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The Good and the Bad

by Michael Charles Messineo — Read all 96 poems by Michael Charles Messineo

There are unique individuals, split personalities, and others who play both ends of the spectrum at the same time for the own personal gain. Others find fault in their relationships and use those differences for the sake of argument and to increase the distance in their misunderstanding of each other. Opposites do attract but you need to accept the differences.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Good and bad, happy and sad,

I see the both of you,

stiff and dancing, lazy and prancing,

what are you trying to prove?


Laugh and cry, outgoing and shy,

how do you play both ways?

Quiet and loud, bashful and proud,

you live for double plays.


Sharp and boring, peaceful and snoring,

never know which you will be.

Careful and careless, sharing and selfish,

your roots are missing a tree.


Rising and falling, ignoring and calling,

your actions split me in two.

Sexy and plain, smart and insane,

I’m caught by the both of you.


Secrets and blabbing, petting and stabbing,

you play me like a fiddle.

Love and hate, crooked and straight,

how do I solve your riddle?

... acceptance. 

 

 

 

 



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Reviewed by Steve Ralph
Reviewed on September 28, 2016
I have to say, I love this peom, every now and then you read a poem that you wish you had written yourself, (well I do anyway), and this is just such a poem. I don't know if it was written about yourself, or about some-one else, but since most of us are in effect multiple personalities dependent on who we are with at the time, or how we feel, it does'nt really matter who it was about, it was brilliant.
thanks for sharing it.
Steve.

Reviewed on August 8, 2007
This is good, but moods predict the personality!
at a given moment!
I feel certain to say!
I see me in each line, at one time!
And, my heart I try to keep pure!
Warm hugs and Peace! Warrior Lady Purple Sheee

STay Positive!
STay SAFE!

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on July 29, 2007
Sometimes their is no use trying to solve the riddle of woman, better to go with her flow...

Fee

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on July 28, 2007
This was bloody good....but hey there is a me in each stanza...I swear!!

Would like to know what you think!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on July 27, 2007
well written and a fine use of rhythm-folks certainly can be so very complicted and frustrating

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on July 27, 2007
This is a fantastic poem Michael. Love the rhyme and rhythm that makes it so enjoyable, the topic is a perfect display of the duality in all of nature. I doubt we can find too many who don't have these traits to some degree. The thing is which ones are dominant and is there balance and harmony. Best wishes for the book, sounds like a winner ...

Eileen

Reviewed by Rafiriio Daniels
Reviewed on July 27, 2007
Keep poetry alive! This was outstanding!

Reviewed by Jennifer Butler (Reader)
Reviewed on July 27, 2007
I for one, was all good until that boy jumped me in the second grade.


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