I’m not sure which I dread the most:-

“We need to talk”

Or, possibly

“There’s something I need to tell you”

Would it not just be better

If we didn’t talk

Didn’t have that conversation

Just let it quietly slide on by

Would it matter all that much

If you didn’t tell me,

You kept it to yourself

Just left me to carry on, problem free...

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Cliché ridden? Not sure. Can I ‘phone a friend?

Patience? No. Haven’t got time for that.

Tolerance?  No.  Couldn’t bear that.

Empathy?  Well, I suppose I could be persuaded.

Sympathy?  Yes of course.  There, There.

Obedience?  Me? You’ve got to be kidding.

Sarcasm?  Yeah, Right.

Egotism?  Yes, I know I can pull that one off.

Modesty?  Me? Surely not? No...

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So Sunday is the day on which I am dedicating to self-evaluation. As you may know, at the moment I am going through a bout of depression, which comes and goes and affects me to the point where I freeze at the thought of doing anything even remotely helpful. I am trying to combat this by forcing myself to do things that I see as ‘putting myself out there for the world.’ This blog and Poem A Day For...

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A giraffe fell from a spaceship

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