Vanity

ashan1614 on Nov 20, 2009

Tags: memories, mind, Relationships, unforgettable, vanity

Some people think they are unforgettable and irreplaceable…..

For some reason unbeknownst to me

You believe that thoughts of you

Still dominate my mind

I hate to burst your bubble

But you really don’t rent much space

We had what we had

It was fun, but I’ve moved on

You’ve been replaced with something real

It’s you, not me, who keeps trying

To make your way back into my life

When I finally break down and answer

Your persistent calls

You ask me what have been

My latest thoughts about you

There have been no such thoughts

You are the furthest thing from my mind

Stop trying to resurrect what was

Obviously meant to be short-lived

A transitional time for both of us

To learn a lesson and go forward

You have someone constant

In your life now, as do I

Why would you presume that

Even for a moment

I would risk something good

Something substantial, something special

To return to the games we played

You are not the be-all, end-all

You think yourself to be

What I once considered flattery

And later called desperation

I now recognize as vanity

Want to know how this all started? Read “Pursuit” at:

http://authspot.com/poetry/pursuit-6/

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diamondpoet on Nov 20, 2009
Wow I felt the sting from this, I thought If I kept reading I would be engulfed in flames. Get the hose, too steamy for my nerves.
ken bultman on Nov 20, 2009
Very good poetry from the tell-it-like-it-is girl.
ceegirl on Nov 20, 2009
excellent poem
Themax on Nov 20, 2009
very nice poem,Thanks
inuni on Nov 20, 2009
This was very well written and to the point.
Ruby Hawk on Nov 20, 2009
Well done,
drelayaraja on Nov 20, 2009
Great words and excellent poem .
Hansika on Nov 21, 2009
wonderful poem…thanks for the share…
Authoress Terry E. Lyle on Nov 21, 2009
You displayed what vanity is beautifully.
AlmaG on Nov 21, 2009
Wonderful poem
deep blue on Nov 21, 2009
The lines are well crafted true to the title. Well written.
Papa Sparks on Nov 21, 2009
Very well-written and like the way this one flows.
cutedrishti8 on Nov 21, 2009
Very well done….
Jane Jane on Nov 21, 2009
it’s refreshing to be reading your poem again.
ashan1614 on Nov 22, 2009
It’s good to be back, Jane! Life has been keeping me pretty busy, but I don’t feel quite right if I’m not writing.
Goodselfme on Nov 24, 2009
Well shared piece.TX
CA Johnson on Dec 1, 2009
Very well done! It reminds me of things that I have gone through too.
PhoenixRox on Dec 8, 2009
U go girl friend. I love that you speak ur mind!
Olive B. on Dec 10, 2009
I love this…this comes straight from the heart and is completely true. One of the things I strive for it truthfulness, because it’s no fun to write a poem that doesn’t contain any truth at all, and you capture my goal perfectly. Well done!
T. S. Lewis on Mar 15, 2010
The things we learn as we get older. Always a plesure to read the knowledge from your pen.

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