Geoffrey Brewer Poet Verse

Life Story

"Who wrote dese legs?" Said Milligan in Puckoon *
As he surveyed his nether limbs with distaste and dismay
While Jessica Rabbit gave the protest of every 'toon' **
"I'm not really bad. It's just that I was drawn this way"

I share Milligan's discontent with legs and other appendages
As I guess do others, save those narcissistically vain
We seek to have some correction and make 'amendages'
Or at least find some creator whom we can blame

So God, while receiving His due credit when we pray
May be on the receiving end of much lamentation
"Oh why did you give me such faults? why make me this way?
If only you'd done better job in my creation"

Then since it's not our fault, but the way we were drawn
It's not fair! Therefore those better sketched must make reparation
Thus comes about entitlement; enforced welfare is born
Correcting errors? Or just causing more enervation

But in life's dramas do we not each play some role
Maybe having some choice of the part and in writing the script
With a character choosing a purpose, determining a goal
As we stumble through props and scenery and trap-doors tripped

Regardless of who was the author of our book
Whether our lives are our own or in hands of the fates to make hay
The role we have whether hero saint or crook
Determines right now the game that we have to play

Looking to the future if given that I have a voice
In my next life if not made from mud or other dregs
And I have the good fortune to make some personal choice
I will write myself a better pair of legs

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Line Gauthier May 25, 2019 at 6:11 PM Congrats on your win, Geoffrey.

William Kelii Kekaula May 24, 2019 at 6:50 AM My heartfelt thanks with no end, for your participation Geoffrey Brewer, CHEERS indeed for your placement in the Epic Ethereal Editor Contest, Aloha William Kekaula

Kim Rodrigues September 18, 2017 at 8:30 PM Oh love it! Congrats, Geoffrey!! Geoffrey Brewer September 18, 2017 at 10:13 PM Thanks, Kim. Your feed-back is always appreciated.

Constance La France September 18, 2017 at 4:09 PM Geoffrey, CONGRATULATIONS on your placement with this wonderful poem Geoffrey Brewer September 18, 2017 at 10:12 PM Thank you. I hope the wings are healing.

Gregory Richard Barden September 18, 2017 at 10:48 AM Whimsical and SO creative, Geoffrey, just adore this wonderfully-penned piece, and HAD to rate it high on the list! Thank you for entering my contest! :-) Geoffrey Brewer September 18, 2017 at 10:05 PM Thank you, Gregory. I am honoured to be chosen by a writer who impresses me with his work.

Faraz Ajmal June 6, 2017 at 5:45 AM A very beautiful written poem ,remember God has made all of us different but nobody s perfect everyone has some sort weakness, me by the way has a problem in my tongue( i can t speak c, s and z letters properly) although I remain complex but I do have strengths like writing, however I m new on this site and would really appreciate if you could find time to read my poems and give your honest reviews about them Geoffrey Brewer June 7, 2017 at 12:24 AM Thank you, Faraz, I will look at your poems and see if I can make some useful comments. I am also fairly new here.

Cheryl Hoffman May 15, 2017 at 9:07 AM Deep and humorous at the same time Geoffrey; God willing if we make it to Heaven we will all have no more "imperfections"....enjoy your writes!~Che :) Geoffrey Brewer September 18, 2017 at 10:19 PM Cheryl. I am grateful for your feed-back and kind comments.