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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America 
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tired of being who I was weary of the shame in the night drained of the worthlessness of the fight of things that go bump inside my head pointlessly yearning for something to hang onto but hungering for more, more even more of the same nothing I was used to wherever I hung my hat of meaningless existence in my very own garden of Gethsemane filled with trees loaded with crimes of passion king-sized bed full of fanged Medusa-saturated snakes jumped right in not afraid better than being lonesome not didn't understand wanting a lover didn't have to mean take any lover didn't matter how many lovers did it take to destroy me I was game even though my wretchedness ran the shallow ones away the ones who were left found out my secret method of turning happiness into darkness until there was you YOU you caused my directionless passion to throb with unceasing care trying, trying, trying to give these strange feelings a label something to call it something to put in a box and look at from time to time you were the encyclopedia of love's rocky road it was as if you knew what was embedded within the soul that was another thing that soul thing before I was a vacant lot strewn with with multifaceted weeds and destruction you began to maintain that vacant lot you brought consciousness into play you set it beside the friendly smile never had one of those before you pruned all the weeds leaving the flowers which had been choked out you then erected a tall tower of strength atop my useless despair and rot you gave me so much but then you had so much to give |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Jerry! A happy poem! (are you feeling okay? lol) Congratulations, she sounds special  Lori |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
She is special, Lori. Thank you for being special also. |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
JP..a great find it seems..perfect tribute too...I met the perfect one once too, tomorrow. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Hey Jerry I love the lead into the finale of this . Passion right out of a lonely heart warmed up in a blanket of fulfilled needs. Sometimes we need some firm emotional direction to find success in love. Shown the way so to say.... Thoroughly enjoyed it. Eric |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
As a person who dated my share of Medusa-saturated snakes, I congratulate you for finding your lot in life. (does she have a sister?)  |
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sasanka7 Junior Member
since 2010-11-17
Posts 30 |
I salute your special one. I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Haha!! I live it, DS. Yes indeed. But you know what "they" say, and "they" much know a lot because "they" keep saying things. In this instance, "they" say tomorrow never comes. Hope "they" are wrong for your sake. <><><><> Our emotional direction is in need of direction at times, and I quite agree with that, Eric. Thanks for being here. <><><><> Ah, no sisters, I am sorry to say, Balladeer, but maybe some sisters-in-training. <><><><> Thank you, sasanka7, I appreciate you being here. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Hi Jerry...My thought is that all things come from you...and that no matter how it seems and how much you want to thank or blame...you alone are the one that puts the love within the frame. You wrote the happy ending in this poem and I enjoyed reading it. (steps down from soapbox) |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Ahh, when the soul is involved, it's the real thing, isn't it?! Beautiful and passionate song of love and gratitude for the special one in your life. Love, Margherita |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Martie and Margherita, I am sorry for just now getting to your comments. I don't know what happened, I usually either check back or my email alerts me when I have a comment, but this one slid through somehow and I didn't pick up on it. Martie, of course you are correct, each of us have to deal with things on an individual basis and not look for others to do it for us. And yes, I wrote a happy ending. I don't always do that, but this time it had to be. <><><><> Thank you, Margherita for understanding the poem, I so appreciate your kind words. |
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