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I Truly Miss My Voice, by George !

I lost my notebook, today...
..and, I lost my favorite pen as well.
I know for a fact, I'd written things down.
Without it, I've lost-every verb, every noun;
and, now I wear a perpetual frown,
 I lost a lot that I had to say.

I miss my journal, this night,
and the voice that this pen gave, as well.
I'd had them for ages, and now there's a void,
with that pad and pen, I was smarter than Freud,
and now all's I feel, is sad and annoyed;
I'm stammering, and nothing seems right.

I know in my heart, this voice is long gone.
I'm unable to conjure it back, as well.
It was my accompliss, in life.
It's humor cut like a knife,
and harmlessly, got rid of the "strife";
and without it, I must learn to live on.

Or, let's learn to improvise, all of us, now.
We'll lean on each other, as well,
and we'll speak honestly,
setting all of us, free...
..
because we just can't let everything, be.
not if writing the "Truth", is what we vow.
— docmaverick, Jun 24, 2008

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Region, Country: The High Desert, in the wild west, southern California, U.S. of A.., USA

Favorite Poets: Keates, Poe, Dickinson, and Dr. Seuss. There are a smattering of others, but why bother listing 'em all, ya know?, I also rely on a few of our poets, here....for advice, and what not. I couldn't possibly explain what a fountain of live, effective knowledge we have...right here in our midst ! To catch a glimmer of brilliance, merely visit: the Stream.

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weirdelf

weirdelf

17 years 11 months ago

Oh man, I feel your pain.

It happened to me once before so now I keep several of the same favourite pen (brushed silver Parker, black ink medium tip) and a host of notebooks. Now I can only suffer the smaller losses life regularly inflicts. I know there is more to this poem, truth can't be lost. If I have missed the point of some of your works lately this restores my feeling as a brother poet. cheers, Jess