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Thibodaux Mean Streets
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Thibodaux Mean Streets |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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Thibodaux, Louisiana afternoon stroll with Zoe, my mutt after about a block guy on a bicycle pulled up alongside the sidewalk where we were walking spoke to me I stopped, said hello started to leave he said gimmie five dollars not could you spare a little for me no, he said, gimmie five dollars I told him I didn’t have five dollars for him he said I could rob you, I could rob you right here told him that he probably could as I backed up two steps gripped the hickory walking cane I use when walking so hard my hand was hurting he made like he was going to get off his bike to rob me all I could do was wait he kept looking at me and the cane finally got back on his bike rode away he could have actually robbed me if he had tried I’m old, got emphysema and other assorted things wrong with me but if I’d been lucky I would have taken out as few of those pearly whites of his while he was doing his thing I see him every so often he won’t meet my eyes when he rides by ©April 10, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~*~ Sex on television can't hurt you unless you fall off. ~*~ |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Oh, boy,Keep that walking stick handy. Sad story. jo |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Oh, I do Jo, I sure do. Plus I've a sharp lock-blade knife in my pocket. I may go down, but the blood won't be all mine. ~*~ Sex on television can't hurt you unless you fall off. ~*~ |
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EmmaRose Senior Member
since 2011-03-02
Posts 1376Midwest |
those sure are some nasty streets of life, stay safe, other than that, don't know what to say, good poem, seems trivial to say |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you Emma, that's really about all you can say. ~*~ Sex on television can't hurt you unless you fall off. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
What a testimony to the type of cold and creepy people that prey on the elderly. And what a wonderful example of standing your ground and not being intimidated and turning the punk away. Way to go my friend. The mean streets taught you well and continue to serve you. Apparently it wasn't all wasted... Lori  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you Lori. ~*~ Less depends on the size of the dog in a fight than the size of the fight in the dog. ~*~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
nice writing...I feel like many times God and his angels have protected me...perhaps making me look bigger or meaner than I am...James |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Then again, James, you may be meaner that even you think you are. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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