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Midnitesun
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0 posted 2002-11-10 10:23 PM




Don't cry for me
just because I can't see
the end of the alley
through the tears in my eyes.
I stepped on too many
and now I am on the
receiving end, alone.
Only this time
it isn't a football pass
on the five yard line
with people cheering.
No, this time it's jeering
I hear in my ear
and I'm on my rear
in the alley.
Please, go yell for the
rightful receiver
who was there in the stands
supporting me, without flashing
banners and accolades
but always there with bandaids
when I was suffering.
So please,
don't cry for me
just because I can't see
the end of the alley.
I got what I deserved
in the end zone.

© Copyright 2002 Kathleen Kacy Stafford - All Rights Reserved
Joyce Johnson
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1 posted 2002-11-11 12:41 PM


This is cute and paints a pathetic picture at the same time.  I enjoyed it.  Joyce
Denise
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2 posted 2002-11-11 09:38 AM


Ahhhhh...so sad, Kacy. Well done too!
Street Heart
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3 posted 2002-11-11 05:16 PM


Wow,Kacy,what was your inspiration for this?
Every phrase in there is so unique.You have me disecting the parts.Perhaps it could be that I relate to something within.Need to read again!

Geoff

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4 posted 2002-11-11 05:20 PM


Hmmmm...ya gotta tell me about this one!Enjoyed it and still contemplating!

Geoffrey

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5 posted 2002-11-12 01:42 AM


Hi Geoff. I'm not even sure about all of this one myself! It was partly imaginary, the football references anyway. But someone in my life a few years back boasted and bragged excessively, insulted everyone else's 'intelligence level' and then whined like a baby when he was down and out, then whined even more when I left. Then I wondered, what it might be like to be that person? and to suddenly realize what a jerk I'd been? would I keep whining or shutup and accept responsibility for my bad behavior, ie the inevitable consequences.
Anyway, thanks for reading, and for your kind comments. Sometimes I get way out in left field, LOL,  but most of the time I write from real life experiences, my own or those of someone close to me, and I try to imagine what the other person is thinking, what makes them behave the way they do.  

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