Alter Ego.

Posted on January 10, 2015 by chester maynes

Part of you is
the me who always
hide under a name
that does not exist.

Part of you is
the someone who is
there when nobody
is really there.

Part of you is
the heart that
dwells to feel
thousand pretensions.

Part of you is
the song that
plays only when
no one is listening.

Part of you is
the road where
feet cannot walk
and they avoid.

Part of you is
the absence that
I always feel and
I feel no you.

2015

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16 Responses to Alter Ego.

Jane Goldsack says:

January 10, 2015 at 2:41 pm

Hi. This is a great poem, but I want to read the last part as “I always feel when I feel no you” – it feels like it flows better. 🙂

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- chester maynes says:
  
  January 10, 2015 at 10:14 pm
  
  Hello Jane. Thanks for the like and comment. Maybe what I want to convey in my last line when I wrote “I always feel AND I feel no you” is the constant feeling of someone else’s absence. Hope that makes sense with my use of the connector AND instead of WHEN 🙂
  
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petescribes says:

January 10, 2015 at 7:54 pm

I really like this – it is a rare I read a piece that leaves me feeling so connected with the words, thank you for sharing

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- chester maynes says:
  
  January 10, 2015 at 10:14 pm
  
  Thanks indeed 🙂
  
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Life: Between the lines says:

January 11, 2015 at 4:46 am

Nice work, from the beginning to end it pulled me in.

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- chester maynes says:
  
  January 12, 2015 at 12:24 am
  
  Thanks
  
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- chester maynes says:
  
  January 12, 2015 at 1:48 am
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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Prachi Vasani says:

January 14, 2015 at 8:17 pm

This is actually so true..When one is not able to describe oneself..You have perfectly describe in words what can’t be done with feelings..Well deserved..Thanks…:)

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- chester maynes says:
  
  January 14, 2015 at 11:14 pm
  
  Thanks so much! 🙂 I appreciate your awesome comment! 🙂
  
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  - Prachi Vasani says:
    
    January 14, 2015 at 11:15 pm
    
    You well deserve it…:)
  - chester maynes says:
    
    January 14, 2015 at 11:49 pm
    
    ohh 🙂
  - Prachi Vasani says:
    
    January 14, 2015 at 11:51 pm
    
    🙂
4valentines4words4poetry4you says:

January 22, 2015 at 7:30 pm

thankyou for taking the time to view my poems and writings .ive just read some of yours very nice and very interesting.

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- chester maynes says:
  
  January 22, 2015 at 8:18 pm
  
  you’re welcome and thank you likewise 🙂
  
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christinadesiani says:

February 5, 2015 at 5:33 pm

Beautifully written! I like this part:
Part of you is
the someone who is
there when nobody
is really there.
It’s true.. sometimes we just feel like we’re alone, but we don’t! There’s always the part of you who is there for yourself haha Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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- chester maynes says:
  
  February 5, 2015 at 11:37 pm
  
  I’m glad you liked this 🙂 thanks, by the way 🙂
  
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