First is a new poem, written on Thursday, May 5 2011….. it pretty much explains why I’ve never owned a gun in over 50 years of life…. I’ve never wanted to hurt others….. it is titled “IF I HAD A GUN”
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If I had a gun
I’d show y’all what fun
If I had a gun
we’d never see the sun
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If I had a gun
you’d all still look for some
If I had a gun
I’d be the one you shun
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If I had a gun
there’d be no “we have none”
If I had a gun
it would not be set to stun
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If I had a gun
There’d be nowhere to run
If I had a gun
I’d shoot, we’d all be done
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Since that is one of the latest ones I’ve written, here is one of the first ones I wrote…. it speaks to my low self esteem. It is titled “AN IMAGE”
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If I take the time
to search for myself
wipe away the grime
look upon the top most shelf
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Just what is it I see?
Is it green? Â is it blue?
This image of me,
is what I see true?
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It’s gruesome, it’s hairy
it might even smell
it’s ugly and scary,
is it from Hell?
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It’s just what I see
when I look within,
this image of me
looks full of sin.
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From within comes the beast,
fearsome and tall,
ready to feast
and consume one and all.
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Stand and face it?
Or should I flee?
Then I remember,
it’s just an image of me.
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4 comments
@ “If I Had a Gun” – I can’t tell you how many times I’ve felt the same way but never had the words to express it like you did. Yeah… I don’t own a firearm… the one time I held one I looked straight down the barrel at the shining bullet in there …a thrilling feeling… “I’d show y’all what fun”
@ “An Image” – I think that’s my favorite one. I think all of us (suicidal people) feel like beasts. Ugly monsters who need to be killed. Or at least hidden away on a dirty top shelf. I’m thinkin you wrote an epitaph for all of us. Well done.
neither are ones I think are particularly good…. the had a gun thing… yeah I think everyone feels like that at times…. years ago, when I worked at Microsoft, I would joke (sort of) how fun it would be to take an Uzi…. and start shooting… not to hit anyone or hurt anyone…. but to watch everyone panic and run and scatter about…… to see the fear and panic in their eyes…… just to give them a small insight into the depth and strength of my feelings….. not mention all the wood and fabric and plaster flying…… I scared a lot of people there with my humor 🙂
Haha I would’ve laughed. If you get a chance, go to youtube and look for a video called “Smithlin Corporation – violence in the workplace”. It’s hilarious!
I remember way back when it was safe to joke about guns, bombs & terrorism. Nowadays in the USA, like talking about suicide, it’ll get you locked up.
watched…. thats too funny… and yeah, you gotta be careful about your jokes nowadays…