Three Neighborhood Men Talking at a Fence Line

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    Three Neighborhood Men Talking at a Fence Line

    Three neighborhood men
    talking at a fence line
    never once actually giving me the time
    must be some characteristic
    that I somehow lack
    watching this back
    waiting for an attack
    this is a civilized society
    but I've never seemed to be
    the typical variety
    treating me with kid gloves again
    dispense with the niceties
    only wanted a friend
    not someone clinging to my back side
    telling me all I wanted to hear
    then trying to force a ride
    like some hustling has-been

    Three neighborhood men
    standing at a fence line
    wondering about my intentions
    as I walk the dogs nearby
    it's not another paranoiac rant
    feeling those eyes
    burning invisible holes
    trying to size me up
    looking for a soul
    never finding common ground
    so they ignore my presence
    whenever I'm around
    hearing second hand stories
    and cast off half truths
    that honestly went nowhere
    yet still looking for a glimmer of recognition
    from within these wounded eyes

    mathiasthom
    written 6/8/11

     

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