November 5, 2018 · 2:17 pm
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Dressing The Ego – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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Dressing The Ego

As children we clomped around in hobnail boots,
and adopted oversize clothes with abandon.
Now we adopt different garb with an air of caution,
dressing up our fragile egos.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

 

Paul,

pvcann.com

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22 responses to “Dressing The Ego – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. OJ's Pride
    November 5, 2018 at 4:21 pm

    ‘Dressing up our fragile egos’ i like that ✌🏾

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  2. calmkate
    November 5, 2018 at 7:42 pm

    ouch, so true … how did they become so fragile and tattered …

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  3. Rupali
    November 5, 2018 at 7:51 pm

    True! That’s why I like the ordinary people not the mask oriented clowns.

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  4. Megha's World
    November 6, 2018 at 1:11 am

    Brilliant. You have conveyed such a stronger emotion in such few words.

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  5. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog
    November 6, 2018 at 2:09 am

    That’s why rare ones, like Walt Whitman, said he would wear things with a certain “don’t give a damn-ness.” 🙂

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  6. paeansunplugged
    November 6, 2018 at 4:15 am

    Dressed up egos are the worst sort!

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  7. lync56
    November 6, 2018 at 6:29 am

    Excellent – light hearted then a powerful challenge – beautifully written

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  9. Patricia
    November 9, 2018 at 8:13 pm

    Your lines are right on. So often egos are in dress up costumes. Very sad. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Mark Tulin
    November 10, 2018 at 1:02 am

    Nice. Can’t resist a salty ego poem.

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