self referral

smithpeter

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Do we talk about ourselves too much?
How often do you mention yourself?


example
I was raised a ditch digger
My parents nightmare come true
in the fifties it was the way to be
let the son know he is worthless
now I am not worthless.

are my deceased parents upset?
I did not go there-the place they prescribed.
I went to where I am.
 
I wonder . . .

If you are referring to writers, perhaps there is no one else of interest to discuss. (To me, that would seem to indicate a higher degree of intelligence) Not a shameful thing.

Of course, we do tend to write about things we know, things we have experienced or perhaps things we wish to experience. Maybe it is just human nature to include "I" as often as possible!
 
talkin' 'bout myself and the mom in-law

my mother in-law watched katie couric,
and told me about biological warfare.
how to prepare:
roll of plastic and sturdy tape,
jugs of water, can goods.
stock up on medicine and diapers.

I just wanted a bite of her banana pudding
that diabetics can't have.
I didn't want to hear about the end of the world.
 
It's all about me...

Well, yeah. Isn't it? I can't percieve the world in any other way. I am in my poems, whether I want to be or not. Only I can define my own reality, my own perception, my own touch space with the universe. Even when I'm trying on characters, it's just that. Window dressing. I've had complaints that I'm self-centered. Well of course I am! Is there any other way to be?

Hi guys--missed you. Life gets in the way of posting sometimes.:rolleyes:

lickmyboot
 
I I I

I offered to be his bad girl, but
I didn't spell it out for him, or maybe
I did, but forgot to dot my
I's, and he just didn't get it.
I know he didn't get me, because
I'm still simmering, but by morning
I'll be steaming when
I realize he left my burner on all night.
 
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