out of my mind.

Byron  Gates Jr
Author: Byron Gates Jr
Word Count: 76
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out of my mind.

...and what are the words one uses to describe a compilation?, works from my entire life?, fifty years of carrying around a yellow pad?, fifty years of writing and rewriting, changing the words, as their meanings change for me?

These pieces are extracted from my book of prose, “50 truths and 50 lies, the first 50 years.” Available Here

out of my mind. belongs to the following groups:

Masterpieces: Literary Workshop and WMG

my mind works best
over all that i do,
no matter what
i can always rely on my mind
to butt in and say exactly what’s on it.

critical of all i do,
helpful with all i want,
and missing in comment,
when i need it most.

i am never without thought,
my minds, or mine,
never without my cohort,
never without its opinions,
its ideas
its feelings,

never without my friend.

____

byron gates jr

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