Midweek Motif: Openness.
Taking Flight
You open your heart
And give it to someone else—
Can they be trusted?
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Forget the sweet words,
Openness means vulnerable,
Trust is essential.
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You leave for the day,
Full of smiles, they wave you off
Then bitch to their friends.
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The skies are open
And yet like will attract like:
Birds of a feather.
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Old habits die hard—
Leopards will keep all their spots
And old dogs, old tricks.
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Life is a playground:
Some things work and some things don’t.
Learn from the mistakes.
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You take back your heart
And lock it safely away—
Somewhere sweet and warm.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2016
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These are all good . I like the last one best of course . I am so easily seduced by sweet words:)
ReplyDeleteThese are all just excellent. I especially love the old dogs, old tricks, of course. Smiles. Reminds me of a cartoon I saw once where the caption was "I am a very old dog, and this is a very new trick."
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed these. Yes, leopards do keep their spots......old dogs don't change. And there is some truth to the birds of a feather!!
ReplyDelete"Openness means vulnerable" true to some extent, a bit of wisdom will do good...nice set...
ReplyDelete"The skies are open
ReplyDeleteAnd yet like will attract like:
Birds of a feather.
"Reminds me of social media. That is, mutual back scratching. Hahaha...
Enjoyed reading these...!
No doubt trust is essential as well as being honest and open :)
ReplyDeleteSad--reading these all as one poem--to feel the loss. I feel for the speaker. Like attracting like feels self-defeating here, and so--rather than experiencing the magic of trusting the right person--the cycle repeats itself. Fine writing.
ReplyDeleteWe wrap our hearts and keep them safe--sad--but so very eloquent this collection--it speaks to me
ReplyDelete"they bitch to their friends"
ReplyDeleteBeen there! (As the bitched-about one, of course!)
Yes I can relate to this greatly....and we can learn from the mistakes. Wise raw and true J Cosmo!
ReplyDeleteI don't have any spots, but I do have some tricks!
ReplyDeleteAn interesting, enjoyable, thought-provoking collection...
A lovely series.
ReplyDeleteThe skies are open
ReplyDeleteAnd yet like will attract like:
Birds of a feather ... love this!
Do old leopards have grey spots? ;-)
ReplyDeleteYes, liked them all but the last one, which left me a little depressed... Safe, sweet warm place that a heart is imprisoned in? That's not what hearts are made for!