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Copy Lesley Young – Selected Poems #15
Identity Crisis She was looking for herself In all the usual places Seeking a connection But finding just blank spaces She’d tried the church and dancing class And some unusual places Chasing her identity But tripping on her laces She’s been to Paris, and to Rome And more exotic places But sadly, much to her
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Lesley Young – Selected Poems #14
On Becoming a University Lecturer I imagined this place would be grand With spires, and Eminent professors with spectacles And flowing gowns, Renowned For their eccentricity and wisdom I imagined this place would be old With wooden panelled walls, and Long quiet corridors Cold, dusty libraries And ancient theories For students to expound I imagined
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Lesley Young – Selected Poems #13
I can resist anything but temptation * You’ll never be left on the shelf Reclining there so provocatively In your skimpy white robe, Your golden-skinned body Shimmering with promise And perfectly formed. How can I resist you – And your enticing wickedness? ”Take me” You silently command. And I am rooted to the spot Powerless. I must have you now Lose myself in
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