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The writing blog of James Christopher Sheppard. I am a 26 year old gay male from London, UK. Here I present my experiences, poems, thoughts and opinions...

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Friday 25 February 2011

That I Can Be

I am not the best writer
and never will be.
I am not the fittest or thinnest,
I make a shit cup of tea.

I am not the best kisser or lover,
I don’t read as much as I should.
I smoke even though I quit
My flirting is misunderstood.

I skip class because I can,
I don’t see myself as a 26 year old man,
I spend too much money on food,
I hate my body in the nude,
I drink until I can’t see straight,
I am held back by my problem with my weight,
I am tactless and often disliked,
If a guy smiles at me I think he’s been spiked.

But I am the best me that I can be,
As you are the best you.

I write with more than fingers,
I kiss with more than lips,
I see with more than eyes,
I am more than a body and hips.

I am happy that I am me,
For if I wasn’t the best me that I can be,
I would not have you.

As featured at One Shot Wednesday Week 35: http://onestoppoetry.com/2011/03/one-shot-wednesday-week-35.html

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12 comments:

  1. Jam, that IS the nicest poem you've written and one of *the* wisest poems I've ever read! Xxx

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  2. Aw, thanks hun! :) It's very different for me- it even rhymes! I'm glad you like it. :) xx

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  3. This is a sweet poem. You are "more than..." Thanks for sharing :)

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  4. Thanks Lori. :) Yes, it is my only poem that has ever been considered sweet. I like that though. Hehe. :)

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  5. dude that is awesome...the best you can be is you...and you embrace that...

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  6. Thanks man. :) It didn't start off as a poem of acceptance, but ended up that way. Amazing how writing can be the ultimate therapy. :)

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  7. Very nice. Well written, I like how it turns on;

    ...But I am the best me that I can be,
    As you are the best you...

    and then this is fabulous;

    ...I write with more than fingers,
    I kiss with more than lips,
    I see with more than eyes,
    I am more than a body and hips...

    Good stuff!

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  8. Hi James
    Self actualization at its best.. I enjoyed your take on your self... a search of peace starts from innerself...
    I liked your realizations in the words here...
    'I write with more than fingers,
    I kiss with more than lips,
    I see with more than eyes,
    I am more than a body and hips.'
    Perfect way to look at yourself... of what you are rather than who you see in the mirror...


    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
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    Twitter @VerseEveryDay

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  9. Thanks for all your comments guys, I'm really glad you like the poem. :)

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  10. lovely sentiments, confidence is vital to one's happy living...

    stay blessed...


    Please feel free to share 1 to 3 poems with our potluck poetry today, first time participants could use old poems or poems unrelated to our theme, Thanks..
    Happy Monday!

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  11. Thanks for your feedback Jingle Poetry- I have just submitted a new poem to your site. :)

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