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Make It Count

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"Make It Count"
by:  Eric L. Boddie

A
Man may
Come to play
But if you say
Oh no baby, not today
Do you think he would stay
Or would he go so far away
In search of another lover he could lay
Doing everything associated with rolling in that infamous hay
And if push came to shove, maybe he would pay
To relieve all the stress stemming from your hips' distant sway
Because something must give, there are more than fifty shades of gray
That's common knowledge to the freaks and all those upon which they prey
And once you learn them all, I promise your lover will never ever stray
But if you miss just a single one, then you may experience that dreadful day
Where you lose it all so try to find True Love and remember to always Pray

Copyright © Eric Boddie | Year Posted 2015

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John Michaels Date: 5/14/2017 6:33:00 PM Interesting and clever write! Very well done! Regards, John. Login to Reply

Lena Smith Carter Date: 8/9/2015 9:10:00 AM Great format--When placed this way, line length, rhyme, word count, etc., are all important to the ultimate chosen structure of the poem. Great insight! Terrific read. Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/30/2015 1:59:00 PM thank you so much lena....when the idea of this hit me, I just had to pick up then pen....;)

Anindya Mohan Tagore Date: 8/4/2015 10:59:00 PM Lovely write & Congrats.... Bobby Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/4/2015 11:09:00 PM much appreciated bobby....

Tim Smith Date: 8/4/2015 3:45:00 AM Stopping back with Congratulations on being featured today Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/4/2015 9:24:00 AM thanks tim....much appreciated....

Kp Nunez Date: 8/4/2015 1:42:00 AM Good point! It could be said either way...and such a nice form too...Congratulations on having your poem chosen as POTD! Kim Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/4/2015 9:23:00 AM thank you so much....but I gotta stay at it though....;)

Yolanda Scott Date: 8/3/2015 11:07:00 PM Awesome job!!! Congratulations on poem of the day!!! You are so deserving of it!!! Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 11:20:00 PM it is really touching since I have only been here a week....that's true commitment to the word....and thank you for the great comment....;)

Poet Destroyer A Date: 8/3/2015 11:02:00 PM of course this is poem of the day, You are awesome like that and you know it. Congratulations.... LINDA Login to Reply Poet Destroyer A Date: 8/3/2015 11:10:00 PM :) Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 11:07:00 PM thank you linda....and I know how good I am, but I am really no better than anyone else who pours their hearts on the paper....;)

Constance La France Date: 8/3/2015 8:14:00 PM Eric, congratulations on having this awesome poem selected as Poem Of The Day, enjoy the honor Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 8:57:00 PM thank you bw.....it is an awesome honor and I am thoroughly flattered....;)

Tim Smith Date: 8/3/2015 4:21:00 PM Congrats eric on having your work featured today...cheers Tim Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 4:35:00 PM thank you tim....but I would be much happier if they helped just one Live better....

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 8/3/2015 12:45:00 PM - Eric, congratulations on your p.o.t.d. !! - Best wishes :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 3:05:00 PM thank you so much.....and know that my eyes have been touched....by the words within your heart....I am glad your pen found them for they are truly art....;)

Eileen Manassian Date: 8/3/2015 9:58:00 AM I'm so impressed how you kept that end rhyme going while so effortlessly getting your message across. Very impressive! Congrats on being POTD. Welcome to the soup. Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 3:14:00 PM you should read "Penetration" then....it was so much harder....lol....but thank you so much.....;)

Alexis Y. Date: 8/3/2015 9:54:00 AM Eric, this is a well written piece. I heard your powerful message loud and clear. Congratulations on getting the poem of the day:-)Alexis Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 3:02:00 PM thank yioiu alexis, and I have just been exposed to your talent, but I intend to continue on....;)

Emilia Lasarus Date: 8/3/2015 5:16:00 AM This is a great piece of poem that i enjoyed reading today. Very true, one must remember to always pray... (so as not to become a prey!) Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 2:53:00 PM so very true emilia....so very true....

Afolabi Muideen Date: 8/3/2015 4:14:00 AM I love the form of your write, it always makes me smile, so much funny, but truth. I'm fav this beautiful piece............A.M. Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 2:50:00 PM thank you so much afolabi....this came as a total surprise to me since I have been gone all day....

Jan Allison Date: 8/3/2015 4:02:00 AM love the form you used and the great message - many congrats on poem of the day:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/3/2015 2:47:00 PM :-) congrats xxx Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 2:46:00 PM I just now saw it and I am so flattered.... Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 2:42:00 PM what do you mean.....I don't know anything about poem of the day....

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser Date: 8/3/2015 1:41:00 AM Eric, I like the format of your poem, the message etched within the lines!!! thoughtful and real! Witty!!!and lil bit funny but good!like the shifts of emotions! great!~Olive Eloisa =) Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/3/2015 2:40:00 PM thank you olive, and I hope you know you are one of my favorite writers here....I Love the visual display of your mind....;)

April Walter Skyy Date: 8/2/2015 7:43:00 PM Please excuse me expression but your a freak!!! LOL Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/2/2015 8:35:00 PM why would i mind the truth....lol

Lycia Harding Date: 8/2/2015 1:44:00 PM Nice advice. Heh heh Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/2/2015 2:37:00 PM I hope you take it to heart....for your sake....;)

Yolanda Scott Date: 8/2/2015 1:26:00 AM You made it count my poet friend!!! Another beautiful write by a talented man!!! Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/2/2015 9:22:00 AM just a lil something I tried.....I am glad you liked it....;)

Magneeta Sojourner Date: 8/1/2015 6:48:00 PM Eric those words jump right off the screen. Is it ok to read this at a poetry reading meeting I go to? Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/1/2015 7:27:00 PM I don't mind but it is nowhere near the best on my page....lol

Poet Destroyer A Date: 8/1/2015 3:43:00 PM Hello, Eric, with a good spirit. Like I~ How nice it is to meet another Libra. Like I! ... I'm here enjoying your poem. Make it count. It's almost a heartache. When it's too late to make it and break it. I have a sweet love, who I love even more, in these moments. We did part, for the moment. However, our visions are together, he and I are true. No reason to play, when the other is away. The will of one will only STRAY if it was not meant to be. Enjoyed the poem.... LINDA Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/1/2015 3:56:00 PM are you trying to steal my comment style....lol....but I really enjoyed your comment linda....and you know us libras are well balanced with everything....but I will tip the scales in your favor always because as a woman you look a LOT better than me....;)

Constance La France Date: 8/1/2015 10:31:00 AM Eric, admire the form and the words of advice, the phrase, make it count reminds me of the movie Titanic, Jack said that to Rose referring to life and thanks for visiting my poetry with wonderful comments Login to Reply Eric Boddie Date: 8/1/2015 10:36:00 AM that's the Beauty of poetry....it touches each of us differently and independently....I named it make it count because the word count for each line is one more than the previous like simple counting....but thank you for your kind words bw....;)