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Open Poetry #40

Where Credit is Due

marcel
Senior Member

since 2003-03-02

Posts 660
az, usa

0 posted 2007-06-25 05:55 PM

I give myself too much credit
For happiness and luck,
Walking with a fake confidence
As if I were in a lucid dream
Choosing this path but not that one
A king without a crown
A comedian witout a punchline
A man yet to find his heart...

I give myself too much credit
For the intelligence I seek,
Boasting with educated talk and multiple books,
To fool the faces of wisdom;
Because in this world
I was born not to contradict--
I only wanted to prove them wrong...

I give myself too much credit
For receiving the love of woman after woman,
With my dimpled smile and sweet words,
A chocolate complexion and envied body;
But still my bed feels cold and lonely
When looking into the eyes of her soul
Where again I see the reflection of insecurity...

I give myself too much credit
For knowing right from wrong
For smelling innocence in the white rose
For falling in love again and again
For the love God has for me
For the love I have for God
For living and dying to see the next day...

Marcel

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

1 posted 2007-06-25 06:24 PM

good thoughts

smile and enjoy the things you have and the journey to bigger and better

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

2 posted 2007-06-25 06:28 PM

Each of us has these moments of insecurity. To be strong enough to admit this, is a strength in and of itself. You are such a deep thinker, and it shows so beautifully in your art.
Nice to read you again.

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

3 posted 2007-06-25 07:38 PM

Each time I read you, your self-portrait reveals great depth and warmth. My favorite color for oil portraits is burnt umber.
Your inner spirit glows through your words, in layers of soft burnt umber.
Thank you, for sharing this warm tender side of you.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2007-06-26 06:52 AM

A nice flow of thoughts...James

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