IT'S NOT ME

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IT'S NOT ME

It's not  how I look at life that disturbs me,
It's not how people treat me either,
It's not what I expected or wanted,
It's not how I thought things would be,
It's not what I wanted in life, Where I wanted to be,
Who I wanted to be, What you or I needed to be,
It's not that I couldn't or wouldn't, That the expectations
were to high,
It's not where I wanted to stay, Here, Now,
It's just not who I am,
It's not .............ME.


Richard E. Cartledge    PHOENIX   (c)
             

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mufasa commented on IT'S NOT ME

05-21-2010

This is a parable,and a good one at that I must go back and reread because written between the lines is the true story. thanks for sharing. I am for the Dutch Caribbean ,but have been to Holland Mich.and loved the place.Of course.

morgainecnyll commented on IT'S NOT ME

05-08-2010

enjoyed the unresolved ending, gives depth as you explore what the 'problem' could be that it's still undefined as a specific THING

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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