Poetry Collection — Part One

A collection of short Poems

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A small collection of short poems written at different times of my life.

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The life of a part time Mistress, the understudy to the leading lady’s part, without the leading lady being aware she needed an understudy.

The Mistress

Put me in storage, cover me with mothballs
I’ll lay patiently waiting, until she’s gone again,
I will be by your side as your part time lover
When she’s here I’ll just be your part time friend.

I’m fully aware that you see me as the understudy
You made your choice for the leading lady’s part,
You are fully aware that you have my body
But I’ve never let you know you’ve also got my heart.

I wrote this watching my best friend play the part of Mistress, although I couldn’t work out why she would want to be the understudy to anyone!