Birdboy 10482 Report post Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) I know this lady in the big city Her hair, lustrous. Her face, so pretty. She is bright, and oh so witty. I know she awaits the day we met No references needed. She did vet And found me in good stead, I'll bet. But she's different. For me risks are fraught To go and see her, I really ought Else she will think all was for naught. For sure, I enjoy her company from afar We write. We joke. Our laughter does soar She suggests we should meet at her favorite bar. But truth to say. She doesn't arouse My passion, though her pics I browse And read her reviews until I drowse. What comfort to her can I say. For magical words, I wish, I pray. For I wish I didn't feel this way. I know that I will disappoint This lady, with wit ever on point But my presence I can't anoint. I know her feelings I'll hurt To her I'm no regular Tom, Dick or Burt But my true feelings I just cannot blurt. She wants my time to spend But she's an acquaintance. She's not a friend. I know there's no relationship to tend. Truth? I need no advice. Because I already know it. Clean. Concise. For in this world, all has a price. She wants me near, for just a taste But I wish my words could be erased Too much of her time I've come to waste. Friends, what more is there to say. For I wish I didn't feel this way But it's now time to slip away. Edited March 1, 2012 by Birdboy Copy and paste weirdness Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cometman 35115 Report post Posted March 1, 2012 Very good prose....love it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Birdboy 10482 Report post Posted March 1, 2012 Some of my tales are cute puppy dogs. Warm, friendly, easy to love. I can always tell which ones they are. I get rep points, friendly comments, the occasional PM. This tale is a warthog. It's not a pretty tale. It won't give anyone the warm fuzzies. It's much harder to love. But I would say that its the stonier tales that need to be told more. Because although they are harder to read, they are all the more important because no one else talks about these subjects. And I would say that warthogs deserve love too, perhaps even more so because it takes more effort to do so and it is a rarer individual that does. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
