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I don't mind

Submitted by Neil McKay on June 29, 2012

Among love's graces we shall find
The lovely phrase, "I do not mind"
I do not mind that you are late,
That you don't like to rollerskate.

I do not mind your stated goal
To make me eat more vegetable.
I do not mind your morning breath,
You don't mind mine, though it be death.

I do not mind your heart of stone
when you decide to sleep alone.
I do not mind your constant mess
Your changing plans, your busyness.

I do not mind your failing vision
It hides my flaws that cause derision
I do not mind that you're not jealous
You know it's just for you I'm zealous

Sometimes you like to list for me,
The reasons I should turn and flee,
For every flaw you list and find
My answer still is, "I don't mind"

Comments

Neil McKay

June 29, 2012

Mostly I just wanted to rhyme Vegetable with stated goal.

Clayton Medeiros

June 29, 2012

I like the rhyme and the homage to Maurice Sendak.

Neil McKay

June 30, 2012

Unintentional homage. What part?

Clayton Medeiros

July 1, 2012

The repetition of "I don't mind remind" of his story who said "I don't care" to everything until he was finally eaten by a Tiger. It was part of a series in a small boxed set that included "Chicken Soup is Nice."

Neil McKay

July 1, 2012

Ah, I think I do remember that. I often think that my ideas are all stolen from stories, poems and songs that I heard and forgot. Nothing new under the sun.