Charismatic Man

I’m innocent, I used to say
Not anymore you’re not
You’d say, flashing me
That lascivious grin
I took care of that
Oh yes you did
And you didn’t
Disappoint
Charismatic man
You win again


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…and even after all this time
it can still make me feel
white bread and average
the cloyingly mushy middle
of a brilliant girl sandwich

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  • lianne
    lianneabout 4 years ago

    ooohhhh la la – just love this!! What a delightful little poem with just the right amount of tantalizing inferences! Great job!

  • thank you, my first attempt to share something a little more racy….your comments are great confidence builders!

    – greeneyedlady

  • PJ Ryan
    PJ Ryanabout 4 years ago

    i like that this is really ambiguous .. each time i read it i hear a different voice .. tone ..

  • iofthebeholder
    iofthebeholderabout 4 years ago

    oh i love this

  • iofthebeholder
    iofthebeholderabout 4 years ago

    and it has inspired me to write something of my own. thank you.

  • okay, cool beans, that’s what all writers hope for!!

    – greeneyedlady

  • lolowe
    loloweabout 4 years ago

    This was really poignant. I think in some way we all can relate to this. Really good work here. Underneath the words there’s much emotion. :]

  • thank you for your comment! It’s really great that you got what I was going for, that feeling of not being in control in that type of situation, and not really caring…!

    – greeneyedlady

  • Tomitheos
    Tomitheosabout 4 years ago

    it provokes thought
    well done

  • thanks, and thanks for looking!

    – greeneyedlady

  • lynauklet
    lynaukletabout 4 years ago

    Oh this is very well-written.
    “Charismatic man
    You win again”
    Those lines clinch it perfectly.

  • thank you, i’m glad it spoke to you in some way!

    – greeneyedlady

  • bornazane
    bornazaneover 2 years ago

    When someone asked who you are and what you are. Do not lie to him or yourself – tell him you are an artist!!!

  • Rnz0
    Rnz06 months ago

    wait… if “innocent” means “without harm, either to or from,” then both are quite innocent, by your telling; congradulations ;)

  • ah, but it can also mean “free from guilt or sin…” in which case, Charismatic Man wins again :))

    – greeneyedlady