Thursday, April 3, 2008

Deep

There was a woman I used to work with named Gert Weisberg. I imagine she is dead now. Gert was a very literate woman and very Jewish. I mean that in a nice way. She was very proud of her son, who was a professional bowler. I told Gert about my writing poetry, and she wanted to read some of them. So, I picked out the best ones and let her see them. The next day, she brought them back. I had expected a bad critique, but her words to me are some I have never forgotten, "I didn't realize you were so deep". I think I have that affect on people. It is hard for folks to get to know me, because I put up so many walls. If you are a person, who has seen over my walls, you are the lucky few.

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