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Dreams of An Alter Ego

I make a perfect dry martini, I read and write and speak Français, All my suits, and shirts, and shoes are custom-made. I own a Porsche and Maserati, A house on Acapulco Bay With scores of floors of marble tile that's all inlaid. I have a staff to fetch and carry, My every wish is their command, If I drop things, I just leave them where they lay. All I need do is snap my fingers, Someone's always close at hand, And they look after Señor Jim in every way. I host the most elaborate soirées, They're in society's upper niche, On my birthday and, of course, on New Year's Eve, Where the hoi polloi and high-born Mingle with the nouveau riche, And they're all the better for it when they leave. This all may seem a bit pretentious, And I don't mean to self-inflate, For wealth and fame, of course, do not equate with happiness, But in my dreams my alter ego Will oftentimes exaggerate And make seem real what, to be sure, is pure "b..s".

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Date: 9/28/2023 3:16:00 PM
Ha ha a bit like trump and is actual ego. I don't hate the guy. But he sure has an ego! Fun poem
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 9/29/2023 10:54:00 AM
Thanks, Andrea, but I must disagree a bit...nothing can match that man's ego...alter or otherwise...
Date: 9/10/2023 7:37:00 PM
How is it possible that this was not POTD?! It goes into my all-time FAVORITES list immediately. Thanks, Jim.
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 9/11/2023 10:53:00 AM
Thanks, much, G. Re your question...you might ask it of the PS powers-that-be POTD selection committee.
Date: 9/6/2023 4:20:00 PM
Love a good alter ego poem. One way to live the 'good' life, without regret. Enjoyable rhyming pattern, too!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 9/7/2023 10:32:00 AM
Thanks, David.
Date: 9/6/2023 10:03:00 AM
We all have that dream...When I win the lottery.
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 9/6/2023 11:40:00 AM
Ain't that the truth? Thanks, Jerry.
Date: 9/5/2023 1:36:00 PM
When your done with the Porsche can you gift it to me? Jus askin. Cool poem Jim
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 9/5/2023 2:25:00 PM
I'll check with my A E, Tom. I'm sure it'll be okay.
Date: 9/5/2023 11:06:00 AM
Had me going, Jim ... I thought someone hacked your site. I liked it, I've had such thoughts for time to time throughout my life, but now tend to think about the spiritual side of life. Thanks for sharing your poetry with us, my friend. Happy Trails, Bill
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 9/5/2023 11:14:00 AM
Thanks, Bill. I like to think of myself as being a bit more "down to earth".

Book: Shattered Sighs