I'm a Chameleon
no colors of my own ... the worst kind of sad83 total reviews
Comment from OLA THOMAS
A well conceived thought about a chameleon. It changes its colors at will as if in sympathy with its surrounding. But it has double conotations, an unstable or unreliable person may be called a chameleon. Good expression in 'I don't know - I never think or feel
for myself,
I just absorb your colors
because ... I'm afraid not to ...'
ola thomas
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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A well conceived thought about a chameleon. It changes its colors at will as if in sympathy with its surrounding. But it has double conotations, an unstable or unreliable person may be called a chameleon. Good expression in 'I don't know - I never think or feel
for myself,
I just absorb your colors
because ... I'm afraid not to ...'
ola thomas
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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Thx so much Ola - good, sharp observations, my friend! :) Sharyn
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
This is really good, and I especially liked it because I knew someone who was a human chameleon like this--my mother. Even as a child, I could tell who she was talking to on the phone by the way she talked. She took on the personality and mannersisms of the people she talked to. She didn't realize it, even when I told her she did it. Never knew anyone else like that, till I read this. Weird.
I read somewhere a while back that to make people like and trust you that you should TRY to do what she did naturally. It must be one of the reasons she had so MANY friends. Me? Didn't inherit that strange trait. I'm always me, take it or leave it. LOL!
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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This is really good, and I especially liked it because I knew someone who was a human chameleon like this--my mother. Even as a child, I could tell who she was talking to on the phone by the way she talked. She took on the personality and mannersisms of the people she talked to. She didn't realize it, even when I told her she did it. Never knew anyone else like that, till I read this. Weird.
I read somewhere a while back that to make people like and trust you that you should TRY to do what she did naturally. It must be one of the reasons she had so MANY friends. Me? Didn't inherit that strange trait. I'm always me, take it or leave it. LOL!
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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Me? I'm AC/DC Phyllis - I've been there - and even now sometimes I still wrestle with that desire to please people - courtesy of a mother who was a supreme martyr! aah, the examples we get from parents ... now my own son has mere perfection to model, natch ... :)))Tjhx
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LOL! My kid IS perfection. I've tried to copy her and fail miserably. :)))
Comment from missy98writer
Visionary1234,
Your free verse is sensationally written with vivid imagery painted by your pen.
The art work is wicked awesome you used.
In your free verse your narrative is very good.
You used great alliteration.
You used excellent metaphors:
I enjoyed your lines:
I'm a chameleon
living within the cellophane boundaries
of your dark and light
no colors of my own
until I die ...
It's a shame you didn't win the sad poems contest with this food for though free verse.
I know some people who are chameleon like.
Would I recommend your food for thought poem to others reviewers?
Yes, I would,
Keep rocking the poetic art.
Please have a Happy Holidays, my friend.
Melissa.
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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Visionary1234,
Your free verse is sensationally written with vivid imagery painted by your pen.
The art work is wicked awesome you used.
In your free verse your narrative is very good.
You used great alliteration.
You used excellent metaphors:
I enjoyed your lines:
I'm a chameleon
living within the cellophane boundaries
of your dark and light
no colors of my own
until I die ...
It's a shame you didn't win the sad poems contest with this food for though free verse.
I know some people who are chameleon like.
Would I recommend your food for thought poem to others reviewers?
Yes, I would,
Keep rocking the poetic art.
Please have a Happy Holidays, my friend.
Melissa.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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Thx so much Melissa - no, didn't win this one ... but it's always a good exercise to write to a prompt, yes? Happy Holidays my dear!
Sharyn
Comment from Joy Graham
I really like the idea of being a chameleon. I think I may have been one in another life LOL! Your words are really relatable and understandable. Best wishes to you in this contest.
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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I really like the idea of being a chameleon. I think I may have been one in another life LOL! Your words are really relatable and understandable. Best wishes to you in this contest.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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thx so much, Joy - didn't win this one, but an interesting writing exercise! :) Sharyn
Comment from God's Writer
A great poem my friend. So full of sadness and loneliness. Well written and presented. I hope this is not what you are, a chameleon. It is a lonely life. I know. Thank you for this gem of a poem.
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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A great poem my friend. So full of sadness and loneliness. Well written and presented. I hope this is not what you are, a chameleon. It is a lonely life. I know. Thank you for this gem of a poem.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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thx so much, Erick ... I write from experience, but not now, thank goodness!
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I am glad little butterfly.
Shalom,
Rabbi Erick
Comment from Jeanie Mercer
This is a sad metaphor of a person who only lives through another's life. I like the positive ending, with the aim expressed to feel one's own feeling, even if it is pain. Good luck to you, Jeanie Merceer
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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This is a sad metaphor of a person who only lives through another's life. I like the positive ending, with the aim expressed to feel one's own feeling, even if it is pain. Good luck to you, Jeanie Merceer
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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thx so much Jeanie!
Comment from donaldww
This poem is about a person lamenting the fact that she behaves like a chameleon. Displaying a flighty personality for the reader's pleasure, she never thinks for herself. In other words, a politician.
The narrator wonders fearfully what will happen after 'you' dies. Answer? She'll have get off her lizard butt and start thinking.
In the meantime, she worries about sanguine cheeks, but her thoughts are never sanguine.
I like the formatting of the poem. The stylistic consistency allows me to guess the identity of the poet without having to look her up in my fan list.
Since I have indulged this 'ultra-mysterious poetess' with 6 stars once too often in the past, FS has opted to keep me in 5 star jail (Admittedly better than a 4 star hotel, with cellophane boundaries and no WiFi.).
Good luck with the voters.
Cheers,
DW
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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This poem is about a person lamenting the fact that she behaves like a chameleon. Displaying a flighty personality for the reader's pleasure, she never thinks for herself. In other words, a politician.
The narrator wonders fearfully what will happen after 'you' dies. Answer? She'll have get off her lizard butt and start thinking.
In the meantime, she worries about sanguine cheeks, but her thoughts are never sanguine.
I like the formatting of the poem. The stylistic consistency allows me to guess the identity of the poet without having to look her up in my fan list.
Since I have indulged this 'ultra-mysterious poetess' with 6 stars once too often in the past, FS has opted to keep me in 5 star jail (Admittedly better than a 4 star hotel, with cellophane boundaries and no WiFi.).
Good luck with the voters.
Cheers,
DW
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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oh you are funny DW! a bad case of sanguine cheek if ever there was one my friend!
Comment from rosehill (Wendy)
I was delighted by your quixotic poem. I for one can relate perfectly to the situation portrayed here. I tend to travel emotionally to my surroundings, often unable to touch my own true feelings--or afraid to. Wouldn't want to cause ripples or look unsupportive, would we? It is a failing I work on all the time and so your piece had great recognition for me. Well done--Wendy
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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I was delighted by your quixotic poem. I for one can relate perfectly to the situation portrayed here. I tend to travel emotionally to my surroundings, often unable to touch my own true feelings--or afraid to. Wouldn't want to cause ripples or look unsupportive, would we? It is a failing I work on all the time and so your piece had great recognition for me. Well done--Wendy
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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thx Wendy - but ... did you really mean to give me a four??? :(
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Absolutely not! Thanks for letting me know that once again, as I try to hurry through what I'm doing, I neglected to take a look at the something before hitting send. ADD can only be held at bay for so long, then it has a romp before I can find my chair and whip to get it back under control. You are not today's only victim. Have you ever written a four-worthy poem? I think not. I have gone back and changed it. So sorry to have caused you even a pinprick of, "What ?"
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well I figured - I've done it once myself late at night ... no worries, though ... :)
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I oopsed by giving someone one star once and would never have known except I recognized part of my review wording in a rant on the profile thoughts page. The person was screaming about how the reviewer had said great, yada yadda, perfect etc. then given a one. I went back and promised to wear a hair shirt for a week after changing it to the proper five it deserved.
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oh dear - I don't think I've ever committed a sin THAT deep!!! oops!!!
Comment from Tithonus50
Great punctuation, great imagery and a profound message. Love the juxtaposition of 'you' at the start of the poem to 'me' at the end, and a very haunting yet compelling image.
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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Great punctuation, great imagery and a profound message. Love the juxtaposition of 'you' at the start of the poem to 'me' at the end, and a very haunting yet compelling image.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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thank you so much!
Comment from c_lucas
One cannot live a life of accepting others mores and ideas. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a good read. Good luck in your contest.
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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One cannot live a life of accepting others mores and ideas. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a good read. Good luck in your contest.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2012
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2012
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thx Charlie ... another smooth flow of words, hmm?
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If you are concern about the words I use in my review, Pleas look at my Fs How To Manual. "My Coming Death." I outline the five questions I use to review. You're welcome.
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Charlie, it's just courtesy not to write the same words dear - you're a wonderful writer - but reviews do need to be individual and not using the same stock words & phrases.
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I will keep that in mind for you.
