Once more I found myself
Wedged into a cycle of regret.
The lessons learned from times past
Eluded me in my time of need –
No witty reply,
No clever riposte
Escaped my gaping mouth…
Until I got home with time to stew –
Mentally running scenarios, and
Creating unspoken witticisms.
One day I’ll be prepared
For the audacity of my fellow man.
Maybe…
Poetry is my aeroplane 
Andy there is no preparing for that. A thought provoking verse, thanks for sharing.
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Very true Sir 😊
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Do you think the fellow man is doing his best possible for him?
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Some could try a little harder 😉
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Deep… Love the collage.
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Cheers nelkumi 😊🙏
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Jeeeez, Andy. You are truly talented.
Profound again.
XxX
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You are very kind. Thank you Patty 😊
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Such a profound way to end the poem with the word ‘Maybe’. Speaks of both hope and uncertainty. I guess that’s how life is – we live, we learn, work, play and hope for the best. Very nice image (collage?) to along with this poem. No eyes, no telling and seeing what’s ahead.
Hope all is well heading into summer. Tomorrow we are having our third straight day of 30’C. And then it’s back to under 20’C 😦 And back to high twenties next week 😀
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Thanks again Mabel 🙂 The face in the collage is of my great grandfather and the rest is of rocks and driftwood washed up on the beach… just as life throws up little surprises/gifts 🙂 We are having a delightfully coolish end to Spring and I am making the most of it! This weekend is rainy, so I guess I’d better get my writing hat on and do something – I’ve been very slack of late 🙂 Take care Mabel
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What a combo for your collage. It looks every bit timeless. Life throws up gifts, we roll along with it 🙂 It was thunderstorming here today and I got dripping soaked on the way home. On the bright side, 30’C-ish days for most of next week 🙂 You enjoy your Spring and stay safe 🙂
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Thank you 😊🙏
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Sometimes, a fellow human’s audacity, unkindness and brutality truly leave us speechless. Maybe, we will never be prepared fully for a grand reposte, because, in that case, we have to stoop ourselves to his level… 😦
A thought-provoking piece with a wonderful collage. It is complementing the confusion and the subtle tension of the poem.
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Cheers Mani – I hadn’t thought about being prepared and how that may lead us into base emotions/actions – great thought. Glad you like this piece and as usual thank you for your valued support and critique 🙂
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It’s always a great experience to read your poems. 🙂
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