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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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Being alone is not so grim, I do what I want on a whim, There is no one to answer to, Then why do I think about you. Four walls seem closer than before, They make me want to loudly roar, But I find I temper my zeal, There are times it's so hard to feel. I peer through the mirror at me, Wonder whose face it is I see, I continue to look and stare, That’s not me I solemnly swear. I’m trying my best to be strong, Sometimes I feel I don’t belong, My aloofness hides my despair It’s almost more than I can bear. I am losing the "who I am," To some long-lost spiritual scam, I've given up on who I was, To thunderous, vulgar applause. ©February 1, 2015 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
No one is born to be alone friend, when you get down to basics we are all herd animals at heart. Time for being by ourselves is a welcome blessing in any relationship but enforced loneliness, whether self endorsed or not, is completely different. There are no easy answers, though one tip is to clean out the bitterness before entering into a new relationship. I never and found myself back to square one. God!! I’m sounding like Aunt Agatha’s advice column. Cari. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hah! You may be "sounding like Aunt Agatha’s advice column," Cari, but you are giving some damn straight advice. Thank you. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
"I peer through the mirror at me, Wonder whose face it is I see, I continue to look and stare, That’s not me I solemnly swear." It is not the face seen a moment before you looked in the mirror. Thats the beauty of this thing (life)..the ability for us to change from moment to moment..maybe not physically, but certainly spiritually. Growth, and change can happen in a lifelong manner, as long as we have our right mental abilities. Applause for this poem, and not the vulgar type. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hah! Thank you for the non-vulgar applause, Ice. Yep, you are absolutely correct in your comments about how life gives us the ability to change our thoughts and even beliefs, in some cases, to meet the changing of the world around us Thank you for stopping by here today! ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Good write Jerry. This verse has affected all of us as we grow older and mellow out. I peer through the mirror at me, Wonder whose face it is I see, I continue to look and stare, That’s not me I solemnly swear Going through life's different cycles of maturing from birth to death is a real challenge but ends up being a good challenge for most. Hence we learn from ourselves and others we cross paths with. So isolation takes us away from those challenges leaves us out of touch and as you poem is so aptly named "Alone" I'm sure most us have hidden behind your meaning in these lines which I thought were so full of truth. My aloofness hides my despair It’s almost more than I can bear. Well written honesty! true love never looks after it's own interests |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Many thanks, Eric, for your wonderful review of my poem. I never cared about getting older until I turned seventy, six years ago. Whoa! I said to myself, and probably to a piece of poetry, people start dying for sure in their seventies. Well, I've dealt with it the best I could, and now I'm looking for my eighties. As long as I can still get around, and haven't lost too much brain power. I do continue to see that short term memory of mine is playing hell with me these days. And to that I say . . . It is scary. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Ticklefingers Senior Member Posts 710 Louisiana |
quote:The longest time I spend in the mirror is when I shave, usually every other day. What goes on in my head is pretty much the same as always though. I know this because I still p*** people off the same way I always have.  Everyone is entitled to feel any way they want any time they want. How they act on their feelings is what determines whether one will be cursed or blessed. You wrote stupendously herein JerryPat. You're not getting older near as much as you are getting better! Take along some 88's on me pal!  She told me "play one for your supper Danny and maybe you'll get breakfast". |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Ah, caught those 88's, Ticklefingers, and thank you. Yes, of course it isn't the years, so much as it is how we deal with them. Love these thoughts of yours . . . quote: ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Rather sad but I really like this Jerry. Ida |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Sad, but I really like this Jerry. Ida |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you Ida, and I can't say how much I loved your daughter poem. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
A very sad read, indeed. I agree with the above sentiment. "I’m trying my best to be strong" Me too... JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you, JL, I appreciate your read and comments. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Hi Jerry. For the longest time my prayer has been to be granted the strength to cope with what I have to cope with and so far I would say I've got what I asked for. May it continue. I've just turned 70 so, yes, one then realizes that time is shorter than ever before. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Ah, yes that seventy number, Honeybunch. It hit me sorta hard too . . . Thanks for being here. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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