joel-lawrence - Hello Poetry

Surrounded by friends A welcoming hug lingers Filled with what ifs Uncomfortable for some Warmly welcomed by others Conversations fueled by Wine, beer, and martinis The comfort of acceptance Non-judgmental reception Imagining what’s not said Some thoughts you can read Others arise unbidden tongue-tied Accidental truth shared Sheltered by laughter We retell our practiced stories Not noticing the kind I’ve-heard-it-before looks Oh to hear the late night summaries The evenings score card We sway from oh so silly to Pugnacious We may have crossed lines We never saw and wouldn’t have cared If we did

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Apr 14, 2015

Apr 14, 2015 at 12:59 PM UTC

Drinking Among Friends

Surrounded by friends A welcoming hug lingers Filled with what ifs Uncomfortable for some Warmly welcomed by others Conversations fueled by Wine, beer, and martinis The comfort of acceptance Non-judgmental reception Imagining what’s not said Some thoughts you can read Others arise unbidden tongue-tied Accidental truth shared Sheltered by laughter We retell our practiced stories Not noticing the kind I’ve-heard-it-before looks Oh to hear the late night summaries The evenings score card We sway from oh so silly to Pugnacious We may have crossed lines We never saw and wouldn’t have cared If we did

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I want to be beached With you Days on end Nothing to do Not caring about melanoma or wrinkles Lost is the idea that this is all there is Frozen without further body deterioration Dressed for dinner Undressed by desert It’s all over to soon Your dead forever What is there besides *** and shopping?

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Nov 9, 2013

Nov 9, 2013 at 11:14 AM UTC

Beached

I want to be beached With you Days on end Nothing to do Not caring about melanoma or wrinkles Lost is the idea that this is all there is Frozen without further body deterioration Dressed for dinner Undressed by desert It’s all over to soon Your dead forever What is there besides *** and shopping?

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Still defining/Myself/By your absence/I forget/That when we were together/You/Were already gone/

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Nov 9, 2013

Nov 9, 2013 at 11:05 AM UTC

Gone

Still defining/Myself/By your absence/I forget/That when we were together/You/Were already gone/

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Perhaps if I had paid attention She would still be here Perhaps if I had paid attention I would have noticed her slipping away Perhaps if I had paid attention I would have found my calling Perhaps if I had paid attention I would have been there when you died Perhaps if I had paid attention You would have found me annoying Perhaps if I had paid attention You would have told me to get a life I am paying attention now Can you tell

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Aug 30, 2013

Aug 30, 2013 at 9:03 AM UTC

Attention Must Be Paid

Perhaps if I had paid attention She would still be here Perhaps if I had paid attention I would have noticed her slipping away Perhaps if I had paid attention I would have found my calling Perhaps if I had paid attention I would have been there when you died Perhaps if I had paid attention You would have found me annoying Perhaps if I had paid attention You would have told me to get a life I am paying attention now Can you tell

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You want to return Based on time Not desire You built a life You wish to continue I'm not a time based Commodity I too have a life I wish to continue Togethering at this time Seems to be the wrong Time

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Aug 30, 2013

Aug 30, 2013 at 8:58 AM UTC

Return

You want to return Based on time Not desire You built a life You wish to continue I'm not a time based Commodity I too have a life I wish to continue Togethering at this time Seems to be the wrong Time

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