NEEDIN' A READING

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    This is dedicated to all the poets of the universe, writing and typing and hoping to be heard.  I see you and would like to thank you for contributing
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    NEEDIN' A READING
    I  left  my  home  today
    Pursuing  my  daily  routine
    Doing  the  things  I  normally  do
    Like  stopping  for   coffee  or
    Getting  change  for  the  train
    But  today  I’m  feeling   strange
    Something  is   out   of  place 
    Something  just  doesn’t   feel the  same
    So  I  reach  for  my  Bible  to  regain  peace
    Reading  Psalms  always  seems  to  calm  me
    Still  feeling  very  human(ly),   I dunno  paranoid
    I think  I  need  to  go  see  somebody 
    Cuz  I  need  immediate  answers
    I  think  I  need   a   reading.
    Its  reassurance  I’m  seeking,  and
    Understanding   and  Believing   in   me
    Is  the  reaffirmation  I  am  needing
    The  feeling  won’t   go  away,  I need  
    A  Reading  to  share  my  plight,  I need
    A  Reading   not  tomorrow  but   by 
    Tonite!  So  I  buy   the  daily  newspaper
    To  find  a   clue  on  how   to   proceed
    Looking   in   the  help-wanted  section
    As  I  desparately  spy to satisfy  this  need,  
    looking  for  Confirmation  of  my  personal  whats 
    and  whys.  So  I  search  for   jobs 
    And  words  to  fulfill  this  void
    Damn  it  didn’t  work,  now  I  really
    Know  I  better  go  get  a  read.  So
    I  check  the  horoscopes  to  see  if
    I  can  cope,  but  damn  according 
    to  my  sign  today,  there  is  no  hope!
    Oh  sheeyat,  is  my  mind’s  reaction
    As  it  tries  to  refine  my  self  worth
    During  this  storm  and  my perceived
    Disaster  that  is  impending,  if  I  don’t 
    Get  a  reading  soon….
    I can’t  even  work  due  to   lack  of  concentration
    This  paranoid, malaise  is   gonna  drive  me  crazy
    So  I  click  on  to  my  OP  page  to  see  if  anybody
    done  read  me….more  and  more  I’m  Seeing  that  I 
    sooooo   need  a  reading.  In  a  last  ditch  effort  I 
    decide  to  click  on  friend activity and/or the Poetry 
    Contest and its winners,  just to take  my  mind  off, 
    but  praying  I have  been put  on.  My  favorite  is 
    random poetry rating, hoping  for  some  sort  of  sign,  
    I  slowly  scroll down  to  find  what  I  have  been 
    all  day needing…..A  Reading, not   just   any  reading
    but  a  Reading  from  others  on  what  I  had
    written.  Oh  What  A  Relief  to  be  seeing comments
    on my post  next   to my  name  means  somebody
    been  reading and  hearing  what  you  have  to  say.
    Amazingly  the  paranoia  mysteriously fades  away
    I  feel  so  much  better,  guess  I  better  start  my 
    Reading  of  what  someone  else  has  to  say,  and
    I  give  thanks  to  GOD  as  well  as  my  fellow  groupees
    For seeing  me  and  relieving me….of  my  thoughts
    I  done  wrote.  I  also  hope  no  one  else  has  to  be
    denied  the  right  to  be  felt  from  the  writes  you 
    done  wrote,  I would  be  insulted  and  paranoid  as  hell
    If  no  one  never  Gives  Me  A  Reading…..Support  and
    Expand, doesn’t  that  sound  like  God’s  Plan!

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    ALMETRIC commented on NEEDIN' A READING

    07-06-2009

    OMG THAT WAS EXCELLENT I MEAN I REALLY FELT WHERE YOU WHERE COMING FROM NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE SPIRITUALLY MATURE AND YOU TOOK IT THERE WELL WROTE!!!1
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    SILKYTWEED

    07/07/2009

    Thank you so much ALMETRIC, it is a pleasure and honor when someone such as you takes time to read what I done wrote! Keep reading...thanks!

    whyfi commented on NEEDIN' A READING

    07-03-2009

    this is real talk i can relate to this i enjoy this from start to finish. keep it up it good. i'll continue to read.
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    SILKYTWEED

    07/03/2009

    Thank you for reading and your thoughtful encouragement...and I will definitely being dropping to get my read on with you as well....looking forward to the opportunity...thanksagain!

    Blacklove41 commented on NEEDIN' A READING

    07-02-2009

    Wow! Enjoyed the reading very much from beginning to the end this was very well written.
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    SILKYTWEED

    07/02/2009

    Thank you Blacklove41, I'm thrilled that you enjoyed this write, thanks for the compliment....keep reading (smile)!

    FlowerGirl commented on NEEDIN' A READING

    06-25-2009

    Wow, This Is Well Written !Very Good. Down to Earth And Honest! I Enjoy Every Part Of This Poem Because Of The Realness And, Also Because, Of it's Ending! Thank You For Sharing,
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    SILKYTWEED

    06/26/2009

    Hey FlowerGirl I'm glad you like it....thanks for making my day!

    hdmac commented on NEEDIN' A READING

    06-25-2009

    Long poem. You wrote it in the form of a rap. I used to be a rapper so I used to write verses like this. It's good to thank God in days like these.
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    SILKYTWEED

    06/25/2009

    Thanks for sharing your comments and oh yeah thanks for the read!

    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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