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I Used to Want to be a Fly
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I Used to Want to be a Fly |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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I Used to Want to Be a Fly I used to want to be a fly Unnoticed on the wall So I could then discreetly spy And listen to it all Inside the High School teachers’ lounge Where gossip is the norm Behind the secret door they scrounge For targets they can scorn The rumors buzz and swiftly bounce Through hot and stifling air And I, a fly, am just a louse Who really doesn’t care At lunchtime all the women sit They swarm and warmly nuzzle Spontaneously they neatly fit the pieces to my puzzle A teachers’ suite replete with meaty bits to chew and smatter The more the rumors they consume the more my ego’s flattered The chamber filled with noisy chat that's signaling my doom When I'd walk in on such as that Sheer silence haunts the room I'd hide my smirk from hasty sweets Designed to praise and flatter For I am just envisioning The unrelentless clatter If they could only see the tasty morsels on my platter! And I, a fly, and they the pasty sweets upon the later! Elizabeth Santos |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
A light twist to what can be a hurtful practice. Watch out for those swatters! |
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JoMason Member
since 2001-12-07
Posts 57 |
Elizabeth Santos, Meow ! Ha ha ha. Wow ! JoMason 12/13/01 |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssss) Oh Elizabeth, I know this feeling ever so well, for right now I am finishing my high school year. (sigh) I am very shy and have no friends at school, so I just keep to myself and do my work as I hear storied everywhere. (sigh) So wonderfully expressed, sweet friend, I love your wonderful words! (kiss on cheek) To me you are a loving angel to all! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Elizabeth, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
 Oh....did I understand this one, and I am sure a lot of others will as well. Wouldn't it be just great if we could be a fly or invisible for even one selected time? Very creative poem Liz. ~*~ May the spirit of this season live in your heart all year through ~*~ |
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Hypnosis Member
since 2001-12-02
Posts 325CO |
I often wonder what others have to say about me, its just one of those things that you just want to find out. I wish i were a fly too, maybe I'll hear something, hopefully good! Good creativity Liz! Randy Meador a life lived unexplored is a life not worth living. |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
I think we all have wished to be the fly on the wall from time to time...Hopefully we won't have to worry about it...very witty write Elizabeth...Thank You.. |
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