An Adult Student....
I am an adult student. I am sensitive; so treat me nice or else…
Poem for Everyman
John Wood (1974)
I will present you
parts
of
myself
slowly
if you are patient and tender.
I will open drawers
that mostly stayed closed
and bring out places and people and things
sounds and smells,loves and frustrations,hopes and sadnesses,
bits and pieces of three decades of life
that has been grabbed off
in chunks
and found lying in my hands
they have eaten
their way into my memory
carved their way into my
heart altogether-you and I will never see them-
they are me.
if you regard them lightly
deny that they are important
or worse,judge them
I will quietly, slowly
begin to wrap them up,
in small pieces of velvet,
like worn silver and gold jewelry,
tuck them away
in a small wooden chest of drawers
and close.
Quote of the Day:
"Contentment is the greatest form of wealth." -- Nagarjuna
Heartsong-Heartstrong
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