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I Could Not Fill the Shoes
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I Could Not Fill the Shoes |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) 
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I could not fill the shoes that never were around < !signature-->Just photos of a washed out Marine that i found Little things in life I'll never know the answer Like what are the chances that he'll give me cancer Childhood memories of burning cigarette butts All my unexplained bruises and facial cuts Yes, you go, Daddy, down to the corner store Say you'll return and don't come back anymore! He lives somewhere close in a quiet neighborhood But in fifteen years I think he might be gone for good He might've been a liar I can't say if it's true I wonder if I've siblings. Do they think as I do? All Day I Dream About Stanzas!! [This message has been edited by wayoutwalt (edited 04-26-2000).] |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
Walt, you fill your own shoes, and you do a pretty darn good job of it... well written. |
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Mitch B Junior Member
since 2000-04-25
Posts 37Orlando, FL |
A brave admission...I wonder how it ends...maybe a sequel??? |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
I always enjoy your poetic perspectives, Walt. And I agree with Mike...wholeheartedly. ~ Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
Walt - so sad. And, yes the chances are very very high that a brother or sister is out there wondering about you. netswan |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
thank you guys tiz a story bout my biological father yuh |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
hey Walt, His loss our gain yuh All my love, jeffrey I lie awake in a world filled with dreams, but dreams can be so real when you don't know you're asleep |
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WolfsMate Member
since 2000-01-14
Posts 121New York |
Such a sad verse. Felt this one deeply. "You never have to worry...Never fear for I am near" |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Walt the pain that goes with this. Though if he was hurting you, then it's better that he left your life. Hugs buddy! |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Very sad, Walt. These experiences, no doubt, helped to make you the loving father that you are today. Denise |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
thank you guys i was forutnate to inherit a really great step-father out of the deal and yuh sometimes i just wonder if i have any brothers or sisters either here or in vietnam |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
always love your poems |
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