thanks

how am I to respond..

when you tell me how proud you are of me now
when you say you miss me
that she is not like me..

how am I to respond ..

when you tell me our grandson has my eyes
when you miss the days when our babies were small
when you want me to walk hand and hand
down that road where our memories hide

how am I to respond..

when you choke up on the phone with me
when you tell me I am your best friend
and that you realize only now
how you did not appreciate me
was I not the one standing by your side?

how am I to respond..
when your words slide off the thickness of my skin
when sound of your voice sounds hollow in my ears
when I know in my heart that leaving you then
has changed you now
and this better man you claim to be
is a direct result of your time with me

on who it is I am allowed to be..

can I be smart?
as long as I never outsmart you?

witty but never outwit you?

can I be loud, boisterous..
as long as my voice does not rise above

the level you deem appropriate?

can I walk by your side?
or is it two steps behind?

do I have my own voice
or is it still but an echo of yours?

am I allowed my own needs?
only after yours are met?

my own pride?
as long as I do not step on yours?

when is it I wonder..
that I will be allowed to be me


for that is no longer
defined by you

Wow!:) Overwhelming..

Brava! Very nice!!!

Wow, really very good TMommy. Sad and very touching

hahaha well now not all poetry is 'happy' ya know

My mistake, I was thikn'in about limericks

TMommy, simply great

And how well I know this perfect

thank you

Tmommy, this was a very good read.
And this great lady you claim to be is a direct result of your time. I'm proud of you. Thank you.

thanks Lu

in you i envy,
fortitude..
in you i sense,
solitude..
in you i like,
interlude..
in you i feel,
gratitude..



you are one of a kind Tmommy, someday..hopefully someday I will have that kind of maturity you have..all the best

thank you sweetheart..I am pretty sure it's called middle age

Well... after reading your posts in 'Advice about guys for the ladies'
I would like to add..

in you i see,
ATTITUDE

haaahaaa...ya sometimes I find it amusing giving somebody a hard time but it's always done with humor

I am not sure which one speaks to me the most. So Heartfelt, So much blatant Honesty... Wonderful words you gift is amazing...

spent a lot of years building castles in the air

trying to find my once upon a time..

could not quite figure out

where the glamour was in dirty dishes

or the missing baby socks in the dryer..

all those illusions..delusions we hold so tightly to..

to help us sleep at night

to give us the fortitude to get up
do it one more day

one more year

comes with a hefty price tag

my rose colored glasses kept slipping off my nose

until one day I reached up

and gently set them aside


eyes wide open

at times the sun is so bright

the tears come

but that is the price

you pay

for finally learning

how to see

thank you