Secret Selves

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I'm wondering about our secret selves - The vegetarian smoker The isolationist who speaks Cantonese The soldier with the peace sign The blue collar millionaires The conservative who dares The scientist who prays The vagabond who stays There's more to all of us than what we seem

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John Watt

Date: 5/2/2020 1:01:00 PM

Oh, so true. We as faraway poets on a website can control how much light we let shine on our true selves for others to see. We as neighbors can put on the happy smile. "Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door" to quote the Beatles. Self-revelation is the key to maturity imho. Lovely write, Michelle.

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/2/2020 6:59:00 PM

Thanks, John - I actually expanded this poem into another one called 'More Secret Selves' where I added more lines to complete the idea, since this one felt a little bare-bones.

Kale Brereton

Date: 5/4/2018 1:25:00 PM

really like this

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/4/2018 3:26:00 PM

thank you for your comment - it's so nice someone commented on an older piece, really appreciate it-

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/7/2018 10:40:00 PM

Resonates deeply within me, Michelle: I used to look at the windows of large urban apt. bldgs. and wonder about the secret lives of the people behind each window...Intriguing ink!! :)gw

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 3/8/2018 9:52:00 AM

Thank you - I know a vegetarian who smokes cigarettes which got me thinking about this.

Arturo Michael

Date: 3/2/2018 12:22:00 PM

This is nice...Concept, message, and clarity... All the best

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 3/2/2018 1:20:00 PM

Thank you for your kind words! - Michelle Faulkner