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“The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.” Robert Hand
The Show Pony
Clippity-clop, clippity-clop,
comes the show pony,
man, what a performance,
sighing, shifting,
surely not drawing attention,
disagreeably terse,
momentarily incomunicado,
pouting, shifting, drifting,
back again,
unrelated, off-topic,
every subject an expert,
eyes averted,
machine-gun style,
embarrassed laughter,
looking for approval,
sharing anger uninvited,
we simply listened,
accepted,
and held you
knowing.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
parallax 
Lovely. Compassionate.
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Many thanks Susan.
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Wow! The pace of this captured me – could feel the terseness. Interesting piece.
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Don’t you love an expert with trainer wheels still on?! 🙂 glad to know the pace and tenseness worked, thank you for reflecting back VJ
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Welcome Paul.
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It can be quite the challenge to respond with kindness when in the presence
of a perpetual Show Pony.
I think it’s spot on that those insecure with themselves seek the most attention.
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Yes, that’s my experience to, especially in adult education. Thank you for those observations Sandy.
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Certainly.
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Adding this link to the reference index at the Foundation for Poetic Justice
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I wonder that you’ve met a few. Thank you for linking Ana.
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OH yeah. America breeds ’em like flies!
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Ouch, that’s horrible.
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PERFECT adjective! 😜
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🙂
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
PRETTY SMART PONY….TO RECOGNIZE THIS! 😀 INSIGHTFUL POEM,
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Thank you Jonathan.
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Another masterful metaphor!
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Thank you Liz, I’ll bet you’ve met a few?
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A few, yes!
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Always a challenge for me.
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Knowing the writing process as I do, I don’t doubt it–but your end results do appear effortless.
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Thank you Liz
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Kindness always, Paul. I can feel you walk the talk.
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Yes, always kindness. Comes close some days, but the letting go … thank you so much Lisa.
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You’re very welcome.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Much appreciated Charles
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Always happy to share, Paul!!
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Love it! Sometimes i am feeling just like this. 😉 Michael
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Ah, we all get that way.
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🙂
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So well written
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Thank you, a combination of experiences.
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