poemranker ::SHAME AND THE OLD MANS CANDLE by Garrett S Sexton

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Free verse № 55106

SHAME AND THE OLD MANS CANDLE

Member since 2002 · Posted 5 Jul 2003 · 3 comments

Do you like my mask? Isn't it pretty? It raises the dead. I've been awake all night.I know i'm supposed to teach you self-reliance, but I can't leave it alone.. Then it happens. It happens all over the bed.

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[7] SupremeDreamer 5-Jul-03/1:41 AM Reply
hrmm. interesting. blessed with 7
[8] richa 5-Jul-03/3:24 AM Reply
the tone of the poem seemed so benign as well. I didn't get it until the end

clever
[9] horus8 5-Jul-03/1:16 PM Reply
I bet you never imagined that your subtext would be better than your writing Garret.