Barbara Barry-Nishanian Poet Blank verse

Something I Am Not

SOMETHING I AM NOT

I'm a woman, so hear me roar.
well, maybe hear me purr.
Sometimes pretend I’m young again,
just for an hour or two.

Blond wig wore once just to learn, do
they really have more fun?
Quickly learned, I mean really fast,
I”m too old … to find out!

So much for imagination,
good for a laugh or two.
Maybe in my dreams, I’ll pretend.
I”m something I am not.

August 25, 2019
Contest by: Craig Cornish

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Silent One October 25, 2020 at 1:08 PM Great poem... Hope you are well. Not seen you in a while Silent One November 4, 2020 at 3:03 PM So glad you are better now Barbara Barry-Nishanian October 31, 2020 at 8:23 PM P.S Thank you for realizing I've not been around. That means so much. Thank you Barbara Barry-Nishanian October 31, 2020 at 8:22 PM Hello, my friend. Yes had hospital issues etc, stuff happens. I hope to relearn how to post poems and get started again. I have so much respect for your work and all the encouraging comments you have sent this new writer. Be reading you soon. Stay well friend!

Eve Roper August 11, 2020 at 8:49 AM Love your write.. Good luck in the contest. We all feel and do the same, I think. I know I do. It is a shame we have to grow old so the young can succeed in life, we have to retire for them to step forward, but also have us to learn from. We might not be teachers in paper, but in life we are. Barbara Barry-Nishanian October 31, 2020 at 8:18 PM Eve just read your comment, thank you for your encouragement. I remember you always being so kind to me. Will be visiting you again and it was so nice hearing from you, stay well.

Gail Debole August 11, 2020 at 4:25 AM Hi Barbara, We definitely all mature, but we always need to keep a sense of fun and humor about us. Enjoyed the read! Looking forward to reading your next poem! Barbara Barry-Nishanian October 31, 2020 at 8:15 PM Hi Gail, just read your comment. I had some health issues why haven't thanked you before now. We have a lot in common I will be enjoying your poems very soon Thanks so much for visiting.

Richard Lamoureux November 12, 2019 at 7:37 AM This brought a smile. Myself I still feel young as long as I stay away from reflective surfaces. Good luck in the contest. Blessings Rick. Barbara Barry-Nishanian October 31, 2020 at 8:07 PM I just read this. Been off P.A. since this contest, don't know who won, but thank you for your encouragement. I remember you and must catch up with your recent works. Thanks so much for always being kind!

Panagiota Romios November 9, 2019 at 8:17 AM I loved this one. I wrote a poem recently that states age is a NUMBER only. State of mind determines a lot. Wigs! I love them. They are fun. As serious as I am, I still like to have fun. My daughter tells me to behave myself! Ridiciculous. I think it would be fun to dress in a costume daily. I mean a pretty one. Conservative in dress? Not this poet. I dress well. But always outdo my daughter in compliments who wears no wig. Panagiota Barbara Barry-Nishanian October 31, 2020 at 8:03 PM I just read your lovely comment. I have been off P.S., but hope to stay around for a while. I will visit you soon, want to read AGE POEMS by you. Thanks so much for visiting. stay well

Vijay Pandit November 9, 2019 at 8:06 AM Enjoyed the read, Barbara..always fun to laugh at life's moments. Barbara Barry-Nishanian October 31, 2020 at 7:53 PM Vijay I use to love hearing from you. I just read this as I have been off Poetry S. since last year. I love to laugh at aging. Loved reading your poems and will need to catch up with you Stay well.

Lunita Blanca October 29, 2019 at 3:07 PM Oh barbara, we do not stop playing because wre old; we grow old. because we stop playing. Keep on enjoying yourself.

L. J. Carber September 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM This is sweet,, and cute, and far 'fuller' and deeper than a quick reading might pick up on.

Bonnie Hollywood-Cutts August 30, 2019 at 7:59 AM made me smile. As I was blonde growing up and got asked that question a lot about am I more fun or do I have more fun. But even more so , how dumb are blondes really was more like it. I could play dumb quite well and make it seem real when needed. People are strange thinking the hair color has something to do with it. but the mind holds more than just air. lol You gave a bit of humor to trying to be blonde. Barbara Barry-Nishanian August 30, 2019 at 3:08 PM I think we are kindred spirits, I've got an attitude also... i am a support group leader in Central Ga, for PHA. Pulmonary Hypertension, and having good attitude helps others. Contact me on soup mail.

Quoth Theraven August 25, 2019 at 11:54 PM Barbara, The sparkle in your eyes is still there. And that's enough for most. Live, love, laugh. -Richard Barbara Barry-Nishanian August 30, 2019 at 3:04 PM Sparkle try to keep in my eyes and in the heart of others if I can make them grin at getting older. Thanks for finding me and commenting