expressed beautifully. I love that "unreality."

    Coincidentally, a very dysfunctional person created havoc in my family when I was a kid and we were altered forever, also.

    ReplyDelete

I love comments and will attempt to reply to each one. However, lately I have been getting "Unknown" comments that are linked to some sort of web page. I will never open this sort of comment and will immediately mark as spam. I am not interested in opening something that could be detrimental to my blog security etc. Never have enjoyed hackers! Thanks!