The Back of Your Hand

A sonnet from 2022

I guess that I've grown accustomed

To you putting me in my place

And serving me public disgrace

It seems to be an acquired taste

I guess I've grown to understand

Being shown the back of your hand

When I don't do just as you planned

I'll pay that price to be your man

I guess that I've grown accustomed

To the looks I get from your friends

Who know that it's all just pretend

And I'm but a means to your ends

I guess I've grown to understand

Being shown the back of your hand

Jim Lonsdale Poetry 2022

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Oh wow, my last ex...
You painted her portrait with these words, Jim.
Every word fits...I could buy this poem and hang it on my wall...and then just smile at it.
j.

[Desert Knave]

Thanks, Jacob. Kind of an amalgam of two relationships. ~Jim

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous work and very relatable.

[Desert Knave]

Thanks !!! ~Jim