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Memo To An Old Friend

Coming back again Hard to do ... harder to start anew The turnstile spins for body scans Not quite natural Broken sentences and furtive words And we exactly where The fiber of the past was torn Perhaps Truth amended Nothing more mended And worse of it I have no memory of wrong I flew easy into you like a sky And you dripped away And now shadow twisting words We spar lips You are clearly sprinkling seeds Under the cover of weeds I am not ready to be baited Let's just enjoy What we forget I have already destained my memory.

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James Marshall Goff

Date: 12/25/2009 5:09:00 AM

your heart reveals much in this fine poem! L'nass! well done! jimbo

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 12/22/2009 4:49:00 PM

wow, you made me think!! Good work!

Audrey Haick

Date: 12/22/2009 7:56:00 AM

Excellent write, as usual L'nass. I love this. "...I have no memory of wrong..." Only a forgiving and loving heart can do this. Great job! Peace and love, Audrey

Carrie Richards

Date: 12/22/2009 7:45:00 AM

We often find such difficulty in restoring a friendship, forgiving, and moving forward. Yes...how we stumble over broken sentence, furtive words....how much easier to just enjoy, and put the anger aside. Such an insightful poem on human feelings, L'nass. Well done! ~ Carrie

Mary Meade Stephenson

Date: 12/22/2009 7:36:00 AM

Excellent piece you have penned here L'nass. Thought provoking and deep. Still conveys a message of forgiveness by forgetting the past! Thanks so much for sharing! Have a wonderful day~Mary