‘Collecting restless moments…’
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Who Am I?
A mere presence of blood, bone and flesh,
Collecting restless moments of time and
Memories in a swirl of delusion and desire…
A damaged derelict recording with all the
Misspent nights of neon lights and wonder,
In Bacchus search of some nebulous Nirvana.
A casual fool of vacuous vector shaping images
Fraught with a dilettante’s dribble and dash
For a delectable dalliance in Delilah’s domain.
Who Am I?
A Mockery to the wise and worldly. A clown
Dressed in gaudy colors, shouting his foolery
To all who would listen in the Devil’s Den.
Who Am I?
Surely by now you must know me!
Who Am I?
Come, sweet damsel,
join me in a drink,
and I shall tell you all!
-Billy Ray Chitwood – August 12, 2019-
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Author: Website: http://brchitwood.com - B R Chitwood - My Mission: Writing to Discover Me
I'm a young man in an old man's body, trying to catch up to myself, trying to find pieces of me I left back in a disconnected youth and the early years of manhood. I'm a stereotype of many in my generation who can play the 'blame game', yell 'foul', and 'let's start over'. But, we are what we are, the sum of all the scary kid-emotions we experienced, the gin mills and piano bars that became our sandboxes of pleasure - lotus eaters of the best (or, worst) kind, the love affairs that did not quite settle us down, the sad poetry and songs written in bars and motels along the way... A Dreamer! A Wanderlust! The world needs such fools as we to write our books, our poetry, our songs, to offset the madness that plagues the soul.
I've written fourteen books, over three hundred blog posts, in search of those pieces left somewhere in many parts of the globe. You can preview my books on the next page. There's even a Blog page...all my posts are not showing on this recently created blog page, but, if you want to read more, go to my official blog site and check out the archives: http://www.thefinalcurtain1
Writing for me is therapy for the soul.
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I’d buy you a drink to listen to all your stories, Billy Ray! xox
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See you at ‘Our Place’ cocktail hour! Don’t be late! ♥ ox
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Yes, sweet damsel. Join me if you dare. Well done, Billy Ray
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Thanks, good John…you dressing as a damset? I may be late! ♥♥
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No not me.
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🙂 ♥♥
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Questions pursue us as we age. Who am I? We never knew, but now it matters to us, as memories fade and time becomes elusive. Beautiful, Billy Ray. ♥
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Thanks, dear Gwen. You always say the lovely ‘pearls’. So sweet of you. ♥♥
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I hope if we’re given the lease of another eighty years, we’ll both discover who we are, Billy Ray. I, for one, though, wouldn’t have you change one whit of what you are now. You’ve gone through a lot and come out the other end ablaze with a passion for life–and the humor to see it for what it is as well as the wisdom to know you wouldn’t want to change it.
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Wow! Jay-man, you elate and thrill me! PLUS, you’re such a damned good writer! ♥♥♥
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Drop the ‘such’ from the last comment, Jay-man! You’re a damned good writer! ♥
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Your poems always add that extra layer. Well done!
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Thank you, dear Denise! ‘You’re the wind beneath my wings’! ♥♥
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