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MAY 5, 2009 12:26PM

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when I said no

what I meant was please

please you must ignore the no, please

when I said go

what I meant was ease

ease me back into your life, please

when I said slow

what I meant was tease

tease me back from the endless, please

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Of course that's what you meant. Nicely written. Lovely, really.

gracielou

May 05, 2009 12:43 PM

thank you, gracielou, woman of the lovely name.

and thank you for the 'of course', especially.

wakingupslowly

May 05, 2009 12:49 PM

So, does no mean no?

scanner

May 05, 2009 01:16 PM

scanner.... ahhhhhh, the relentless question.

in this context, no meant please. please, don't go.

wakingupslowly

May 05, 2009 01:20 PM

Simply Lovely!

fireeyes24

May 05, 2009 01:53 PM

::sigh::
some people just can't read between the lines.

dharmabummer

May 05, 2009 02:26 PM

I like this a lot.

I can't help but to be reminded of an episode in my early 20s, when the young woman that I was dating, during an amorous encounter, said, "Don't stop." Or was she saying, "Don't. Stop." (I did have the wherewithal to ask her to clarify)

Roger Fallihee

May 05, 2009 03:07 PM

agree with Dharma :) wish we all could hear what people meant

hyblaean- Julie

May 05, 2009 03:09 PM

thanks, fireeyes. I appreciate the read.

wakingupslowly

May 05, 2009 04:32 PM

dharma and julie - ah yes, if only my words had been heard as I wanted. and yet.... I could be blamed for not speaking directly. I wanted to at the time, but thought better of it.

Roger - I hope she was saying the joyous version of 'don't stop', which of course means, "don't EVER stop!"

wakingupslowly

May 05, 2009 04:40 PM

sometimes no means go (sometimes)

been sayin' that forever

nice wordology here waking

trig palin

May 05, 2009 04:43 PM

thanks, Trig. The wordology came quickly for this one, so I figured wth?

sometimes go means no and no means go and we never know.

ok, I'll hush now.

wakingupslowly

May 05, 2009 04:59 PM

Cool.

OEsheepdog

May 05, 2009 05:02 PM

thanks, OE. glad it worked for ya.

wakingupslowly

May 05, 2009 05:09 PM

We had fun that day except that I'm sure that I was self-conscious about something.

Roger Fallihee

May 05, 2009 05:13 PM

Really enjoyed your poem. I've wondered about the "No" all my life. Thanks for clarifying it for me. Rated

Ralph Tingey

May 05, 2009 06:02 PM

Worldly. Wise. As always, thoughtful and enticing.

Mal Beck

May 05, 2009 06:18 PM

Lovely poem...I still hope people understand that when a woman says no, she means it.

Robin Sneed

May 05, 2009 06:24 PM

Thanks, Ralph. I love seeing a brand new reader here. Please note, this "no" meant something else for me, that time. I'm not speaking for anyone else, even if it would help if I could.

Thanks, Mal. I appreciate your visits and comments.

Robin, just to clarify, this no was not about sex, and I certainly knew why I was saying no while I meant and wanted to say something else.

Maybe my next post will be all about how 'no means no', just in case anyone is unsure.

wakingupslowly

May 05, 2009 06:47 PM

I knew wqhat you meant

Brian B

May 05, 2009 11:14 PM

Thanks, Brian. I think many of us communicate like this during those tenuous, delicate, painful moments.

I'm glad you got it.

wakingupslowly

May 05, 2009 11:23 PM

Lovely.

ladyfarmerjed

May 06, 2009 06:58 AM

Thank you, ladyfarmerjed. I'm going with, "lovely means lovely".

Appreciated.

wakingupslowly

May 06, 2009 08:40 AM

I like this. Sometimes what I know is best, and what I want , are just not the same.

grif -

May 06, 2009 09:03 AM

no...okay...yes...no, you should go now. But...

This is wonderful and evocative, and I know exactly what you are saying.

thanks

JK Brady

May 06, 2009 09:07 AM

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sweet!
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markTheCanuck

May 06, 2009 10:49 AM

Lovely rhyme scheme; I enjoy rhyme, and think it gets a bad rap.

Rated!

havlin

May 06, 2009 11:41 AM

Grif? Is that you? What happened to your face? Thanks for reading, sir. You know it, of course you do.

JK, thanks to you, too. Not surprised you get it. I appreciate the read.

Hello to markTheCanuck! Thanks, and FYI - due to some new Canadian law, I may soon be a Canuck, too!

Helen - I NEVER rhyme, except for yesterday when I did. It was fun and was unplanned. Just sorta came out that way in the end. Ta da!

wakingupslowly

May 06, 2009 12:50 PM

I heard we were going to let hot poets have citizenship, but I thought it was just a rumour.

markTheCanuck

May 06, 2009 01:00 PM

Ha! Funny and thanks! A couple weeks ago those crazy Canucks said that non-Canadians who have a parent who was once a Canadian but isn't now (blah, blah, blah, rule, rule, rule), can apply for dual citizenship! Upon reading all the rules and regs so far, I fit! So, watch out, Canadians! I may be one of you soon!

wakingupslowly

May 06, 2009 01:04 PM

please
ease
tease

three of my favorite words and you used them all in this lovely poem.

Duaneart

May 06, 2009 03:48 PM

Thanks, Duaneart. I'm glad you liked it, and read it!

Those three good words.

wakingupslowly

May 06, 2009 04:50 PM

I've spent years trying to figure you creatures out. I'll admit, the research has been very enjoyable.

But is there a translation guide available? The consequences of assuming one thing means another can be very serious.

Man Talk Now

May 06, 2009 06:25 PM

why don't they get it???

lovely ~

1_Irritated_Mother

May 06, 2009 06:33 PM

Man, no, silly! No translation guide to be had. Consider it your life's work. And be careful about assuming. I'm just warning you.

Irritated mother, I wish I knew. How much more clear could I have been? And yet...

Thanks to each of you for reading and commenting.

wakingupslowly

May 06, 2009 06:59 PM

I came by to see if you had a new post up...I didn't think it was about sex in that way. I thought it was about longing. Sometimes a woman wants to live in her longing, I think, and needs her room. It wouldn't be my way to try to convince her otherwise. I only ever truly understood one woman, so....there's that.

Robin Sneed

May 08, 2009 06:35 PM

These mixed messages, I think of them as the aftermath of a good fairytale. I am enjoying your writing.

scupper

May 09, 2009 07:17 AM

Robin, I'm glad we're clarified that.

Scupper, thanks for reading. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Ahhhh, if only this was a memory from a good fairy tale. If only.

wakingupslowly

May 09, 2009 11:30 AM

thank you for your last comment. and yeah, let me knwo about the situation in IA about the same sex marriage thing :)

by the way, nice poem 0_O