Do you ever look back on your reasons and motives
for regrettable things that you’ve done?
For thinking that you’re such a generous soul
When you toss a few coins to a bum?
Have you flinched when you passed by that face you thought ugly
Or that person you judged as “retarded”?
And moved away quickly, secure in the knowing
They safely could be disregarded.
And you say that your friends, some are black, some are Jewish
And you think yourself prejudice free
But you still fail to value, on Twitter and Facebook
Any similar pictures you see
The slow, the deformed, and the people with Down’s
They’re such an insult to your vanity
You’re scared half to death, and you shamefully think
That they’re all on the verge of insanity
The faggot, the fairy, the butch and the queer
Your phobia’s surely not lacking
You’re “straight”, and you’re “normal”, you’re better than them
And so you are prone to attacking.
After this, you may think that I preach from a pulpit
Self-righteously pointing at thee
And all of these things could be pieces of you,
But I know they are pieces of me.
*Content and title inspired by “Pieces of you”, a song by the artist Jewel
Image credit to
Aremyfeetofftheground 
May I reblog this in one of my blogs. I am writing about a recent incident and this hits home. (I see you have been walking around in my brain again!;-) )
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Thanks Gael, please do.
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I just posted. It is called Fear.
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Wisdom encased in poetry.
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Sometimes I do not like the man in the mirror.
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Amazing!
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😊
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
The power of the written word!!
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Thank you!
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You are most welcome!! Peace … __/l\__
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Reblogged this on By Hook Or By Book and commented:
This is such an intense and powerful poem written by Lee that when I got to the end I was left rather stunned.
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Wow! This is such an emotionally powerful piece! Would you mind if I reblogged this Lee?
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Thank you, please do.
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Reblogged this on Beckie's Mental Mess and commented:
Original Post by Lee Dunn – “Are My Feet Off The Ground” – Intense!!! Amazing writing!!!
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Wholly Crap! Intensely well written. WOW!!!!
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Thank you Beckie!
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You are so welcome! That was amazing!
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We need more writing like this one! Great post! “But I know they are pieces of me.”
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Thank you.
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Wow! This blew me away. May reblog this? I’m sure my readers will love it.
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Thank you, Pradita, and please do.
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Wow! Intense, but fantastically written! Good job!
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Thank you so much….it was the result of some soul searching.
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Really, that piece was damn good!!!
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😜
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