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Don't put me in my place - put yourself there
by Heide McAlister-BatesTry,
just for a moment,
to feel what I feel-
youll see how sharp
your points are
when you deliver them,
oh-so-much better
than I ever could,
or so you attempt
to lead me to believe.
Er,
didnt you once say
it was my burning
intelligence
that attracted you
like a moth to a flame
and if that is true
why do you so often
try to extinguish
my fire?
01/07/2004 Author's Note: The less said, the better...
Posted on 01/07/2004
Copyright © 2025 Heide McAlister-Bates
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Ashok Sharda on 01/07/04 at 04:05 PM Thats the objective way of seeing. Seeing from various corners. Nicely presented. |
| Posted by Ronald A Pavellas on 01/07/04 at 07:43 PM Heidi,
I enjoyed this. Very evocative of some things in my past -- where I was the misbehaver.
Best,
Ron |
| Posted by Kalikala Smith on 01/08/04 at 03:56 AM stabbing. i really like this. |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 01/08/04 at 08:27 PM Amen... amazing how rarely this happens anymore. You nailed it WELL. |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 01/09/04 at 07:07 PM wonderful read! welcome to pps |
| Posted by Jolie Jordan on 05/07/04 at 08:13 PM Ah boy, how I can relate, especially right at the moment. why do they attempt to extinguish the fire? thank you so much for sharing this. |
| Posted by Paganini Jones on 07/01/04 at 07:56 PM Oh yes - funny how what people love in us is also what they take and use against us :( |
| Posted by Jared Fladeland on 08/10/06 at 07:42 PM maybe he's a fireman. and that's why he puts out your flame |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 09/25/08 at 02:08 PM 'he' does it to me, too. men don't know what they want. i think they get scared easily. |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 08/29/11 at 09:58 AM Love this. Your author's note seems to flow right along with the rest of the poem = a win in every sense of the word. Nicely done. |
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