You think you know...

A retrospect of this site....and life

You say you are my friend, you are not,

I say I am your friend, I am not.

Because we cross paths, an interest common

We think we are mates, bonded fate.

Intentions we promise, to be ever more

Bond with word and ink.

Thoughts alike, hearts encircled

Ideas valid, but we both really not.

A mistake noticed, a time elapsed

No more the interest, as contrived.

Move on to the next, moment of bond

Not another word, not another sound.

Author's Note

A lament for acquaintences discovered but then soon lost.

Reviews

[Leo]

I really like your style of writing..it's like an analyzing type of poetry or whatever it's called..very inspiring style and critical thinking provoking..nicely penned

note: in the authors note you mention acquaintance..but in the above description you mention a retrospective on this site..so I'm confused..are you talking about acquaintance prospects acquired from this site? because if so, for me personally, I don't seek acquaintances from this site but mere inspiration and personal growth based on word power and nothing else .. just my two cents

[KurKota]

Thank you for your insightful thoughts. I take them to heart. Thank you also, for taking the time to read this. As for your astute observation expressed also. I cannot disagree with what you say. It is all perspective of the reader adding to my words. I primarily was expressing the, I guess frustration, of making the fond connection with perhaps another writer on this site, or any similar situation, having a period of fine sharing of connection, and then due to circumstances of one or the other,...it dissolves through the stopping of communication. However, I value your perspective of this also. Thank you again, for your useful comments.

[Chris]

Friending here at WC gives others an opportunity to delve a little deeper into interacting with other authors/poets/people. It takes both speaking AND listening, asking AND answering. Some take that delving to "another level", but it does seem most don't go that direction. We have to "work" to become (and continue being) more than merely acquaintances.

And it takes BOTH - not just one... how many people do YOU know who spend their conversations on their answers WHILE the other is speaking?

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Quiet interising lately some people here blocked me and unfriend me without telling me why. I am little pesimistic abiut peopke here. I like just 2 lines of stanza . You speak very clearly about subject in nice poetic form.

[KurKota]

Thank you. A very large reason why I have not been active in this site I because many of people on here apparently are more like jerks, than writers. Do not expect much of anything from this site. It is sad, because it has the potential of being a good purpose.

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Thing is persons who blocked me. I was trusted more here. Now i can see they dont really care about me.i want also little slow down here. So many jerks and lack of creativity. So many fake persons here.yrs ut sad cause how you say there is some potential.

[Peach]

When I read this, I imagined two parallel train tracks with only one boy on each track. They see each other, but their paths never inter cross. Such a sad fate.

I like the way you write..

[KurKota]

Thank you for taking the time to read and give me your insights into what you see from it, very interesting perspective.

[kclyaine]

May you find your acquaintance you've lost.

You finally wrote something!! I was waiting for you works to come out.
Your work is great. Nice rhyme scheme. I just don't understand why you put exclamation point to nearly every end of stanzas.

[KurKota]

Thanks, just a nasty habit of mine I guess....sorry.....can modify ...:)

[KurKota]

There, thank you....:).....my friend