Birth Order Blues

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    Birth Order Blues

     You say we are so many colors
    I say we are simply shades of gray

    So I gather tiny thoughts beyond your forehead
    To reserve for next time's jab contest

    You set the stage
    I play the part
    For an audience who only knows me
    Through you

    And I'll never win their love
    Or gain status in your ego design

    Your moments will always define me
    Because their yours

    And it's not like you to share the light
    Or let the light shine 

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    arronpalmer commented on Birth Order Blues

    11-10-2010

    This is so tragic, without being angry or pitying, and is a delight to read as a result. I loved the lines "For an audience who only knows me Through you" Wow, fantastic job.
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    mjosey

    11/10/2010

    thanks Arron!

    Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you or else it is nothing, an empty formalized bore around which pedants can endlessly drone their notes and explanations.

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