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By Terry O'Neal
Books by Terry O'Neal
Motion Sickness / The Poet Speaks In Black / Ev'ry Little Soul / Good Mornin' Glory / Sweet Lavender (novel)
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Here I Go Again
I sit in the bathroom
looking in the mirror
I sigh
here I go again
I run the comb through my hair
and I sigh
I see my true self
why
kind of blue
like a Miles Davis tune
the reflection of me
I search deeply
who am I
and
I make up my face
leaving no trace of
what is
the dark rings
surrounding my eyes
I disguise
I look in the mirror
another day
the show will begin
but on which note
will it end
from The Poet Speaks In Black
Terry O'Neal -- Author of Motion Sickness, The Poet Speaks In Black, Ev'ry Little Soul, and the upcoming novel Sweet Lavender.
Motion Publishing P.O. Box 2551 Elk Grove, CA 95624
Phone: 866-552-2211 email: mpublishing@emai.com www.terryoneal.com terryo@poetic.com
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