Humor Poetry posted September 14, 2019


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That's where I live

My Own World

by Roxanna Andrews



I've been told many a time over the years,
I could be crazy.
But I've always been able to lay aside my fears.

I've been told I live in my own little world,
Oh, but it's pleasant there,
Where lions talk and gates are pearled.

I tell myself creative people often live
in a different world.
It's not that I'm crazy, I just have so much to give.

I write, paint, I used to make all my own clothes.
I made dolls, mosaics and floral arrangements,
Am one of few friends who can make decent bows.

And I'm often asked,
In the present and the past,

"Rox, can you make me a doll, mosaic this birdhouse?
A grapevine wreath would be nice.
Make me a card, one with a cute little mouse?"

I'm one of the few among my friends who is this way,
Not too many are like me, but it's okay.

Sometimes it's kind of lonely, but that's the way of it.
My family and friends still love me.
Sometimes I have to get out of my own head and sit,

Like a real person and listen to the mundane things
My friends do with their days.
But it's okay, for they are just mortal beings,

Not special like me, living in their own world.
I always return to mine.
To where lions talk and my kingdom flag waves unfurled.



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I had a co-worker years ago that told me I lived in my own little world. It shocked me when she said it. I didn't know it was so obvious. =} I am the only one of my friends or family who is like me, crafty and likes to write, live in my own head. I don't talk much about the things I love. No one gets it. It can be isolating. I also love Heavy Metal music, it's the more mild verity, like Skillet, but NO ONE I hang with likes it. I think I may just be too cool for most of my friends. =} I do have co-workers into Metal so I can talk to them about it. I love my co-workers. I said the other day, "I'm just a cool old lady." My teammate, a very young man, said, "I agree with all of that but the 'old' part." I love him. =}
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