Then and Now

Then + Now

 I used to be kind,
My opinion was your own,
What do you want, when?

I used to hide my voice,
You only hear what you want,
Nothing rude or mean,
Nothing me,

I used to do many things,
Times have changed,
What I found so easy in the past,
Now a burden, a pain,

Now, you ask,
You hear the truth,
No filter,
No conscience,
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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July 23, 2014 at 8:09 PM
Hi Syd, this is such an excellent write - Bravo! Welcome to PoetrySoup!
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July 21, 2014 at 10:44 AM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup, Syd :) - I choose your first great written poem - Nice to meet you :) - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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July 19, 2014 at 5:13 PM
Syd, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight, in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile, others passed, when I first join the soup 4 years ago. I wish you the best when it comes to your compositions. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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July 18, 2014 at 10:32 AM
Welcome to Poetry Soup, Syd. I am glad you discovered this nice community of writers and hope you enjoy the site. Read the work of other poet's and comment if you find something you like; many poets will return the favor. Over time you will get to "know" some of us. You are welcome to visit my page anytime. Enjoy!
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July 17, 2014 at 1:24 PM
Thank you for sharing :)
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July 16, 2014 at 6:05 PM
Hi Syd, WOW! Well expressed, nothing stays behind close walls... , A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community, as I did when I first join, March 2010. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over, to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST, in hopes it inspires you to write another poem. I'm looking forward to following you and your poetry ha-ha a special pair:) here's the link to the contest page. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_contests/ <---~Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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