Just Because I Said I Do

~~~
Ostracized
forsaken place
these bars of time
no saving grace
from whence I came
a fence I face
around and round
no end in chase

Just because
I said I do
I'm seldom excused
when postage due

No-one to share
I stand alone
to cheat despair
I scratch this poem
of matters fact
it finds no home
amid your care
dispense of drone
~~~

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 2/21/2014 4:54:00 AM
Great write and congrats on the fine win, Rex
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Date: 2/20/2014 12:05:00 AM
Rex, CONGRATULATIONS, I had fun reading this... I posted a few fun pictures, on my latest blog, http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_blogs/blog_detail.aspx?BlogID=20799&PoetID=17922 Enjoy and stop by if you like. Love ~SKAT~
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Date: 1/20/2014 4:37:00 PM
Great wit here Rex....I love your stuff fella ...great work
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Date: 1/19/2014 3:37:00 PM
Were you in the service..I ask this because when my nephew was in Iraq he would write us poetry and it reminds me of where your thoughts are with this great write...I would have to read his work many times before I could get the feel for his emotions....I love this kind of write, makes you dig deep.....thanks for reading my work...
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Rex Mccoy
Date: 1/19/2014 4:22:00 PM
I was in the service back in the early 70s, though this piece recalls the battleground at home when I constantly ran out of ammo and the times I spent in prison camp (doghouse) :) thanks for reading
Date: 1/19/2014 1:30:00 PM
Interesting lines penned..Enjoyed reading this one..It is expressive with short lines but good rhyme..Thanks for the visit to my page..I would not want to get caught under the Weeping Willow in a strong wind for it would switch a person to death..Sara
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Rex Mccoy
Date: 1/19/2014 4:25:00 PM
Thanks for reading Sara... Glad you enjoyed
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