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Free verse № 97368

The painted Chair

by Sunshine Conkey

Member since 2003 · Posted 17 Apr 2004 · 6 comments

I keep my paintbrush with me, where ever I may go, in case I need to cover up, so the REAL me don't show. I'm so afraid to show you me, afraid of what you'll do. you might laugh or say mean things, I'm afraid I may lose you. I'd like to remove all my paintcoats, to show the real me. But I want you to try & understand, I want you to like what you see. So, if you'll be patient & close your eyes I'll strip off my coats real slow; please understand how much it hurts, to let the real me show. Now all the coats are off. I feel naked, bare and cold If you still love me, and all that you see you are my friend....pure as gold. But I need to save my paintbrush and hold it in my hand I want to keep it handy in case somebody doesn't understand So please protect me, my dear friend and thanks for loving me true; but please let me keep my paintbrush with me until I love me too!

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6 comments

[7] deleted user 17-Apr-04/3:00 PM Reply
The poem is cute, but the title seems a stretch.
[7] EvenPicturesFade 17-Apr-04/7:15 PM Reply
I like it, but I agree. How'd you come up with the title?
[8] Shuushin 17-Apr-04/7:51 PM Reply
cute. Yeah, not crazy about the title either, whether you like being sat on or not.
[n/a] Sunshine Conkey 17-Apr-04/10:39 PM Reply
old chairs get scratched up,glued together or whatever
then keep getting repainted to look nice. But under all that pretty presentable paint it's still the same old chair. and whats wrong with the chair showing all its original charm...as long as the legs (foundation of the chair) is still strong enough to hold it up and serve its purpose?
[7] zodiac 18-Apr-04/6:44 AM Reply
Do you see how no matter how you screw with the format, your poems are all essentially the same, stylistically?
-Genuinely Curious in AZ
[10] sliver 8-Jun-04/6:21 PM Reply
How about titling it just 'the painted'? I really like the poem though. Everyone talks about their walls, this is original(At least to me)