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Michael Keens
Member since October 29, 2022
Member for 3 years, 7 months
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Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Who am I? Who are you to ask?
Look beyond the present - it’s here cos there’s a past.
Thirty years previous, this man was just a boy
With the world at his feet, but far beyond his reach.
His little arms grew and the world did too
I’ve walked a thousand miles in different shoes
Down pivotal paths and risky routes
Met a host of folk in passing, heard words I hope weren’t lasting.
Picking up on every vibe, whilst homing in on one
Pretending to be busy on their phones and never done
I wonder why they smile once they disregard what’s said
They ask how someone is and then erase it from their head
Overloaded senses - when sensations are relentless
But avoiding all, the big and small, renders life eventless
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I’m defenceless, but not yet unyielding
The best defence is not to shield them
So, I make a plan and then attack it
With success in sight, the future’s bright and I’ll crack it
The worlds still at my feet, and I’m on the brink to grab it
Well-grounded in fact, yes, I like the sound of it
It works and I’ve expounded it, digression is unfounded
I’m a human like us all, and like us all I am unique
Life changes like the weather’s many troughs and peaks
Does it matter who we are, or are what matters feelings?
Don’t ask me who I am, ask me how I am, and mean it.
Michael Keens’s timeline
- July 2025
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21 MonReceived a critique
on Don't Ask Me Who I Am from @Clentin
"Liked your poem, especially the last two lines! How true!" -
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- January 2025
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31 FriReceived a critique
on A Little's a Lot from @Clentin
"Liked your poem very much. Survival is obtained in many ways" -
18 SatReceived a critique
on A Little's a Lot from @Ray Miller
"That reads ‘turn back, threats ahead The gym’s there, go before bed!’ I think you could improve on those lines, which seem rather rhyme-led, but the rest is very good. Sound advice too." -
17 FriReceived a critique
on A Little's a Lot from @Lavender
"I really enjoyed this, Michael. So honest and raw, and yet something tender and full of wisdom. Acceptance, forgiveness, and moving on. The last two lines are gold. Thank you, L" -
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- November 2024
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30 SatReceived a critique
on A Bard's Bad Luck from @Rula
"I so agree with Lavender. This is really clever! I'm not sure if the flickering in the ending rhymes is intentional, still as I said a very amusing read. Thank you for sharing." -
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25 MonNew follower
@mark
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04 MonReceived a critique
on A Bard's Bad Luck from @Lavender
"Hello, Michael! What a clever, clever poem! A fun and fast-paced read. I did a little google-ing to catch up on Helios and his cattle, and I could still educate myself further, but well done! I tripped a little on the f…" -
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- October 2024
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27 SunReceived a critique
on A Poem's Odssey from @Rula
"How true. A well planned journey. Tools equipped are well utilized. There is an amount of motions and emotions through out. Though I've almost never completed reading a piece with so long lines, yet I did now and I foun…" -
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24 ThuReceived a critique
on Sleeping Under the Stars from @Candlewitch
"I much enjoyed the serenity of your poem. But the last line of the poem feels clunky: Rested and warm beneath the starry sky Soothing sound of the owls, and wolves that howled. I took a risk with that trip, all alone on…" -
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- September 2024
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- August 2024
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05 MonNew follower
@Candlewitch
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04 SunNew follower
@Clentin
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- June 2024
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- May 2024
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- October 2023
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29 SunAnniversary
One year of membership
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- September 2023
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01 FriContest commendation
Neopoem Of The Week August 27th to September 1st 2023
with "The Grateful Fire".
- July 2023
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22 Sat
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22 SatFirst contest commendation
Neopoem Of The Week July 16 to July 22nd 2023
with the poem "The Cat With Eight Lives".
- February 2023
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08 WedCritiqued
"CHARIOT TO HELL" by @Poets Hand
"I attempted this theme but couldn't workout how to go about it. You've done it brilliantly" -
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- January 2023
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15 SunHighest posting month
January 2023 — 13 poems
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- December 2022
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30 FriCritiqued
"The Star" by @Lavender
"This is so deep. So sad but also optimistic at the same time. Which makes it great. I find it so scary looking up at the stars but so amazing. I swear most people just go about their lives not thinking about this stuff…" -
27 TueCritiqued
"What A Mortal Being Am I" by @Depressed 1
"I like this. So dark, and I'm drawn to dark things. It's so real and reality is dark. Words unspoken by most people who tend to ignore this stuff. Cannot relate to not fearing death though." - November 2022
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16 WedCritiqued
"Sex what’s love got to do with it" by @Trouble
"Sounds like you need to use the internet for different things other than poems" - October 2022
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30 SunCritiqued
"Words" by @Rosewood Apothecary
"'Worlds are changed with every word The words are changing mine' Makes me wonder if you can trick yourself into changing your life by writing things you know to be untrue. Because a placebo stops working when you are aw…" -
29 SatCritiqued
"Becoming" by @Rosewood Apothecary
"wow. deep. Reminds me of Vivaldi four seasons, mixed with human emotion" -
29 SatFirst critique offered
on "Becoming" by @Rosewood Apothecary
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29 SatFirst publication
A Sonny Disposition
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29 SatJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
An enigma to all, over six foot tall. Finding my way through life's maze with a pen in my hand and a spring in my step.
Location: Hants
Recent Work
A Little's a Lot
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A Bard's Bad Luck
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A Poem's Odssey
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Sleeping Under the Stars
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Athena
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Prometheus and Pandora
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The Nettle Coombe
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I Lost The Instructions
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