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martiniat8
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0 posted 2009-10-29 11:33 PM



A pox! A pox!
To there, both houses!

A pox! A pox!
A PARADOX!
A POX!

to all those that are opposed,

to we,

Only God knows what is meant to be.

our feelings
our history

our mystery

Who are you to say
what is righteous
what is true
what is love these days

Appearances Appearances!

What DO, you know?
Who are you to judge
what feelings should show?

Was your advice so good,
of all the ones that came before?
Her lovers?
Her Losers?
as they come and go?

NO!

What know ye?
Who are thee?

and little more, yet
what do you know of me?

What's going on
and as to the TRUTH
of me?

Nothing!

Appearances, Appearances
How dare you judge

let her be
let me be
let us decide
what we should do
with one so tender
with one so gentle
as the river flows

what we should decide
whether or not love should be

and how the story goes

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1 posted 2009-11-01 02:11 AM


Did I ever mention that I like martinis too.
This poem kind of just tells it like it is.  I like poetry that lays it out on the line like this.

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