Some Assembly Required

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I'm sorry 

occasional intermediary

for leaving you out of my plans
It was not originally what was said and done
My plans had everyone involved
Not just me acting mum

 

But if you want that key

to really get to know where I'm coming from
I'll tell you first hand, when I see inside

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This is actually a little piece from one of the poems I posted a week or two ago that i didn't think fit in the old poem so I jettisoned it here - from Smile 2001

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When you see inside what?

When you see inside what?


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thank you for the question!

I left that one slightly open to interpretation at the end on purpose -

(I say slightly open because I do have my own interpretation, see the bottom of this comment)

 

But I could be seeing inside her heart to understand how she feels about the situation, I could be seeing inside her mind to understand where she's coming from on an intellectual level, it could even be a sexual reference...but what i don't want here is to ruin the imagination of the reader by automatically noting what I see

 

that's part of what I love about poetry, kinda a 'slight of hand' element..i just rattled off three totally different directions to take this poem if I continue it..and the reader can do the same but on an infinite level, I find that fun and fascinating

 

But for the same of not copping out to the question, the point of view I interpret it as is based on the fact that I firmly believe that we are at our most honest when we interact face-to-face...if anything here, I'll tell you where I'm coming from face-to-face when I see her *truth*..to me, in this instance, 'being inside' is seeing her honesty and being able to believe in where she's coming from..if I believe and feel comfortable, I unlock certain doors one at a time.. until there's nothing to hide

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Within Under Pressure

Why not ...when I pick the lock...for the double/triple meaning , chose you (who was shut out) open stealthfully (rob), chose the kind of lock for the metphorical "key". Inside is fine, but actually leaves us hanging with no cliff beneath our fingers. Explaining "inside" you sound as verbose as me. One kindred spirt to another, nice written words. Inside rocks. ~~A~~