Benjamin Bartley Poet Free verse

The Person I used to be

I used to be younger 
I used to be stronger 
I used to be a good lookin’ whore monger 
I used to be more lackadaisical  
More free lovin’, more free thinkin’, less reliable 
My hair hung low all the way down my back 
I didn’t have a care or a lack of a lair 
I always had my brother's back, still do 
But just not as much with the lack of you
In my life now 
I used to be surrounded by friends 
I used to be less lonely, and rarely alone 
I used to be a little less stuck in the mud 
I used to be in a lot less pain 
A lot less strain on the brain 
Or in my back 
If only there were a pill 
To just make me feel 
Young again. Ahhh, to feel young again!
Is that a whole lot to ask for?

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Gregory Golden December 28, 2024 at 9:45 PM Well, if I could flip my soul inside out, and turn my flesh into a rubber ball, then bounce everything off the wall, maybe the people in hell want to drink ice water. However, I like the thought of what I used to be but now I want to be young and free as a bird in the southern wind. Nice stuff!

Crystol Woods September 30, 2024 at 7:46 AM Amen! Wouldn't that be wonderful?! When we lose this flesh body for our Spiritual one, I believe we will all be young and strong again. For we are promised no more pain or tears. <3xo

Hilda Greenhough September 21, 2024 at 12:28 PM Perhaps it's a state of mind. My vocabulary only goes up to 79 as far as years are concerned. I've adopted 16 as it was a good year.

Luciana Fisher September 17, 2024 at 12:06 PM This really moved me. I can relate. You are a great poet, Mr. Bartley. Benjamin Bartley September 17, 2024 at 1:53 PM Thank you, Miss Fisher. I really like your poetry also.