Thou art my friend and yet my foe.
Thou praiseth me dishonestly.
Why is that thou acteth so
Art thou afraid of hurting me?
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You address a question we all have - is the praise genuine, or just an attempt to not be disrespectful by saying the poem was really awful? Often I think we are our own worst enemy, and I am guilty of this, too. I never think my work is as good as others say it is. But it's encouraging enough to keep me going - perhaps ignorance is bliss! Linda :)
Hi Ivor. I truly believe in honesty and honestly this is a fine piece of work and well worthy of my 10. thankyou I like the use of words. Regards Dave T
in truth and without falsehood...a great write with enormous rythm..and the subject well..that is handled with cool control.