Two Thousand Three

Years grow shorter,
faster.
After the age of twenty one
insurance dropped,
lower,
quicker,
even after my fender bender.
On that twenty first day,
twenty two
two thousand two
a year
unsuccessful,
ambition-less,
mostly that is, by the end
I gathered myself,
independence.
I met a girl,
Elizabeth
a Spanish queen
ten years later
she still haunts my dreams.
She liked the ladies,
but I was her guy,
cohabitation,
compromise.
My ghetto 
professional
a ride or die chick.
I loved her for a time
but our time ended to quick.

Jared Pickett	
8/4/2010
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Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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September 4, 2010 at 1:08 PM
My favorite poet....Yes those times end too quick....ILY ..love Scarlett
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August 28, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Great little poem about a few years of your life. What about the others? you need to add to it! LUv,Andrea
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August 26, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Well thankxxx Mr. J. my friend.. always nice to get rave reviews from the sponsor of the contest... just wrote from this torrid affair with my now husband but it was a hot and heavy duty affair for a long long time and gave me lots of creative inspiration...Ron thinks this is super fun... he is a Leo so very egotistical so if the poem centers around him he is all for it..haha.. honeymoon was wonderful.. we've been on one for many years now.. so Italy was phenomenal. ... luv. must see..ciao
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August 24, 2010 at 9:03 PM
Well Mr. J. u have made my day once again my friend.. giving me a 3rd place made me jump for joy ... first of all because U liked the poem entry.. and then because I thought it was a great write myself... am enjoying my last two days in sunny Italy... If u want a souvenir soup mail me your address... will be happy to send u a little memento of my trip.. .. hope your next contest is a super blast out of orbit here.. am so ready now that rules have changed for the contests..luv.. thankxxx...ciao.
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August 24, 2010 at 6:33 PM
a very flowing piece of your life that you have penned and shared with us all,,and I too want to Thank You for placing mine in first place as well,,along with another of mine in another contest you so richly and bravely held.I am also so very glad that you enjoyed my words,,also I want to Thank you for all the words that you have left behind after reading mine,,Blessings..Cecil
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August 24, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Just wanted to say thanks for the first place tie on your last acrostic contest. I had fun writing that one and am glad you liked it. Hope you don't mind me saying, but I love the way you think, although the few poems I've read could use a bit more editing...No one's perfect, I know, but there's a lot of grammar stuff you could fix. Thanks, again, on the contest.
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August 5, 2010 at 6:46 PM
OH Mr. Lone Wolf.. can just picture u howling at the Moon .. a glorious sight.. and happy again u enjoyed my entry...challenge is my middle name cause I really don't have one..Linda-Marie is my entire first name.. u provide the fuel with the challenge and I provide words u will like.. in this case u seem very happy with my entry... brownie points please.. still stunned from my first place in the previous contest..luv.. every line is right from the door of experience.. .. luv to u ..
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August 5, 2010 at 8:08 AM
Thank you Jared for the honourable mention given to my tetractys.A great contest of a delightful verse form.Rgds Brian
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August 4, 2010 at 6:31 PM
AH such is luv my friend... this is unique and special.. enjoyed your creativity Mr. Jared.. and again thankxxx ...big thankxxx for my first place in your contest... glad I was able to knock your socks off ... glad u enjoyed it... and the quality of my thoughts.. u are a pro...luv..
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