I know I've been "M.I.A." in recent days
But, I want to thank you all for your support and praise
However, please don't think
That my, sometimes, lack of reciprocity
Is due to any disdain or bloated pomposity
PLEASE
Charge it to my HEAD and not my HEART
It's just that, sometimes, as I strive to chart
My path in this maze called "Life"
At times, I feel defeated by its brutal knife
Which cuts both ways
And so, my mind strays
From all things "poetic"
My very vision, blurry in matters "aesthetic"
*What good are eyes, when you can't see any beauty?*
So, please forgive any failings in my courteous duty
And, if I be tardy with appreciative replies
Please, don't think the label "ingrate" applies
But, at times,
To find and upload a picture or just to even TYPE,
Demands too much concentration and energy
As my mind and my heart lack the synergy
To work together
So, whether my response be prompt or slow
My gratitude is never absent from the love you bestow.