Chris Green Poet Free verse

Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself

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Those who lash out when the heart speaks
avoid the many mirrors reflecting themselves
For in this rippled dream,
where perfect does exist
and mistakes are long gone like a Milli Vanilli song,
they fail to see that we are all human…
errors come with the package (batteries not included)

Sidewalk footprints, back and forth
pacing past the entrance to that world
where words have no meaning,
regardless of how they are spoken (or written)
Self-absorbed deeply in the waves
of an ocean tide of fantasy
crashing in white foam feelings, disappearing by sunset

What is it that makes us who we are…
our smile, our fingers, our brand of cigarettes
shipped in plain brown envelopes,
our thoughts, our dreams, the poetry we write
when we need to get it out…good or bad
When lack of judgment drips from the skylight,
illuminating courage to do what we shouldn’t (even in darkness)

Wrong, I was wrong…regret, more than I could have known
I have looked in this mirror, then I looked away quickly,
Ashamed of that face, fell three stories below my heart,  
slipped on the disgust splattered at my feet (by me)
Sunk up to my knees…bent, folding, scraped and bruised
but I require no sympathy, for I am not that devil Jagger sings of…
at least I hope not…please allow me to introduce myself…I am…me 


Written for the Premiere I - Open Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Rob Carmack 

Entered in the: NA the day away Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Lu loo

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Karen Jones October 6, 2021 at 2:21 PM Deep and thought provoking, inspiring self actualization. Each time I read it I get more. Chris Green October 6, 2021 at 2:26 PM Thanks Karen. I haven't read this in a couple of years and re-reading it now I have to think...wow, did I write that? : )

Beautiful Scars September 7, 2019 at 2:23 AM the stern way you approach about you being "you" is what I really loved about this. The final words add such a dramatic effect dear Chris.Thank you for your participation and congratulations on your placement :)-luloo Chris Green September 9, 2019 at 12:28 PM Thank you Luloo for your kind thoughts and for sponsoring the contest. I appreciate you my friend.

Darren White December 29, 2016 at 2:11 PM Ohhhh Chris.... I have almost no words, and that last stanza.... I am glad to have met you in 2016, and I am so happy every day to read your poetry. They are among my favourites so often, as this poem is. You are you. Be you. Chris Green December 29, 2016 at 2:21 PM Hey there Darren, welcome back. Thanks so much my friend. What a wonderful thing to say to me, I appreciate that and I appreciate you. Thank you again.

Abosede Ogundare December 29, 2016 at 4:53 AM We all should accept ourselves the way we are, work vehemently to become better... and when we introduce ourselves we would know that with each passing day, we are better than who we were. Nice and deep poem Chris, just like always. Chris Green December 29, 2016 at 9:08 AM Thanks so very much for your kind thoughts on my poem. I am thrilled you liked this one.

Charmaine Chircop December 28, 2016 at 11:03 AM How did I miss this...I am trying to read between the lines.We are human ...We make errors...We get bruised...We create regrets...yet we still carry the good side of us...We are a balance of darkness and light...We are far from our poetry and dreams...We are who we are...So much said here...I can relate to..apart from fags..I dont smoke : ).Powerful. Chris Green December 28, 2016 at 11:41 AM That's pretty much spot on my friend. We can only be us, but it is up to us to show our best side, even if we make mistakes and err at times. Thank you again Charmaine.

Eileen Manassian December 27, 2016 at 11:56 PM A thought provoking write, Chris. Glad to meet you! :) I loved those last two lines...I require no sympathy.....I am...me. Great self-awareness. That stream of consciousness brought about a great piece of writing Chris Green December 28, 2016 at 8:19 AM Thanks so very much Eileen. I truly appreciate your kind words this day.

Christy Stover December 27, 2016 at 3:49 PM Are you a man of wealth and taste? Sorry, couldn't help it. lol I love this poem. It resonates deeply with me. Lately my thoughts and emotions have fallen along the same lines. Excellent poem, Chris. Chris Green December 27, 2016 at 3:58 PM Hey there Christy, pleased to meet you...again. :) I don't know about the wealth part but I think I have good taste. And I've been around for a long, long year so I should know. :) Thanks so much for your wonderful comment. Stop by more often, will'ya?

Doug Vinson December 27, 2016 at 3:09 PM Wow, Chris, there is so much here. : ) I think we are who we are both because of the pain and despite it. I hope a smile makes more sense than that, too. Sometimes a smile is enough. Chris Green December 27, 2016 at 3:15 PM Often a smile is more than enough my friend. This I just a dark stream of consciousness that came out when I wasn't looking, I'm not even sure I was there when I wrote it. : ) Thanks so much Doug for taking the time to read this and comment. I appreciate your visits always.