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You Wake Up To Find Out Black and White Are the Same

You Wake Up To Find Out Black And White Are The Same He said, yes, fear Fate when curves destroy the straight line When the circle turns into a huge blacken square And malignant rocks are the food on which you dine And your saddest night's memories are what you share Life spins out its tangles to catch cowardly fools And dawn dances on the sweet memories you hold Your build your comfort house on sand, with rusty tools Loss catches you because on folly you are sold Rumor and lies fly in to create a false truth Your few friends believe you to be stark raving mad You try and try to salvage your sad failing youth Nobody believes your because tall tales are bad. Life seems to be wrong and a most vicious game. You wake up to find out black and white are the same. Robert J. Lindley, Sonnet Nov. 5th 1975

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Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 8/13/2023 7:49:00 AM

Interesting what we write as youth and what we write as "mature". An enjoyable read Robert. Thanks for sharing! :)

Robert Lindley
Date: 8/13/2023 8:28:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. Yes, that is so true. "Maturity sinks into us with a code. We change our lives and we travel onward. With our horse so much deeper west we rode. To our surprise life was still very hard. And trouble was the tempting lies world told."" God bless you..

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/9/2023 12:35:00 PM

1975 hmm, I was just a baby then. Hahaha. JUST KIDDING> that was the year I got married!

Robert Lindley
Date: 8/13/2023 8:22:00 AM

I was just 21 then. And still married to my first wife that did me so wrong later on. God bless.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/9/2023 12:34:00 PM

so interesting, this dark poem, Robert. I see it's a golden oldie as well, keep bringing them!

Robert Lindley
Date: 8/13/2023 8:21:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. That was indeed a bad time in my life, when I wrote this one. Back in the 70's Iwas still wild.

Akkina Downing

Date: 8/8/2023 7:54:00 PM

Hello Robert, an oldie but goodie. Life has a funny way of showing.. Hope you’re doing well, my friend. Good to read you again :)

Robert Lindley
Date: 8/9/2023 7:59:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. So true, I could have never guessed what all life has brought me. Meaning the good and the bad. We live with that which we get my friend. God bless you..

Panagiota Romios

Date: 8/8/2023 5:25:00 PM

Life is for sure, a learning process. I did learn for my deceased husband at age 18, to questuion everything, I think you have seen this in my poetry, my life is about not buying into anything or anyone, If I do, I will end up stabbed, mocked or ignored. A site is no different than real life. Loving people exist and those out to kill you..God sees all we do. Just do good?a very thoughtful write Pangie

Robert Lindley
Date: 8/9/2023 7:58:00 AM

Thank you, my good friend. You were blessed with a wise husband and faith. Yes, but no place is perfect= not with humans involved as we are imperfect creatures. Sad but some are wicked and like to harm others. God bless//