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The Blogging Circle of Friends prompt for Friday March 3, 2017 is ""Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth."~ Shel Silverstein

I think he's a fascinating, and complicated character. What do you think of his quote and how would you feel being placed in that situation. It's a moment when our tactile skills come into play. What's your favorite Silverstein poem?"

If this quote came from anybody else I would say they were stuck on themselves. However it's coming from funny guy Shel Silverstein and I have a feeling he's one of those people who would have a problem telling you he was having a heart attack without making light of it. So I'd say it's just a funny comment he made, somewhat like singer and songwriter Mac Davis' song "Oh Lord It's hard to Be Humble."

My favorite Shel Silversten poem is "Messy Room." I laugh every time I read that because his room sounds like my apartment, which is a typical bachelor pad. It's lucky to be thoroughly cleaned once a month and even then I can't do it much justice. I don't have any furniture to speak of and everything I have ends up piled up in a corner. So the poem "Messy Room"' reminds me of what I say about my apartment.