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Mutlu
by Gary E. Andrews - 04/15/24 07:08 PM
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I haven't ventured into this forum since joining JPF. I was writing a fair amount of poetry prior to turning my attention back to songwriting this past year or so. But for what it's worth, maybe from time to time I'll post a few things I've posted previously on other sites. This one's about regrets and how they haunt us. Hope you enjoy.
Shadow Boy
A trailed step— he lags behind whispering shades that may have been, mumbling memories of futures past; pulling thin threads, he unravels the knots of time and possibility.
I whisper go away, shadow boy, and he does for a time but returns always to taunt my thoughts with the echoes of paths not taken, choices not chosen, lives not lived.
He tells me I was there but wasn’t, I was me but someone else I was loved not lost; he glibly reminds me that one word more or less, one deed done or undone, and all the world is new.
I dwell too often on probabilities and outcomes, and the wisdom of second chances despite knowing there is nothing I would change even if I could.
But he dogs me still, and when he’s gone I miss him.
(c) DJ Lekich 2015
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Dee I had to bounce this, I thought it was great, and no comment? can`t have that....lol Lane
"Blessed are the words of truth and fiction, one might save you from the other...Vincent
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Wistfulness, wisdom and honesty coexist like family in your piece.
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Lane and Perry,
Thanks for the comments. Glad to see there's more activity in this corner of the JPF world--even if it's just us three and Tams. I haven't written much these last few years as I've turned to trying my hand at songs, but I'll keep posting some older stuff from time to time, if just to keep things moving here. Appreciate your efforts to do the same--and, as I hope reflects from my comments on your respective threads, truly admire your talents and works.
Deej
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