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Sudhir Iyer
Member Ascendant

since 2000-04-26

Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium

0 posted 2001-11-20 05:15 AM

you know what, you are always right

no matter what you say or do
you are always right

you ask, "do i look beautiful?",
i say, "yes, you do"
then you say
"you are simply flattering me
and flattery can't get you
anywhere"

you ask, "how are you?"
i say "quite fine, thank you"
you say
"you are lying,
your face doesn't seem
relaxed enough to be fine"
you don't realise that it was
eleven o' clock in the evening
and i had been at work
from 8 am till 10 pm

you ask "do you really love me?"
i say "i do love you more than anything else"
you say
"that's not completely true
for i see a flicker in your eyes"
you don't believe that a
black sedan passed behind you
that lend its moving gleam to my eyes

you know what, you are always right

no matter what you say or do
you are always right

and you know what, i am a moron
for i am spend so much time
trying to talk to you

conversation is a two-way interface
it's an art that fails to exist
when i am always wrong
and you are always right

of course, that's why,
you led me to the door
and then pushed me away,
thus, showing me the way,
and the door shut on my face
me out, and you in
and outside it was raining and cold
and i felt miserable
but you said "you are not strong enough,
not man enough to leave by your own
and had to be shown the way"

of course, you were always right
and me, i was just a poor stupid fool
who had fallen for your charms
like a child to a sweet candy

------
Note: The title is the name of a song and album by Soul Asylum.

Note: This is not personal... just me with my walking stick of imagination.

Kit McCallum

Administrator

Member Laureate

since 2000-04-30

Posts 14774
Ontario, Canada

1 posted 2001-11-20 06:53 AM

"conversation is a two-way interface
it's an art that fails to exist
when i am always wrong
and you are always right"

There sure are a lot of these one-way conversations out there Sudhir, and you've captured the frustration in that very well in this piece. Much enjoyed the vantage you wrote this from my friend.

Best wishes,
/Kit

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

2 posted 2001-11-20 09:21 AM

Sudhir~
Oh, very well done, sweet friend~
Greatly enjoyed your walking stick~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Sudhir Iyer
Member Ascendant

since 2000-04-26

Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium

3 posted 2001-11-20 10:59 AM

Thank you so very much, my friends, Kit and Marge...

Many regards to you,
Sudhir

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

4 posted 2001-11-20 11:15 AM

Nicely told... sadly too true for so many..the one sided all about "me" attitude leads to isolation and alienation of the other...

glad it is not personal... I've been there and it isn't any fun...

Sudhir Iyer
Member Ascendant

since 2000-04-26

Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium

5 posted 2001-11-21 09:09 AM

Thank you very much, Ron...

Regards,
Sudhir

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2001-11-21 02:31 PM

I feel like a kid in a candy store when I get around a woman I like...James

RosePetal

Member Elite

since 2001-08-26

Posts 2985
South Florida

7 posted 2001-11-21 11:55 PM

Im glad this is happening to you right now sir Sudhir! There is a part of your poem that really caught my attention...
"but you said "you are not strong enough,
not man enough to leave by your own
and had to be shown the way"

That's a real slap in the face!
Very good write..I think I will add this one to my library

RosePetal

Member Elite

since 2001-08-26

Posts 2985
South Florida

8 posted 2001-11-21 11:56 PM

Oops sorry forgot to add it to my library

Sudhir Iyer
Member Ascendant

since 2000-04-26

Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium

9 posted 2001-11-22 06:15 AM

Thanks a lot, my friends, James and Rose...

Regards,
Sudhir

Lone Wolf
Member Ascendant

since 2000-03-16

Posts 5842
Lansing, MI USA

10 posted 2001-11-22 01:44 PM

You have a very vivid imagination, my friend. Excellent write, Sudhir.

All writing comes
by the grace of God.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sudhir Iyer
Member Ascendant

since 2000-04-26

Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium

11 posted 2001-11-26 04:29 AM

Thanks a lot, Lone Wolf, my friend...

Regards to you,
Sudhir

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