Confined within my mind
I grapple for a time
When difference is a given
Fact
Fact:
To be not them
Is a sin without
Forgiveness
Forgiveness
Is given by them
To those who become,
Them
Them who are everything
Them who are law
Them who are
Love
Love which is for
Them
Thus, I am
Confined, within my mind
Grappling with them
To let, simply,
Me
Be
Me
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The Arm Chair Pontificator 
This is a quite a gem.
They should let you be you
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$Amen$
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Brilliant my friend, you really are a multi-talented pontificator indeed! 🙂
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Thank you so much for saying that. 🙂
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❤ this!
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Thanks. 🙂
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I tweeted this one as well – too good not to.
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You’re awesome for doing that. Thank you so much. 😀
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T’is nothing 🙂
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On par with Mike Steeden’s work. And he’s the best contemporary poet I know. Okay, so he’s the only contemporary poet I know of besides you. Actually, you two are the only poets I know of. The point is, it’s poems like these that make me appreciate poetry.
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Why thank you greatly, my friend. Mike Steeden IS one of THE best damn poets I’ve ever read, and I have a Masters Degree in English Lit. He inspired me to write poetry again, something I haven’t done in quite a few years. Your comments are greatly valued.
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As Mike would say: Cheers!;)
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Indeed.
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“Forgiveness
Is given by them
To those who become,
Them”
Brilliant.
Bravo!
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Thanks for the kudos, Sir.
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I cast my accolades sparingly…
Yours, from me, are warranted. (Yes! I am that vain!)
Heheheehe
Cheers!
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I cast an accolade once. Caught a god damn huge trout with it too!
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My Friend, I am drunk. It is Sat Night. That said, I really whwooossh You would read my Wife of Bath Posts and anccererilly comment…ary…
I am not really that drunk, just inane…
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I’m inane, insane and asinine, all at the same time. Hee Haw!!!! I will check out your Wife of Bath stories. 😀
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I owe ya
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Nothing smaller than a fifty, please.
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You have a gift at this. Not many people. It’s a rare gem.
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I greatly appreciate that. Thank you.
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BTW, I watched “No Such Thing,” and I loved it. It was a very enjoyable film. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Pleasure, glad you liked it. I think Hartley missed the boat in telling the more intimate, deeper, darker story of the Monster, but its not a bad flick.
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Right. If I were directing, that’s what the story would’ve focused on intently, but, it was still a very good film.
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Great poem – rolls around in a circle of contemplation and question. Superb.
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Thank you.
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Moving and sincere. Poetry. Thank you.
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You. Are. Welcome
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☺
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😀
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“Thus, I am
Confined, within my mind
Grappling with them
To let simply
Me
Be
Me”
Loved this, Jeff. The timing is interesting as I just finished a guest post — deadline was today (not being published until next week) and touched on this.
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Appreciate your comments. A lot. Let me know when your piece is published as I want to read it.
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I love the structure and the way you move from subject to subject to get to yourself. The title may be confined this poetry flows free 🙂
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Thank you most kindly. I greatly appreciated the feedback.
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