Don't Miss Me

To my dedicated friends!

Don't miss me while I'm gone
I don't abandon those I love
I come back like the rising sun
The night may come
...But you are none forsaken

I wasn't blessed with regularity
I wasn't endowed by my creator with a chariot to ride across the sky
I pick my path with naked feet, feeling every rock on my way
I see all your kindnesses as I crawl across the face of the Earth
The strength you give me is sustenance to my soul

Yet I get there at a pace all my own
It's not my fault if the man behind the shimmering curtain of Heaven
Gave me a clockwork heart that doesn't keep time
This tin man yearns for a real heart like yours
Please don't ask that I do tricks for your crumbs -I don't need them!

I ask only what you believe I deserve
Think not of obligation or payment
I vow to live in the poverty of your estimation
I will not be clothed in riches, even if you would ask it of me
I'm a different sort of man, taking refuge in humility

Give me the space of your altruism
Let me fly weightless in your good graces
Remember I am grateful for every drop of love you pour in my pockets
And don't miss me while I'm gone
...No more than you miss yourself while you sleep!

Author's Note

This is dedicated to YOU, so please be free to criticize but know I do care.

Reviews

[Tina Louise UK]

So do enjoy you, when you do drop by...enjoyed this one hun :) x

[Robert Tusitala O'Neill]

Thank you! I have a whole heck of a lot going on, but please never think I am going away. I have a test to pass for work or I will be automatically fired (I have passed similar tests dozens of times, but they keep trying to make the test harder and it takes a few weeks to study for) and I have a court date to appear on behalf of my brother so his ex doesn't try to take him for all he is worth. It just is a lot, you know? I had to be prepared for both, plus there are other general things like my boss calling me to complain I didn't go to him to talk about safety issues at work I reported to his higher ups. I feel bad for not talking to him now, but it does seem like these safety issues wouldn't have gone away if I just told him! I am just caught up in all this everyday crap. Being here is what I want to do, that is just where my time keeps going. I have about five new poems I haven't posted yet, because I haven't even had the time to tinker with them and post them. I will be back. Don't miss me! HA!!

[Rachelle]

Hope life is treating you much, much more kindly, bro!
Methinks I see rays of sunshine pouring over you in your write.
God bless in your journey!

Sis

[Robert Tusitala O'Neill]

I'm thankful for you basking in the rays, Sister Rachelle! Things feel like they are rolling around to the good side again!

[Rachelle]

It says: "Please enter at least 10 characters." All I want to say is:

:)

[Robert Tusitala O'Neill]

Aw, well that says more than ten characters to me, buddy!