Like this. Looking in the mirror seeing yourself. Self deception all that
that. Lot in this poem. Succinct and says a lot. Sally J
>From: "Merritt, Matt - Leic. Mercury"
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>Subject: New sub: Familiar
>Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 17:21:11 -0000
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>Familiar
>
>Mirror image, dead ringer,
>identical twin, doppelganger - he's your man.
>
>The one who doesn't know the meaning of fear,
>flight, or flexible security plan.
>
>I'm all punctuation, commas mainly,
>forever paused, searching for the right words,
>
>but he's all animation, poetry in motion,
>just first person singular and verbs, verbs, verbs.
>
>Now and then, falling over each other's footsteps,
>we face off, same short fuse burning down,
>
>but mostly I steer clear. Work away from home.
>Do my drinking on the other side of town.
>
>He'll have to go, though. We both know
>that it'd be an awkward old age.
>
>Him dictating memoirs of the man who's done it all,
>and me, signing at the bottom of each page.
>
>
>
>
>
>Matt Merritt
>
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