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/> A Poem Of Friendship
by Robert Davidson
to escape the prison of my skull
you have become a necessary part of me
lurking on the fringes of my dream
relationships i find are vast deserts
demanding all, challenging all
and for that purpose we are given one another
left to myself i become inward, morose
whipped by self-pity's bitter lash
so when the ultimate separateness of soul frightens me
i return gratefully to the sympathy of touch
a friend of entirely different temperament
becomes a relief from the monotony of personality
a balm for the wounds of human love
now i know the thoughts of your heart before you speak them
our solitudes broken, you help me find myself
i guard your privacy in fear of my own
Copyright 2006
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Location problem
I was called away before I could send this and hope it is still on topic.
I would have expected to see your poem among the others on display, for these spaces in the forum are for discussion of other matters. To find where it should go, look for the place, from your own "my page" where at the top right it has a large "Add Poem." Far better chance to get critiques there.
Not too late to put it there.
However, having already read it, it is one that is worth seeing again.
Nice, but I have to wonder why there is no punctuation, beyond one essential comma… Is it because you do not want to control the ways it would possibly change or restrict meaning? That it can also reduce confusion and strengthen meaning is a valid point.
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