As Sumner sees it: A Friend [written originally 3/8/98]

Saturday, March 23, 2013

A Friend [written originally 3/8/98]

Watch yourself
My longtime friend
There are those outside
Who seek your end

I'm not one
and still more are found
You can call to us
without a sound

We see your troubles
We know your style
After all, we've known you
All this while

Tough times yes
We know of days
When we all feel nothing
can change our ways

But maybe we
are not the one
Who've fallen far
Now under the gun

Once inside
and now on the out
Old friends talk loud
They scream and they shout

This I've heard!!!
And that I've said!!!
My thoughts are so hectic!!!
I can't go to bed!!!!

I'll talk of you
While praising me.

But ball of confusion,
is all they see.

Once close and now questions
of how can this be?
A friend I looked up to
can no longer see.

He's changed they said
You best watch your back
But really compassion
Is all that we lack

Friends forever
Is how it should be
Destroying all egos
and games cease to be

So let's band together
and find honest ways
Because a friend from our past
should be a friend all our days

ANOTHER POEM FOUND IN "THE MOVE" OVER 15 YEARS OLD

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THANKS TO ALL WHO TOOK THE TIME

Today, February 10, 2012, was the day my Blog, "As Sumner Sees It", hit 1000 views. I had no idea it would ever reach that point, let alone so soon. I see it as a blessing and an opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to check me out. With out you I would be but a lone voice in the wilderness.

Now it is April 18, 2013. Today, I have 3333 views as I type. The readers have spanned the globe from Russia to Singapore. I have many posts and to show how so many get their share of readers I believe my most popular post has but 50 to 60 views. So, it appears I appeal to many in many different ways. Perhaps. I can only assume and boost my ego with speculation. Why not? Actually it is probably more in the middle. Some read and quit before they finish wondering why they bothered. Others read and think me some mental wave rider worth their time. Still, more are most likely neither inspired nor offended. They just want to see what I threw out this time. It doesn't matter to me. I am grateful for it all. This kind of expression. This sharing of my thoughts and where it takes me is my passion. If only it resulted in a livelihood I would be totally in my bliss. But I will settle for what I have and my thanks goes to you who read my efforts because it is but a therapy session without you. Please comment if it moves you. Your input tells me I'm doing something out there.

Be safe. Be open. Be excited. Life is something to cherish and it is our way of respecting those who no longer walk the earth by living it to it's fullest.

One Big Favor I Ask Of The Reader

I share these posts for all to read and ponder. The one thing I crave from all of this is your feedback. I am but a scream in the wilderness if I post and know nothing of the opinions others have on my thoughts. I know it sounds so narcissistic but it is true that I enjoy comments, be it good, bad, constructive, destructive, or apathetic. I will take each and respect every one with the understanding that your time is valuable and you took some of it to spend with me. Thanks for that above all.
Mark H Sumner