The Crab

Cancer (21 June-22 July)

A good defence is the best offence
Smothering love and the moon's influence
Confronting my fear of fluid terrain
I'm constantly dancing in the rain
Protected in shell I supress my fear
of the past reoccouring, you wont find me here
For inside my shell beats a nurturing love
To wan my depression, this love's not enough
Ecstatically sad and chips on my shoulder
Borderline cuckoo and maybe bi-polar
I'm up them I'm down and very persistant
Sensitivity, the one trait consistant
From resentful and moody to sweet and sublime
Daydreaming, a favourite for passing the time
A typical crab with no fingers but claws
Close my beady eyes and ignore all the flaws
Hard but I'm soft and my humour is dry
As wet as a drip and aware I can't fly
So I'll wallow in rockpools of smiles and despair
Both sides of me make a wonderful pair.



16th June 2011
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 7/10/2011 8:09:00 AM
Jodie, a great job, very pleased to see an honorable win for you in Nette's contest. "Congratulations" Agape, Moses
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Date: 7/10/2011 7:40:00 AM
Congrats Jodie on your fantastic win with this dynamic delight in zodiac zones luv..enjoy..
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Date: 7/10/2011 5:11:00 AM
My congratulations on this win in the contest of nette, jodie
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Date: 6/19/2011 4:21:00 AM
Another good one Jodie. You have a good rhyme scheme. This one is reminiscant of one I wrote called "Multiple Personalities". Give it a read if you would like. :-)
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Date: 6/16/2011 4:59:00 AM
excellent poem jodie and good luck in contest *luv skat
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Date: 6/16/2011 3:08:00 AM
I like this poem - Liz
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