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[title] => The Extra Mile
[time] => 2004-08-05 10:56:03
[hometext] => Another birthday just passed.Reflecting on why I dont have as many friends as I wish I had.My wife gave me the answer.I hope people don't find this poem too selfish
[bodytext] => Another year has blown by but doesn't lift the pile of stones I have become Trapped in a cage of my own fear Not a loner as all too often they see me Loneliness is there but locked behind the eyes of my uncertainty Birthday cards sit on the mantlepiece, counting takes little effort at all All wishes from family and friends the number I tally Nieces and nephews now write their own Draw happy smiling faces all over the back So I ask the one who knows me best as she sips her drink and smiles What is it about me that people don't seem to like ? Which buttons do I need to press to make them long term friends ? There should be a rulebook I could follow and learn Be yourself has always been advice that people gave This code I have followed but somehow it has failed I know I have given more than I would ever take So now am I selfish in this pursuit, this quest ? Springs of self pity I have drank from before But this more a puzzle than a desperate cry Somehow feeling I have to change, to make a better man Not knowing how, I hold out my hand, time to admit defeat The moment she told me, I realised it was true Yet what I have always known, deep in my mind Self doubt creeps in even though I make the link I hold back, afraid, friendships drown So today I am wearing my brave face As so often before I will smile and say hello I will try much harder than I've ever done before To go the extra mile [comments] => 6 [counter] => 257 [topic] => 48 [informant] => puppy_dog_eyes [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 9 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => EmotionalPoetry )
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