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martiniat8
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since 2003-06-21
Posts 897
Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

0 posted 2009-09-07 01:15 AM



My friends... (sigh)
my friends, say
they want to see me drunk

and I...
I...

don't drink that often
mostly with new friends, people I don't know well
people that aren't looking to me,
but curious about themselves

ah, the blessing and curse of the Virgp
The Cassandra Effect

I get relaxed enough.
bold enough

to say what I see
to size things up
for them
for me

I give them my vision
my description
of what I see

being vague enough
to let them
make of it, what they will

and always,
always...

usually
someone will catch me off guard

and ask me
what's MY story

and I look away
to gather myself
take a deep breath
and say...

"I am what I am"

and that's all I can be

I put relationships,
people
feelings
in perspective

leaving them
elbow room

but as for me...
(sigh)

Aa for me
I hear a song lyric
or catch a line of a stranger's
conversation

and it echoes

tears begin to well
I step out
I step away

pace

too close for comfort

gather myself

as for me...

If there is anyone for me
It comes down to a few questions

Will I let you look in my eyes
and are you strong enough
to see

just Brad...

just me

© Copyright 2009 Kenneth Bradley Smith - All Rights Reserved
brneyedgrly
Senior Member
since 2009-06-08
Posts 1125
nowhere and everywhere
1 posted 2009-09-07 01:35 AM



~sigh~

you just poured your heart out

all over this page...

great write, brad!

and here's a big

    

hang in there

GBride
Senior Member
since 2009-07-02
Posts 538

2 posted 2009-09-08 07:03 PM


Very well written. Very interesting.
JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
3 posted 2009-09-11 07:31 PM


Enjoyed...James
BluesSerenade
Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549
By the Seaside
4 posted 2009-09-11 09:28 PM


Wow, talk about being comfortable in your own skin.  
This is great work, but then again I look for your poems and I am never disappointed.

Nice going, Brad~

martiniat8
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since 2003-06-21
Posts 897
Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
5 posted 2009-09-11 10:26 PM


thanks, Blues, that means a lot to me
2islander2
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since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825
by the sea
6 posted 2009-09-13 12:29 PM


hello martiniat, you write and say a lot, I couldn't stop my read...

have  a nice day

yann

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