the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » decades http://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 What I deserve http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/what-i-deserve/ http://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/what-i-deserve/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Do I deserve a gift, a party
for I wasn’t pushing on that day
two decades past.
Who am I to be given to?
Caring too much to dust my feet
as I slowly return to the holy city,
away from unknowns, temptations.
Just bought a hair claw to charm me when stressed?
Everyone’s unreliable, even me, (cynically, I add)
meaningless under the sun, life?
Utilitarian–not quite me,
My grace? No, it was given me free.

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