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The Editing of Me

My words rewritten Until they become yours Grammar syntax Pages lined with highlighters Polished to extinction I will resist Intentions that are well ment You want the best for me Still you do not understand what I ask I hear you yet I have my own vision My way is not your way Still I say what I must say My rythm is unique to me I am in what seems the disconnected details I do make my point I say what I say My words have weight and substance Like a road sign I point in a direction You see curves in the road The direction seems unclear Stop Wait There are points of intrest along the way I do have structure My mind is clear I am okay with flaws They hold the essence of me I am not asking to be changed In the end I must be true to me

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 4/16/2015 2:36:00 PM
I'm so happy you are true to yourself because I like who you are very very much. :)
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/16/2015 7:28:00 PM
Thanks Eileen, I feel the same way about you. Yes it would be great to meet in person one day.
Date: 3/23/2013 3:30:00 PM
I like this Richard; We have to always be ourselves. we can not be anyone else. Thanks for sharing. Lucilla
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Date: 3/8/2013 1:39:00 PM
I like this Richard; If we can not be true to ourselves - we can not be true to anyone else. Thanks for shar5ing. Lucilla
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Date: 3/4/2013 3:16:00 PM
a very interesting take on ones character, and yes we must be tolerant of different aspects around us..i really like this poem...
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 3/5/2013 5:20:00 AM
Thanks Harry
Date: 3/4/2013 1:32:00 PM
Anytime I see a new free verse poem written by you, I get excited because you are SO good at it! I especially love the first part - describing someone who tries to "edit" you. Love that metaphor!
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 3/4/2013 9:21:00 PM
I think I am blushing, what a nice thing to say.
Date: 3/3/2013 7:06:00 AM
can relate to it completely as always...:))
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 3/4/2013 9:25:00 PM
Thanks Irfana, I am pleased you connected with it.
Date: 3/2/2013 11:58:00 PM
very nicely said, Richard! I think many of us feel this way.
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 3/3/2013 6:11:00 AM
Thanks Andrea.
Date: 3/2/2013 2:00:00 PM
This mirrors my feelings...thanks, Richard. Rather deflated at the moment, but still enjoyed reading your work
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 3/2/2013 10:12:00 PM
Sorry to hear you are feeling deflated. Thanks for still coming by and commenting.
Date: 3/2/2013 12:31:00 PM
Validation of ones acceptance From written to reality Individual perception Thanks for sharing.....that is what I get from it
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 3/2/2013 10:19:00 PM
My pleasure King
Date: 3/2/2013 6:59:00 AM
Don't let others editing you. If you do, after a while you will lose your sense of self. Great one, Richard! We create our own.
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 3/2/2013 10:18:00 PM
Thanks Toquyen.

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