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Open your eyes
Contributed by
mick
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Friday, 22nd May 2015 @ 04:18:18 PM in AEST
Topic:
oops
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What do you see nurses? . . .. . .What do you see?
A cranky old man, . . . . . .not very wise,
Who dribbles his food .. . ... . . and makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice . .'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice . . .the things that you do.
And forever is losing . . . . . .. . . A sock or shoe?
Who, resisting or not . . . ... lets you do as you will.
Is that what you're thinking?. .Is that what you see?
I'll tell you who I am . . . . .. As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, .. . . . as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten . .with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters .. . . .. . who love one another
A young boy of Sixteen . . . .. with wings on his feet
Dreaming that soon now . . .. . . a lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty . . . ..my heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows .. .. .that I promised to keep.
At Twenty-Five, now . . . . .I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide . . . And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty . .. . . . . My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other . . .. With ties that should last.
At Forty, my young sons .. .have grown and are gone,
But my woman is beside me . . to see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, .. ...Babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children . . . . My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me . . . . My wife is now dead.
I look at the future ... . . . . I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing .. . . young of their own.
And I think of the years . . . And the love that I've known.
I'm now an old man . . . . . . .. and nature is cruel.
It's jest to make old age . . . . . . . look like a fool.
As we were strogest together side by side me and my madian. Nerver obligated to part we shall remain together in our minds eyes.
As my mind came to rest on my love Leanore it queried why the madian loved me nevermore?
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mick
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Re: Open your eyes
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by speedy on
Friday, 22nd May 2015 @ 05:14:14 PM AEST
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Good write.
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Re: Open your eyes
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by karoody on
Friday, 22nd May 2015 @ 09:48:57 PM AEST
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Clever write! I enjoyed reading the story it tells. Loved how you slipped in the reference to "The Raven."
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