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Felt very personal... there's a light at the end, relief, conclusion. Wonderfully written.

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These poems are quite close to the bone at times - written last thing, a kind of outpouring. There are lots of them, not many get through ... thank you!

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Very good, thank you for sharing. It reaches out when we write from the heart/soul or that part that sometimes gets a little all over the place.

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You are welcome - I don't know if it's the quiet or the tiredness that lets me drop my guard more late night / early morning. I write - I put them away and come back to pick over the pieces later ...

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Probably a bit of both. The quiet does a good job as does the leaving them to be for a bit.

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Agree!

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Thank you!

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These are excellent

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Agree! 100%

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Thank you Wesley ...

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How many people feel this:

"All this time

concerned with all

the things which

have no bearing

on anything.

You fool.

Can’t you see that?

Even now."

Almost everybody, unless they are not even self-aware enough to notice.

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I felt almost like I WAS THERE ! I do NOT exaggerate.

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We all wonder what we're doing, but perhaps the real question is why are we not doing more of the things that are important to us ...

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1.

You left before I

had the chance to

mature enough,

so that I could truly

understand and value you.

LOVE!

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Thank you Jennifer

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Nice! I'd missed the title and read the whole thing as one long poem. And it works. I like the way you shift points of view in the middle. Love, past, and death. There's nothing else worth writing about.

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Thank you Alex - the things that my mind mulls over late at night !

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...great work...

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Thank you sir!

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No, please do not apologize for excellence!

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You are too kind. Thank you!

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You’re welcome!

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No 1

Almost every young mans lament.

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Yes - also something very personal to me!

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1 is my favorite

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Thank you Gery ...

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Love the 5th one!!

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Thank you Shital - there are real people, fictional people and then people who inspire me in these poems ... this one is the latter ... I have been obsessed for quite a while now with the life and work of Louise Bourgeois ... this one is for her.

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Ah okay. Nice!

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Of these series of short poems my favorite is the first one. I think is well-written and the poetic expression says much. It talks of the now and then in simple language, but that it shows as poetry is clear.

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