Sorry Mentor Poems

I paused to stand and watch a man who had come to the road’s divide,
my wonder soared as I watched his stare slowly shift from...

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The sound of wedding bells, I hear
My daughter’s maiden flight, so near
Festive celebrations, in full gear
And nuptial gaiety, so much in the air
This letter I...

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of an dying autumn day.
The gentle breeze tosses
scarlet leaves before him.
…into the ember fire sky 

His thoughts drift,
a familiar voice is heard talking near.
…speaking of...

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Here I sit...
Behind steering wheel.
My back is numb
My head reels.
Cars pass me left and right
Ribbons of crimson taillights 
Leave traces behind my eye
Deep in my...

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A gentleman that acted in noble motives of men, He’s my HERO
He never demeans others when he easily can, He’s my HERO
A mentor that lives...

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I was lost, despondent, not figuring out my life in any way
When a flashing light bulb that was dying became my mentor.
She hissed at me,...

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I am me
I am me
I am me
But he doesn't know me
Although close to me

A multi faceted being is me
That I have become
Come closer, you will...

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My Mentor is My Friend

There was a time not long ago
Where I felt I had no friend
I thought if I stopped moving
In the trash can...

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'Twas two old men from Greece, is said;
Who sold two bottles of potion.
One was logic, pure and simple-
The other was pure emotion.
What bitter rivals they...

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When the State said she needed a home
and would I help her out with her meds
I said yes
though I had some grave doubts
and they never...

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(an archived interview with Orlando City Beat Magazine)
{q & a with Matthew J. Palm}
Q.)  
" J.S., WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE A WRITER?"
A.)
"No...

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a skinny, dreamy-eyed boy in a suburban Jesuit school 
showed up in your English class...to learn a bit of class.

you taught me Milton, introduced me...

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