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O, I have been...
by john k zimmerman → (All Poetry by john k zimmerman)
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oh I have been
a lover,
and a liar,
and a cheat
I have betrayed
a good friend in the street
searching for
a noun,
a person, place, or thing
to ease the
empty in my soul

I have been
a preacher,
and a poet,
and a fraud
a thorough going bastard
in my way
searching always searching
for a thought,
or phrase
or a word,
to tell me who I am

there is
no "happy" ending
here:
no Damascus road,
no blooming
banyan tree,
just searching
and whistling
in the days
that are left to me
seeking
all that I was meant to
be

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 Reviews of "O, I have been..."
Reviewed by Mark Rockeymoore
Reviewed on October 18, 2005
self-knowledge is the key to spiritual evolution.

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on October 16, 2005
Well, behave yourself. ROFL...
Fun read. Bravo!!

Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on October 15, 2005
well done

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on October 14, 2005
Insightful...and damn brave I say!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on October 14, 2005
potent self-reflection ...

Reviewed on October 14, 2005
Perhaps you're qualified to be a politician?

Sandie May Angel a.k.a. Sandie Angel :o)

Reviewed by Leysa Lowery
Reviewed on October 14, 2005
At least you are honest with yourself ... so many are not capable of that. Well done!

Reviewed by June Thompson (Reader)
Reviewed on October 14, 2005
wonderful!!!

honesty at best


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