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Posted by shoe on December 31, 2009 - 11:23
from the ABC set You're O.K, I'm not O.K

I wanted you to define me, find me
plunge the depths I never knew,
you only dabbled in the shallows
afraid of the inky pool.

I waited for you to affirm me, confirm me
worth the effort of digging so hard,
you barely scratched the trodden down surface
allowing the weeds to grow.

you were supposed to decipher the code
fill in the blanks, turn the key,
peel back my ego, interpret my dreams
make some kind of sense of me.

smoke and mirrors, were all that you found
and I'm sorry, you didn't find me,
what you saw, a reflection in my mirrored sunglasses
was a polarized image of you.

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Comments

Beeme | December 31, 2009 - 11:31

I really enjoyed this Shoe. I love the images you use throughout. The first stanza is my favourite.

Beeme xx

kheldar | December 31, 2009 - 14:41

Powerful stuff shoe, you really write from the heart

shoe | December 31, 2009 - 18:46

Indeed, this was based on someone I knew, or thought I knew, such is life...

shoe | December 31, 2009 - 18:47

Thanks Beeme, glad you liked it,:-}

wandelaar | January 1, 2010 - 07:26

Hi shoe,

A joy to read and think about!

shoe | January 1, 2010 - 16:01

my thanks to you wandelaar,:-}

Firebird | January 5, 2010 - 14:33

I really like this Shoe x Beautifully written. Well done :)

Cavalcaderl | January 18, 2010 - 00:26

new shoe
really liked this. I had pair
mirrored sun glasses to silver coated.
well done.Very late.
julie x

shoe | January 18, 2010 - 10:20

Hi, thanks Julie, personally I find them quite disconserting on other people, but like to hide behind them myself,