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By ARCPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Fable
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i am no teacher .

if i teach ,

i need you to

see something .

elsewise ,

i am failure .

* * * * * * * *

and you frustrate me .

* * * * * * * *

but that is not me !

' frustrated ' ! ?

that is

NOT ME.

____________

i am no teacher .

but a full life ,

i have lived .

* * * * * * * *

yet i am no teacher .

* * * * * * * *

so, what am i ?

overflowing with life .

brimming with story -

* * * * * * * *

yet in no rush to tell any .

* * * * * * * *

your life ?

just as vivid .

your story ?

just as mythic .

____________

a decision

must be made :

____________

or

perhaps

a clarification .

++++++++++++

when you share

your story

i learn

from you .

++++++++++++

you

teach

me .

whether

you

damn want to

or not .

++++++++++++

so

maybe i can learn

to share

my story

and not

feel

like a jerk .

maybe

it can help you

the way you

helped me .

____________

i believe

my life is a fable .

for me ,

it has been .

to you ,

maybe , just

story .

to me ,

fable .

____________

i am no teacher .

but i have life

to share .

____________

if life

is of interest ,

i hope

you will dare .

____________

listen ,

identify ,

as best you are able .

* * * * * * * *

and then ,

you determine ,

whether story

or fable .

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About the Creator

ARC

Poems, articles & stories 📓

Expressions of things seen 🌌

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  • Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock3 years ago

    Another's story is always worth hearing, even if for the umpteenth time. It is a treasure shared in the heart.

  • Dana Crandell3 years ago

    This is really top-shelf stuff, Tony! Incredibly well done!

  • Paul Stewart3 years ago

    This is a very thought-provoking and surrealist piece of art that will stay with me for a while, I'm sure. Well done on this one, Tony!

  • Kristen Balyeat3 years ago

    Ohhhhhh, my goodness. This is EPIC! SO well done!!!!

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