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Published: 2018-02-09 21:08:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 3719; Favourites: 82; Downloads: 0
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The old man at the top of the hillpoisoned my dog when I was a child;
I was warned not to make accusation.
As I grew, his face gnarled;
I watched him take on the look of cancer.
It taught me early to leave revenge be:
evil, like an unloved home, meets its end
when left to fall in on itself.
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This reminds me of one of my neighbors growing up. He poisoned a dog too (fed it antifreeze because he decided he couldn't take care of it) and I always deeply resented him for it, though a few years later he met with a construction accident that left him disabled. Β
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Some people eat their own selves from their roots, albeit seldom quickly enough.
Love this.
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I love how you put that. You're absolutely right, Steve. And thanks kindly for reading.
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This is just stunning and I'm always happy to see a post from you show up.
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Thanks a ton, Chad! I need to wander over your way soon. I'm doing my best to dig back in here.
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I've always thought it must take a lot of energy to hate consistently and evilly, and it's bound to hurt a person in the long run.
This short poem expresses all that very well.
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My neighbors have been either extended family/good friends, or never seen - unless we're both out at the same time and we wave hello.
If a cop were to ask me about one I barely know, after a neighbor does something only I can imagine, I'd prob'ly express shock: "She seemedΒ nice."
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Thanks so much for your comment and perspective, LJ. It's always appreciated. And I'm mighty glad you've not had any ugly run-ins with neighbors. I reckon I've had enough for both of us.
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"..enough for both of us" means you've filled your life quota.
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You'd think! I just got back from taking the neighbor's dog to the vet so here we are with more rage to manage after work. I guess I should say my dog; he sleeps with my doggos. Meh.
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What a rich and mysterious comment....
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It's mysterious to me, too. I've been feeding an abandoned dog for about 6-9 months and suddenly now that he's hurt, the owners --Β who moved and left him --Β want him back. I just really don't like neighbors, as it turns out.
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Ugh. Strange people. I don't even know some of my neighbors, but there's one I've known for about thirty-five years (since before we both moved here). Yes, we get along well.
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evil, like an unloved home, meets its end
when left to fall in on itself.
I really like this. I came to the same conclusion myself.Β
(Hi, Fuzzy!!)
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Thank you! And apologies on the late reply!
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always impressed by your words and how you weave them together to form a tapestry of images and emotionΒ
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Thank you, Scott! I hope you're doing well!
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not bad so far...a bit cold at the moment...had some snow this morning but it's all but gone now...just wish the frigid temps had left as well...
still working on many projects, and writing when i have some place quiet place to do that...Β
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I'm tired of the cold, as well. Thankfully it's not much to manage in 'Bama.
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at the moment we're just very soggy here (7 inches of rain over the last few days)
roads are full of pot holes...creeks over their banks fields slopping over with mud
critters annoyed and looking for higher ground...glad it's supposed to taper off soon
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Wow, Rachel. Great poem. (Also, did this really happen?)
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Thank you! And yes'm, it's the short-hand version - entirely too true, really.
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wow. this is lovely, in a dark and visceral way. you do a phenomenal job maintaining a narrative voice here, particularly for such a short poem. splendid
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I'm awfully behind on comments but thankful to come back here to thoughtful opinions like this. Thanks, kindly!
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That last couplet in particular is outstanding - what a great image.
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Thanks so much, Richard! I'm so behind on comments here, but very thankful for the reads.
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Sometimes it's hard to wait that long.
This is proof that you carry a voodoo curse well written, as always.
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It was very hard to wait that long but as awful as it sounds, I smiled when I found out he was no longer around. I'd moved by that point but wanted to highfive the universe, anywho.
Ha! Thank ya, Nathan! You're safe from my voodoo, though. I mean, unless that's your thing.
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People that knowingly hurt animals for no reason other than malice donβt deserve anything but awful thoughts.
Haha, I mean it depends on what kinda curse it is, or what exactly your plans are for my voodoo doll. You only live once. Could be fun.
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Hahahaha.... I forgot to come back to this and now I wanna learn how to sew.
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I've never been one for revenge, but I'm big on justice, which is probably a close relative. Strong piece, Ms. Fuzzy -- and the journal is one I think I'd like to investigate more, too.
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Oh, and thanks kindly for snagging it for your group!
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I believe similarly. Maw-Maw used to tell me what goes around'll come around, and when that neighbor died as he did I couldn't help but side with her way of thinking. Thank ya, Lisa, and I think you'd like that journal!
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You know how much I love this oneβand how much I hate wicked neighbors like this. What I mostly love is the heart of someone who can unlock the wisdom of the world in such a few short lines. If only we could all learn to βleave revenge be,ββand not because it is some platitude or what we learned in Sunday school, but because we were paying attention through the pain when life was busy teaching us its lessons. Then, ya know, we humans might actually have a chance.
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It's taken me a long to adopt this belief but I'm with you on this.Β It's too easy to be blinded by anger and pain and to want to react with as much hatred, but it rarely helps anything. Thank ya as always for reading into my little poems and finding their intention. You're the best, K-Bear.
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Aw, I love reading your poems. Your voice is so recognizably your own, clear and keen and just intimate enough; and each time I read one I feel like you've taken me to exactly where you are, your surroundings, your emotions, and at a point in time of a powerful truth that makes no apologies to anyone or anything. You're a cut way above, my dear, and as long as you keep writing 'em, I'll keep reading & loving 'em.
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I'm very late on replies, but good golly, there you go again in making my face hurt from blushing.
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Justice, as a natural component of the universe?
I'd like to think The Honorable Reverend Doctor
Martin Luther King Junior was right in quoting
that line about it "bending toward justice, but
I've been a witness to as much 'injustice' as I
have the other.
Still, being an optimist [being the other is self-
defeating], I repeat that quote often, hoping
it *could* be true. I like your optimism too,
Rachel.Β
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaPTwe⦠
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I hear ya, Pip. It's not easy to believe in MLK Jr's ideology but it's best to put some faith into such thinking as opposed to reaching for constant defeat. And what a dandy song - haven't heard that in ages.
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Sounds like an argument for depriving joy, to poison a kids' dog. Well that's straight wicked. Or as we might say today;Β 'cancer'.Β
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I wish there were more metaphorical layerings to this, but it's fairly straight-forward, and the neighbor was indeed taken out harshly by the disease that likely felt like a longer version of the suffering he caused my dog.Β WickednessΒ won't ever win, or that's what I choose to believe. Thanks kindly for reading.Β
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