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Open Poetry #39

What We Are Not

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

0 posted 2006-09-16 08:26 PM

What We Are Not

Why, no matter
how hard we try,
do we fail
to please another.
Sometimes its as simple
as the difference
between cats and dogs.
They wanted a kitty kat
and we came to them
as a puppy dog,
and from that point forward
no matter what we do,
we cannot be what
we are not.

JamesLee
15September
2006
Thoughts after reading
some thoughts from Dr.
Laura Schlessinger's book,
"Bad Childhood Good Life".
Elephants Don't Purr...p.95
Newsflash:No matter how hard
you try to bang on a wall,
it won't turn into a door...
p.99

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

1 posted 2006-09-17 12:09 PM

James
water is wet
rocks are hard...
your point is well taken here
I enjoyed it

Dublin Boy
Member

since 2006-08-26

Posts 102
UK

2 posted 2006-09-17 12:52 PM

You're quite right, James--incongrous pairings just don't work, do they? Your poem makes the point very well indeed. Nice one.

Cheers
Bill

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2006-09-17 12:59 PM

Dear Michael, your contribution to the definition of "What we are and what we are not ..." is quite interesting.
Love,
Margherita

aziza
Member Elite

since 2006-07-09

Posts 2995
Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!

4 posted 2006-09-18 02:18 AM

I like.

aziza

sandgrain
Member Elite

since 1999-09-21

Posts 3662
Sycamore, IL, USA

5 posted 2006-09-18 12:34 PM

I like this. We can only be our best by being ourselves and accepting others likewise. Sadly, not everyone feels that way.

Rae

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2006-09-18 07:14 PM

Thank you The Lady, Dublin Boy, Margherita, aziza and sandgrain for the nice responses...
Sometimes no matter how hard we try to please someone, we will not succeed.
Because we are not dealing with an
accepting kind of person, or we do
not measure up to their ideals or
preferences...James

marcel
Senior Member

since 2003-03-02

Posts 660
az, usa

7 posted 2006-09-19 11:04 PM

true, true, true....

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