(April 11 1950 / St. Louis)

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A Simple Metaphor

Naked I came, naked I'll leave,
Naked was I, when first conceived,
Naked I thought, naked I learned,
Naked was I, when first I yearned,
Naked I searched, naked I found,
Naked was I, on common ground,
Naked I loved, naked I'd hate,
Naked was I, when I couldn't relate,
Naked I stand, naked I'll fall,
Naked am I, once and for all.

Submitted: Thursday, May 03, 2012

Poet's Notes about The Poem

Alone, we live our lives as we travel an uncertain path, slowly along the way.

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  • Valerie Dohren (7/26/2012 11:55:00 AM)

    And this nakedness means that we are all the same underneath - equal. Good write.

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  • Dave Walker (5/3/2012 10:56:00 AM)

    A great poem, like you say we was born naked,
    And on the path we follow through out our life
    we are sometimes made to feel naked along the way.
    A great write.

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