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Wow mimi I started to read this and yes I thought another childrens fear of night-time dreams ….. I can understand that you counted so fast too under those circumstances…........... then the Explosion of your mums oven bless how awful and the pain must have been most severe …. we all cringe if we burn our fingers.I feel that you are a very brave person and have dealt with the pain within…............ I hope you don’t have to count anymore!
So no more to say but such Beautiful writing from such a Beautiful person …....... – David :>))

You have a mesmerizing way of feeding our heads with wonderful stories and reflections.
When I was young and scared at night, I would switch my thoughts to Mickey Mouse and Goofy cartoons….;-)

mimi- this is stunningly brilliant writing. I absolutely adore this piece of literary marvellousness.

I just love you my angel. To me you are beautiful and you always will be. xx

... a friend of mine still does.

absolutely mesmerizing…

oh mimi….i don’t know why, but tears came to my eyes when i read this. It’s crazy because this is the first that any sort of poem has moved me….I guess your poem truly captures what if feels like to have some OCD. I never understood how it must feel. Now i do. I guess i really felt this. This is really touching Mimi.

Counting as an offset of the triggers as a means to calm the storm within.

All we have in order to calm the angst within is counting Mimi, counting on oneself and ones maker.

Limitless beauty is what you possess.

Mimi, this is a powerful, moving and open piece. it hits on many levels.
I don’t normally read stuff on redbubble but I’m glad I read this.
thank you for sharing.

onetothrefofivsisnineten…
a wonderful read mimi…..
you have a soul of wonders…..
nice of you to share….

this , to me, is beautiful all the way around
thank you for writing this and for sharing it !

... and still counting.

Sam Dantone

So wonderfully written!
I counted only to check how far the storm is, lol! From the lightening to thunder if I should turn of TV or I can still watch it, lol! ;D

I counted in bed at night time, as high as I could and then run into my parents bedroom claiming I’d had a nightmare when really I just wanted to sleep with them.

Beautifully structured Mimi and evocative.

Love it.

I didn’t count but instead made up a whole world in my head of characters that lived a life much like my fav shows on TV. Those characters are with me still, and they have grown up with me. The main character is now showing a little gray around the temples. (maybe we are all a little bit crazy!)

I have my own world, not counting but other things I repeat, like you also only diagnosed by Dr Ingz…..Life is beautiful and so are you dear Mimi xxx I don’t think I have ever really grown up xxxx big hug xxx

I use to sing loud in my head and flick my mind all over the place anything to get away from what i didnt want to think about lol i still do it i suppose i always will…..........hope your face healed ok and do u still know Peter if so i bet he has lost his mojo hehe

Awesome Mimi, I used to try to do that too, but never worked for me laying there in the cold darkness, as i began to see shadows and shapes looming over me. I think iused to get so angry that counting wouldnt work, and cursing those who told me it would that id fall asleep thinking about it. – I guess in the end counting does work

Congrats on the feature…sweet reading Mimi – !

My beautiful Mimi, I still count. I always have and I always will. It isn’t OCD, it is a means to escape as well as savor mloments. It has served me well. It has taken me to my beach when needed, and there I counted grains of sand and waves as they dissolved on the shore.

You are an artist in every sense of the word and everything you create transports me to worlds of beauty. Thank you for sharing your gifts.

i saw your writting and wanted to read it when im back from a trip , to take my time , but right now , i just read that your writting is featured on homepage ! i decided to come tonight and im really charmed by your words ! lovely and more than lovely :) congratulations mimi , for a very well deserved featured , now ,its time to count for me ;)

Congratulations on the home page feature ..

this is gorgeous, love your style of writing because you explain it so well .. child like … and it takes me back to the little ways i would count too …

thanx :)

wonderful writing mimi
xxxxxxx

Great Concept.

No, the counting does still work – for me anyway. But I wish mine was even 1 per cent as poetic and magic as your counting. What a beautiful and compelling journey you are my friend. LOVED THIS.

I am counting.. onetoninten.. I need to skip 10 years.. Can I? How can I be sure that I find my pot of gold on the end of that rainbow… Is it worth it? Or maybe I should live every second of life I was given to the fullest.. Feel the pain, feel the joy… and dream… dreaming is free..
Super writing Mimi! Congrats again on the feature!

ok ok, i don’t do the counting thing but i so relate because i type with my fingers when i’m not at a keyboard. you see, i type over 100 wpm… for some reason once i started typing my fingers never wanted to stop. i type with my fingers all day long, the words in my head, the words of a song, a conversation.. i drive myself crazy with it but it doesn’t go away so i’ve learned to accept it. most people probably think i’m just tapping my fingers.

GREAT job writing about this, and C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your feature! Woohoo! You rock.

that was just beautiful mimi lots of imagry for me
and congrats on the feature
i think im emotionally unstable at the moment, i am getting unusualy strong feelings from everything ive read this morning…
awesome!
peace n love

The honesty of the story told with emotion in a gush, like the counting, makes for an entertaining read ….thank you….....and congratulations mimi.

I like this one !!! I count in prime numbers, you get there faster !!

Brilliant…absolutely brilliant!!!!!!!!! xoxooxxoox

Incredible writing…..you writer YOU….

I’d like to count all the ways you impress me but the number in infinite….xxxxx

This is one of the most beautiful pieces of writing I have ever read.

Been there, done that… hmmm, had forgotten about that – until I read your poem. Good stuff, great writing Mimi

I don’t count but I write with my thumb. I know it sounds crazy but it just moves and I realize I am spelling words, like on an etchasketch. It is usually in cursive. People ask me what I am doing because it is noticable. Do you think if we went to a technical/ mechanical sort of website we would find people like us, or is it just us artistic types that have odd tics?
Congrats on the feature- you rock you know :)

Wow Mimi.. you are amazing!! I read this several times and smiled and thought isn’t it just like this. moment upon moment upon moment all connected really .. with numbers or with sighs.. or with a good cry. Congrats on your feature too!

Wow Mimi…Such Visuals…Thanks for drawing us into YOUR experiences…what beautiful writing! When I graduate in progression…I HOPE TO BE LIKE YOU! PEACE AND BLESSINGS!

The structure of the piece is superb, the sound of ‘onetothrefofivsisnineten’ and it’s repetition will leave your readers with something; surely that is something that would define a “great”. I know that if ever i hear someone count in a way similar to this, my thoughts will incline this way. For now at least, my thoughts go out to you.

i count too! i used to think monsters would reach out from under my bed and snatch me away to monsterland…and when I looked into the mirror I was afraid of ghosts appearing behind me, not to mention the evil shadow hiding behind the shower curtains. And boys. I counted as quick as I could or I counted tiles on the floor or on the ceiling or the rice on my plate etc.
I like the structure and style of this poem :)

Wonderful, I am carried tenderly on a journey that resonates in my soul.

brilliant work Mimi..ur a legend!! :))

I don’t count now…I just breathe a lot more…silently inside..try it ..it helps

haha mimi…no it is not heavy breathing..just a calm happy breathing…make you calm down..your stories are so funny..haha

this is such a wonderful piece of writing mimi, you always surprise me with your work and talents.
I know it must have been hard to bing those feelings out, glad you did, this piece is priceless and I think so many can relate.

Wow…so many ppl who count…..I only count when I’m really really, stressed, and then I realise that I’m getting close to the edge and start to pull back on things I’m overly doing.
Or, I’ll recite the names of the days of the week….
Loved this piece…...beautifully written….who woulda thought to write about it:)

Fascinating poem. I was enthralled.

awesome piece of writing mimi!

YOU KNOW I LOVE IT!

Featured on the writing page Mimi!

Loved this story… reminded me of my monsters under the bed… burning down my grandmother’s kitchen… the first girl I fell in love with who was in love with my best friend… all those experiences where counting would have helped.

so gentle!

Maybe counting always worked but you never knew it

WOW…....this is something else! The pace changes…....keeps you tightly involved as you read….and love your descriptions of time and events….... pure brilliance!!

I like this. I’m a real fan of short and sweet stories, but you fit so much rich history of the character in here that I can’t help but be impressed. Good job!

mimi you’re incredibly talented, it’s a pleasure to read your work, this piece is exceptional x

Mimi, what an amazing piece of writing, so electric. I could almost hear you skipping through the numbers with urgency.

Oh wow, this is interesting.

I’m new to RB, just getting started, and I’d appreciate some input on things I put up?
I only have one right now, but when I can remember my flash drive, there will be much more.

I love your style of writing and the sense of nostalgia it conveys (:

so. how on earth have i missed this mimi? monsters and darkness and daydreams… and how the devices we use to breathe through moments… years… decades… slowly rot and decay… with time… with change… just like seasons… which feature in your work so often too. cycles… time… beginnings… endings… mimi, it is such a pleasure and priviledge to have this doorway into your creativity. every time i wander through, there is a shiver that definitively runs up and down my spine because i know that inside your room, your place where your words and art collide, i will always find something to love. this is beautiful.

nice XD

nOW THIS WAS QUALITY WRITING ABOUT A SSSSUBJECT CLOSE TO YOUR ART….

CONGRATS ENTHRALLING STUFF,......

Mimi, this is a brilliant piece of writing… I can see you as a little girl running through 1-10 that the numbers became one word….this is a wonderful piece…..you are a writer…. )(

I am taking you back in time…Seating next to you on your bed and reading you beautiful stories, make you quickly fall asleep…Peace and happiness for you, my dear Mimi!

great work. well done. xxxx

wow – just found this on the all-time most popular list …. no wonder. nice work M