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To Thine Own Self Be True

To Thine Own Self Be True I melt into others. I go with the flow, fall into line, am part of the tow. I mime and I chime from my safe with no key unaware of the soul that once was called me. No meaning now thine own self true what does it mean; to me to who? Faintly I hear a small voice in my heart muffled, unheeded just to be part of the norm of the crowd. My ‘static’ quo gone Far, far and away too long; too long. Kathryn Collins February 1, 2014

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 5/8/2016 12:28:00 AM
Your poem holds such meaning --- to lose one's self is never a good thing. Good job!
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 5/14/2016 7:04:00 AM
thankS Tamara. Hate it when I get carried away in pleasing.
Date: 3/23/2014 8:59:00 AM
Very nice
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 3/23/2014 5:04:00 PM
Thanks for your kind comments and your reading. love, Kathy
Date: 3/10/2014 2:24:00 PM
'mime/chime,' great in-line rhyming, and '...from my safe with no key,' a brilliant phrase. Skilfully rhymed throughout... four quatrains to two concluding couplets which sadden me... I hope you remain in touch with 'that still small voice.' God Bless, Keith
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 3/13/2014 11:15:00 AM
You know me. Sing me a sad song. The spirit is always there even a faint flicker. Thank you Keith. love, Kathy
Date: 2/3/2014 9:25:00 AM
Be yourself always . You write from the heart and your heart. tells me you are too beautiful to be anyone else. Loved the poem.
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 2/3/2014 9:46:00 AM
How nice Darren. I suppose we all fight inner conflict. Don't worry I let myself out now and then. Danger zone! love you, Kathy
Date: 2/1/2014 5:42:00 PM
Oh wow Kathryn, this is an amazing poem! I love it! This is going on my favorites! A brilliantly written poem with such a heart-felt message. I love your imagery and metaphors you put in I love it! Great Write Kathryn! I enjoyed it very much! :) xoxo
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 2/2/2014 8:11:00 AM
Thank you Chris. Glad you liked it. love, Kathy
Date: 2/1/2014 4:47:00 PM
great poem, kathryn! i think that "small voice" of yours comes out in your poetry, so all is not lost...
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 2/2/2014 8:19:00 AM
Thanks Ilene. Mother always said "speak up" love, Kathy
Date: 2/1/2014 3:50:00 PM
short and sassy but meaningful the title says it all
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 2/2/2014 8:20:00 AM
Thanks for the perk up John. love, Kathy
Date: 2/1/2014 2:05:00 PM
- If I could catch the sun .... I would send it to you - moving written, Kathryn. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 2/2/2014 8:21:00 AM
How happy I am to read your comment. I can feel the sun now. love, Kathy
Date: 2/1/2014 1:30:00 PM
I complained to the soup that their censoring of Pussy was absolutely ridiculous and cheap. They wrote to tell me they had reinstated the unmentionable word, yet they haven't done it. In my day every child knew the Eugene Field poem. Do you suppose the censor is a teenager? Hardy harr, harr. Love, daver
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Kathryn Collins
Date: 2/2/2014 8:44:00 AM
Is that the *****'s? Holy crap. If my mother only knew what it was she read to me, she'd roll in her grave. So much comes to mind "Hey diddle diddle" Charlie Brown is banging his head. (soup mail) love you, Kathy
Date: 2/1/2014 1:16:00 PM
Doesn't sound like you, Kathryn. Your originality hasn't faded. Perhaps you are, like me, frustrated. Love, daver
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Date: 2/2/2014 8:49:00 AM
whaddyya mean Daver? Kicked myself too many times for being a social wimp. Still pondering the censor. I picture him a big black leather chair with a cleric's collar looking for trouble with a capital T. Oh my lord, has he read the fairytales. I think he's really a machine looking for key words, that's it, my love.

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