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Walking On Egg Shells

by Joan Serratelli

Never write anything
that can come back
and bite you

I can however
say just about
anything I want

(nobody understands
my speech-
ain't looking for sympthathy
just stating fact

I am tired
of walking on egg shells-
afraid to offend people

My voice is my pen

You can deny
what you say
You cannot deny
what you write

02/01/2011

Posted on 02/01/2011
Copyright © 2026 Joan Serratelli

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Ken Harnisch on 02/01/11 at 10:42 PM

Been there, wrote that, wanted to bite my tongue afterwards..and then, many moons later, I re-read the "offending" piece and realized how right on I'd be in the first place. Write on, Joan. you got a right to say it!

Posted by Charlie Morgan on 02/01/11 at 10:56 PM

...keen & heavy. great write.

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 02/02/11 at 12:13 AM

Ooooh, most excellent last stanza, Joan.

Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 02/03/11 at 06:35 PM

Well expressed,Joan, but I suppose one can always delete what they write? But not really, right? (and I am doing ok) :)

Posted by Johnny Crimson on 02/04/11 at 07:02 PM

The thing that amazes me is there is this perception that we are exactly the character we've created online and that couldn't be farther from the truth in my case (most cases). It doesn't matter what we say or don't say here, it's a ficticious place the internet, in my eyes it's not real, it doesn't breate, our writing might pulse and beat but our conversations to eachother and on the beloved "forum" don't matter. So more power to ya for facing up to your wrting on there, but I'm here to tell ya that anyone that takes anything on here seriously needs a job or spouse to stress them out. :)

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/09/11 at 12:30 AM

Words of wisdom well spoken, especially that closing stanza. Kudos Joan.

Posted by Charlie Morgan on 02/09/11 at 03:13 AM

...congratulations, girl! #1.

Posted by Morgan D Hafele on 02/14/11 at 09:08 AM

i like this a lot. very powerful and simple. and like johnny said, if someone takes what they read here (the internet) they need something real in their life. :p

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