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What's my neighbor name
It occurred to me the other day that I don't know my neighbor's names
On either side or across the street
Why is it that we never speak
Can't be because we don't have time; am I just that guarded, you know ... just protecting mine
Are the walls I've put up just that thick
Or is this my way of being slick
I'm better than them so I'll let them be
They're not my equals ... they can't fuck with me
Or is it deeper than one might think ...do we all think our shit don't stink
Facebook, twitter or skype or whatever we do ... that form of communication isn't getting ME any closer to YOU
I've heard all that rhetoric on what a village must do
So right here, right now here's what I'm going to do...
I'll knock on your door and say, "how do you do", I was thinking I should become more familiar with you
The next move son ... is clearly up to you
On either side or across the street
Why is it that we never speak
Can't be because we don't have time; am I just that guarded, you know ... just protecting mine
Are the walls I've put up just that thick
Or is this my way of being slick
I'm better than them so I'll let them be
They're not my equals ... they can't fuck with me
Or is it deeper than one might think ...do we all think our shit don't stink
Facebook, twitter or skype or whatever we do ... that form of communication isn't getting ME any closer to YOU
I've heard all that rhetoric on what a village must do
So right here, right now here's what I'm going to do...
I'll knock on your door and say, "how do you do", I was thinking I should become more familiar with you
The next move son ... is clearly up to you
Published 27th Jan 2013
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27th Jan 2013 3:20am
28th Jan 2013 00:12am
Thank you but I'm sad to say it's the world we've come to live in.
All I can do it try to right the wrong!
All I can do it try to right the wrong!
28th Jan 2013 1:29am
True and point well taken. Many are oblivious to the road ahead (the big picture); and, the role they play in all the madness. It's great to read poems of substance such as yours.
4th Feb 2013 10:51am
Thank you sir. This applies to so many people out there it's ridiculous. I remember when it was the "neighborhood watch" not the watch your neighbors.
