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6/20/2017 3:19:29 AM Robert Black Posts: 5	Time It is not you I hate It is time that has done me Made me feel old when I was young And look old when I feel young Sure I chased you And never found you But you kept that spark alive Maybe you lied In the mirror A million times But it was the timing of time In my mind That did me
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6/28/2017 8:11:31 AM Robert Black Posts: 5	Thanks Marley.
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7/7/2017 9:50:03 AM Topher Gee Posts: 3	I've read your poem a number of times and I find the lack of punctuation confusing. Without knowing where you want me to start, stop, and pause, I read it differently each time. I also find myself confused about "you". Is this a person? A goal? An aspiration? The speaker? Time itself? Here it sounds like another person or an aspiration: Sure I chased you And never found you But you kept that spark alive Here it sounds like the speaker or time itself: Maybe you lied In the mirror A million times And this line is one that I simply don't understand: But it was the timing of time Do you mean something like: But it was the timing of time -- in my mind -- that did me. Regardless, I still struggle with "timing of time". Thanks for sharing your work! Topher
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7/8/2017 1:36:40 AM Robert Black Posts: 5	Thanks Topher!
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