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interesting i think
why should i bother
just go see a shrink
and blame all on father

he wasnt around,i'd say
he left when i was one
they'd beat me when we'd "play"
and nothing was done

i learned the hard way
everything under the sun
now i live in self-pity
im comfortable in that city

no!yes and no
i can "gain from the pain"
not deny the black eye
so now i make a tally
of whats gone rightly awry

there was this 'n that
being chased with a bat
but the worst was the betrail
that left me scarred and frail

i divorced the idea
that i could ever again be open
i withdrew from those who knew
i liked the darkness,still do

but i moved on from there
i learned not to care
became rather insensitive
and built another layer
to my defenses and my scare

but now,things seem bright
as you'll see from my"moonlight"*
yet i still need to heal
these scabs i've learned to peel
and the pain rears its ugly head
sometimes,before i put me to bed

and i try to find the me
and my dad,well
we are on good terms
we speak and i visit,
and he tells me this and the other
over coffe and my horoscope

i wear not the chip
with which i 've grown up
yet its there,no deny
but i dont have time to cry

elazar *moonlight,see somethings that may be,poetry forum

elazar~Your poem cracked me up. I am sorry for the confusion i caused, but Everything DOES happen for a reason (hehe). What came out of this is a funny and clever piece. Poking fun at yourself. It doesn't get any better than that. You're a real trooper. Cheers, Laurie

laurie,
you amazingly effected me to write this.thank you!i wonder what a shrink would answer to my poem?"here i know of a "doctor" who can "prescibe" you something"?!
elazar

Amazing poem. It screams "HURT". Very effective.

thanks ves,
it was meant to be a expression of crude emotion,like what might be revealed,
"on the couch",
saluté,
elazar

I understand completely.