Open Poetry #50 |
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Wherever You Might Be |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA ![]() |
I was looking in the mirror, And found to my surprise- A stranger staring back at me, With hard, and wary eyes. Gone, the innocence of youth- The strength of middle age- A lot of bad decisions, Were written on the page. Scars, and wrinkles say a lot- You are like an open book. The past is written plainly, If one knows how to look. I could see each rash decision, And the signs oft left by pain- Which serve as a reminder- Of what not to do again. Regrets, oh, yes, I have some- And memories, not a few- Of people who have long been dead- Or merely, lost, like you. Lost, in this sense, only- You are not here with me… But, dear, I wish you all the best- Wherever you might be. |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Beautiful, but heartbreaking, John . . . |
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Paul Wilson![]() ![]()
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
John...Very touching write. I feel your loneliness my friend...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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