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Mistikman
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since 2000-01-10
Posts 682
San Jose, CA, USA

0 posted 2000-02-07 12:15 PM


This is my first time posting poetry outside of Teen #2, so let me first say hello to everyone. HI     I wrote this poem about 5 minutes ago in response to a thread in the philosophy forum, hope ya like it.


Day after day I hear the same,
"I want a nice guy, even if plain,
To him I would be a Queen,
No matter what, he wouldn't be mean."

I aspire to be all they crave,
But am treated like some kind of knave.
Over the jocks they swoon,
Wanting princes but finding baffoons.

Vicious cycle, never ending
Lust indulged, emotions pending
Try looking beyond the skin,
For it is deceptively thin.

I guess once we all grow older,
I can be a little bit bolder,
To find someone willing to be mine,
Because right now, you are all wasting my time.



[This message has been edited by Mistikman (edited 02-07-2000).]

© Copyright 2000 Travis Welton - All Rights Reserved
bobbycat
Member
since 2000-02-06
Posts 233
USA
1 posted 2000-02-07 12:21 PM


Great poem, Mistikman....I would've given an arm and a leg to find a guy that liked poetry back in high school (which wasn't too long ago! LOL)!!!!  To hear from a guy's point of view on this subject is interesting.  

Bobbycat

Breathe~
Member
since 2000-02-05
Posts 315
Washington...
2 posted 2000-02-07 12:31 PM


Here!  Here!  *agreeing with bobbycat*

I really like yer signature... )



 Freedom of expression is the watch word...

Mistikman
Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682
San Jose, CA, USA
3 posted 2000-02-07 12:34 PM


you like my signature? Thanks, I thought it up all by myself  
Thanks for the positive remarks, I was a little anxious about posting here, seeing as the average post is much better than in the teen forum. I thought I would be ignored for having such lackluster poetry  

 I am not a poet, I am merely one who speaks in emotion

poetry_kills
Senior Member
since 1999-12-04
Posts 549
new orleans
4 posted 2000-02-07 01:29 AM


mistikman: *sniff* yet another one of the teens is posting in the grown-up forum now *wipes back a tear*... seriously though, i dont think you have to worry too much... you're stuff is always good... including this one... i read the posts in the philosophy forum and i think you do a good job expressing yourself here    in fact, you inspired me to write a follow-up poem to this one... i posted in here in this forum... let me know what you think...

sincerely,
jerome the boy with no brain

 A savage place! as holy and enchanted
As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon-lover!
~Coleridge



devina
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since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539
Cali
5 posted 2000-02-07 01:40 AM


No need to be nervous...we don't bite here...hard anyway!! In reply to your poem...you lack nothing that I can see...you need to stop wasting your time with girls that take advantage of you...and one day you'll find one that praises you dear!!

 Open arms can be the most fragile in the world...

Mistikman
Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682
San Jose, CA, USA
6 posted 2000-02-07 02:58 AM


Bobbycat- Guys like me exist in every high school, we tend to not stand out though   Thanks for the praise.

Breathe~- likewise  

Jerome- Great to get a response from you, and as always thanks for the supportive remarks   The teen forum will be my home for another 2 years or so, so dont worry about me leaving just yet  

Devina- Thanks, but I am currently interested in 1 girl, and I am not wasting my time on her. She isnt the reason I wrote this poem.   Course, she still wont go out with me, but I have the big guns coming out on valentines day, so well see what happens  

 I am not a poet, I am merely one who speaks in emotion

White Wolf
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since 1999-09-18
Posts 371
Somewhere in the vast wasteland
7 posted 2000-02-07 04:48 AM


I know the exact feeling in this poem.  It wasn't until after High School that females really started to take notice of me.  Either that or I was just too oblivious to realize it.    I like the poem.  It is good and well written.  Keep it up and keep posting in here every once in a while.  Atleast for me.

 "Life's greatest mystery isn't the meaning of life. To love and be loved is the meaning of life. Now how to attain those is the greatest mystery of all."


hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
8 posted 2000-02-07 10:21 AM


Welcome to open  
SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676
with you
9 posted 2000-02-07 01:54 PM


Mistikman, this poem was great. Good luck with the "big guns". Good guys are so hard to find, glad to know you are one. -SEA
Echo Rhayne
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since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495
Canyon Country, CA
10 posted 2000-02-07 06:21 PM


I think you said this OH SO WELL!  Welcome to OP6 (almost put OP5 LoL)...I enjoyed this greatly!

 Just be glad I'm not your child! *evil grin*


Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley
11 posted 2000-02-07 06:59 PM


Welcome to Open Forum...I like this very much. I especially like that you can express your emotions...it's a trait that girls look for in a guy, trust me!  
Corinne
Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167
state of confusion
12 posted 2000-02-07 07:09 PM


Somewhere in that mess of girls, one will stand out from the crowd and see you for the gentle soul you are!

Very nice poem, you write beautifully!


Corinne

jcthaman
Junior Member
since 1999-11-27
Posts 22
Hershey, PA, USA
13 posted 2000-02-07 07:38 PM


hey, great poem...grrr....although i was about to write a poem almost exactly like it called "nice guys finish last", but i guess you did it better than i could   )
Mistikman
Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682
San Jose, CA, USA
14 posted 2000-02-07 09:51 PM


Scorched Dragon- Well, gee, I guess I will have to stick around then   thanks for the support.

hoot_owl_m- Why thank you, happy to be here  

SEA- Awww Shucks..... thanks  

Echo Rayne- Well hey, im still writing 1999, so we are even   Thanks.

Poet deVine- Oh I hope it comes soon, if I am horribly alone much longer I dont know what I will do. All this affection building up with no one to shower it on!

Corinne- Yea and I think I have found her, I am now working on convincing her I am a nice guy that she would want to go out with   Thanks for the reply!

jcthaman- Gee, now I feel bad for stealing your thunder. I doubt yours would have been worse than mine, mine isnt that great   Thanks for the positive feedback anyway  

 I am not a poet, I am merely one who speaks in emotion

Sally S.
Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847
Ohio
15 posted 2000-02-07 09:55 PM


Welcome, welcome.  Very nice, indeed!!!

I am emotion...spoken through words of a poet.  

Jer
Member
since 1999-12-02
Posts 443
USA
16 posted 2000-02-08 12:01 PM


Great job Mistikman.  I hope you like the fast paced life of Open. LOL. Good job as always.

 "WRITING IS EASY. ALL YOU DO IS STARE AT A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER UNTIL DROPS OF BLOOD FORM ON YOUR FOREHEAD." Gene Fowler

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245
Illinois
17 posted 2000-02-08 10:30 AM


Travis, hey I got it right this time  
I think you've done a great job, and I'm glad to see ya venture out over here! I agree with Devine, it is a trait women look for!

 <*\\\><

When you can't make up your mind
Which way is right for you,
Stop and softly ask yourself,
What Would Jesus Do?

Mistikman
Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682
San Jose, CA, USA
18 posted 2000-02-08 05:42 PM


Sally S.- Thanks, and cool quote, you make that up from my sig?  

Jer-Ahh, was wondering when you would mosey into my post to reply   Thanks for the kind words, and I will try to keep up  

WhtDove- Why thank you, I enjoy being called by my real name   j/k This poem was all on the spur of the moment too, who woulda thought people would like it so much  


 I am not a poet, I am merely one who speaks in emotion

Meadowmuse
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since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263

19 posted 2000-02-08 07:28 PM


Loved this ~

"Vicious cycle, never ending
Lust indulged, emotions pending"

I, too, am glad you've chosen to post here sometimes, although I don't get to read as much as I'd like, but will look for your work.  

As for this piece, you've crafted it wonderfully!

Claire

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla
20 posted 2000-02-08 07:46 PM


Mist,
Good job well done and welcome.

Gemini
Senior Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 1203
Wisconsin, USA
21 posted 2000-02-08 11:01 PM


Mistikman-This is a very sweet and endearing poem.  I also wish I could've met someone like you in high school, most of the guys I knew I found to be superficial and immature.  Trust me you have a special talent that will be appreciated by someone someday.
First__Knight
Senior Member
since 1999-11-08
Posts 678

22 posted 2000-02-08 11:17 PM


Great writing.  First I have seen of your work and welcome to open.  Keep sharing your heart with the ladies...One will be worthy in time to keep it.  Share what you are for you are what you share.  Good luck

 There are two kinds of pedestrians...the quick and the dead. Drive it like you stole it.


Mistikman
Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682
San Jose, CA, USA
23 posted 2000-02-08 11:27 PM


Meadowmuse- Why thank you, I am particularly fond of those lines too  

Seymour Tabin- Thank you!  

Gemini- Heh, that seems to be a common response here, why dont you all come and go to my High School?  

First__Knight- Thats what I been doing in the hopes that it will eventually work. I'll keep you posted  

 I am not a poet, I am merely one who speaks in emotion

Marilyn
Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621
Ontario, Canada
24 posted 2000-02-08 11:29 PM


Well I am glad to see you expanding past teen my friend. I hope everyone treats you well and you enjoy it here. Just don't go deserting us in teen now!!..lol
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