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Self

I've decided I'll try this self indulgence. So I'll perhaps be here for quite some time. There that's three “i”s already I'm off to quite a sensational start. Now let me begin from at the top for now I've started I'll never stop. How do I feel? Well not so bad, I suppose I can't complain, although I think that if I did No one would listen. Ah there, think I've got the idea Maybe I'm sad and I just don't know it I suppose that's the life of a cliched poet. Oh woe the thoughts within my head of blood and pain and strife. It's just so hard I'm just so deep And my parents hate me When will they understand Please comment my myspace, and add my band. Well now I've had a go I really must stop, it's all a bit too much. I'll have to return now to writing about real things Like the world around us all. I'll leave this to some other elf to bore us; with talk of self
— Kieran Nelson, Feb 08, 2008

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meic

18 years 4 months ago

I really appreciate this

I really appreciate this kind of whimsical self-deprecation. It's so liberating to stop taking ourselves too seriously all the time. Well written, my poet friend, you made me smile. Mike "not all matterings of mind equal one violet" ~ e e cummings ~
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Mark

18 years 4 months ago

I like how there is no rat poison

or blades, or nooses or all the self destructive jibberish that most I have seen contain. Well done poet with style and grace :) Truly, Mark
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poewriter58

18 years 4 months ago

very nice

I (lol) do like the lightness of your poem we all write for different reasons but have one in common It is a catharsis well done Chrys