Newly Added: Audio for #Poem - You Are Not My Dear: (Prompt from Carry on Tuesday from Keith Ramblings) Listen!

The audio describes where this poem came from. The original prompt came from CARRY ON TUESDAY from Keith Ramblings.

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Today's prompt was simply:

What is it you find so amusing, dear?

My poetic response is:

You Are Not My Dear

What is it you find so amusing, dear?

Is it the way you took that knife

and sliced me in the back, so neatly

so deftly so hidden and I bet you never

expected me to find out, expected

 

the cut to be so deep my body would

shrivel as my blood drained from me

only you didn't know my fortitude

because I remember all too well that

time before when the group of you

 

well, I know you remember, too

So I don't see how you could

find any of this in the least

bit amusing, in fact, I am finding

the satisfaction in what is happening

 

to you much less sweet than I

could have expected, and not

at all amusing, not amusing at

all dear, for I suppose after all is

said and done - nothing is said or done

 

When the knife slices life force

from you or me or her or him

or them or anyone which is why I

am using my words to let you know,

it isn't amusing and you are not my dear

Comments

[rob kistner]

This piece was to the point, cutting, deep, and sad... ;-(

...rob

So Amusing

[illyria taylor]

Superb. I think you won this challenge.

[keiths ramblings]

This is amazing. Your words gripped me to the very end. Thanks for taking part in Carry On Tuesday. I hope you'll become a regular contributor.

[Dee]

so true - the knife takes away from everyone.

[Melissa]

I think I want my blankie now. Know the feeling though, too well sometimes.

[Stan Ski]

We've all been stabbed in the back at some time.