<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=437084" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>I Thought You'd Be Glad to See Me?</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I am totally baffled, <br>By your appearance.<br>And why you are here.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You were the one who told me, <br>Many years ago...<br>The way I lived was unacceptable.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The fact that I live the way I do, <br>I remember when you said to me...<br>How much I embarrassed you.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when you drove me to the suburbs, <br>You rushed me into your home.<br>And insisted I speak quietly, <br>As to not disturb your neighbors...<br>Entertaining in the backyards, <br>While talking loudly on their cellphones.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when I requested to sit in the Sun on your deck...<br>You rushed me to your garage, <br>To show me tools and artifacts you collected.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I am totally baffled, <br>By your appearance.<br>And why you are here.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You were the one who told me, <br>Many years ago...<br>The way I lived was unacceptable.<br>And you made that quite clear.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Does your appearance have anything to do, <br>With you losing your job? <br>Does it have anything to do with your eviction? <br>And repossessions from those possessions, <br>From you that have been dissolved.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I remember standing outside, <br>In the pouring rain...<br>When you waved to drive away.<br>And that was just two months ago, <br>As you shouted out of your car window...<br>To quickly say, <br>'I have an important meeting to attend.<br>I'm in a hurry.<br>Have a good day.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And today you claim, <br>To be passing through my neighborhood.<br>But you're needing to pay the cabdriver.<br>And if you can borrow twenty bucks from me...<br>That should take care of the fare, <br>And all is good.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">No it isn't.<br>What do you take me for? <br>Nevermind! <br>That's not a question.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I'm going to give you fourty bucks.<br>Half to pay for the cab...<br>And the other half, <br>To get away from my door! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Why this attitude? <br>And I thought you'd be glad to see me! '</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=437084" data-title="I Thought You'd Be Glad to See Me? de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="I am totally baffled, By your appearance. And why you are here. You were the one who told me, Many years ago... The way I lived was unacceptable. The fact that I live the way I do, I remember when you said to me... How much I embarrassed you...."></div> </div> </div>

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