(untitled)

By Derelict Dream

Sadly, regrettably, I have offended
.....sorrow fills me, my world is upended.
I failed you, I let you down, I made you frown,
.....this can never be forgiven, even for the price of crowns.
Xenolithic I am
.....a small poet inside a larger, simpler man
- and not a great one at that,
.....well great in one way, because I am fat.
Obnubilating my own inner self at times,
.....in trying to come up with a few easy rhymes.
Unaffectionate, unworthy of affection, happily unseen
.....I am not the artist I could have been
This isn't the end, nor the beginning
.....its simply a sign to show you I'm winning.

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Copyright 2004 Derelict Dream (David O. Wilkins)
Published on Wednesday, October 27, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Six-Out On Saturday, October 30, 2004, Six-Out (1423)By person wrote:

    wers' all wiinng. in waht? i don't sknow, but wre wiing.

  • DarkDruidess On Wednesday, October 27, 2004, DarkDruidess (313)By person wrote:

    the words in this just tore at my heart...wonderful expression

  • A former member wrote: "small poet inside a larger, simpler man".. Love this.

  • A former member wrote: At first I thought this poem would be cheesy however you played off that and turned it into something real and something worth reading...also very nice ending

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