Because we all want to write more poems.
I don't mind
Among love's graces we shall find
The lovely phrase, "I do not mind"
I do not mind that you are late,
That you don't like to rollerskate.
I do not mind your stated goal
To make me eat more vegetable.
I do not mind your morning breath,
You don't mind mine, though it be death.
I do not mind your heart of stone
when you decide to sleep alone.
I do not mind your constant mess
Your changing plans, your busyness.
I do not mind your failing vision
It hides my flaws that cause derision
I do not mind that you're not jealous
You know it's just for you I'm zealous
Sometimes you like to list for me,
The reasons I should turn and flee,
For every flaw you list and find
My answer still is, "I don't mind"
- Neil McKay's Shared Poems
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Neil McKay
June 29, 2012
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Mostly I just wanted to rhyme
Mostly I just wanted to rhyme Vegetable with stated goal.
Clayton Medeiros
June 29, 2012
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I like the rhyme and the
I like the rhyme and the homage to Maurice Sendak.
Neil McKay
June 30, 2012
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Unintentional homage. What
Unintentional homage. What part?
Clayton Medeiros
July 1, 2012
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The repetition of "I don't
The repetition of "I don't mind remind" of his story who said "I don't care" to everything until he was finally eaten by a Tiger. It was part of a series in a small boxed set that included "Chicken Soup is Nice."
Neil McKay
July 1, 2012
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Ah, I think I do remember
Ah, I think I do remember that. I often think that my ideas are all stolen from stories, poems and songs that I heard and forgot. Nothing new under the sun.