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The Vultures
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The Vultures |
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Ron K. Fox Senior Member
since 2000-10-24
Posts 925 |
this came about after reading so many stories of meddling people, ruining wonderful wonderful loves, and bringing some to the brink of closure. Vultures are they Sitting on dead twisted gray branches, One eye tilted downwards. Ever ready to feast on the discard We surrender from our weary corpses. The vulture's feathers ruffle in delight. Poison-ivy green rashes of envy Spread across our once untainted flesh, Choking vines,itching of jealous dialog From tongues of the meddling. The vultures are forever watching. Daggers flawed and jagged Rip through taught tendons of security, Tearing with the recklessness of a madman’s surgery, To dissever our hearts, laughing madly at the process. The vultures patiently wait. Their words bite, sharp fanged, pumping venom Into the veins of our very being, Causing trust to thrash in throes of disbelief, Of which no tourniquet of words can subside. And the vultures cackle in anticipation. Planting their seeds of cancerous lies, they take root, Dispersing, infecting, decaying promises past, Until too weak to fight, We surrender, Abandoning our love beneath the blistering sun. And the vultures feast. Tossing words like wishful coins into the deep well of an open heart. R. fox |
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Robert Joseph Member
since 2000-10-07
Posts 491South Carolina |
Harsh and stinging reality...good read! Thanks for sharing this with us, Ron. Robert Joseph |
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LoriJaye Junior Member
since 2000-10-23
Posts 34Massachusetts USA |
Sadly, I can relate to what you say here. I suppose some simply cannot stand another being happy when they are so dissatisfied with their own existences. *sigh* Excellent analogy...very powerful. LJ "A smile is when your inner beauty comes outside." |
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Rainydays Member
since 2000-10-21
Posts 324 |
"The vulture's feathers ruffle in delight." ~~ this line made my skin shiver! Ron, this portrayal is fiercely effective. An excellent depiction of "vultures." Thank you ~ Rainydays |
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Alle'cram Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816Texas |
..good descript of the vultures.. in personal observations (not internet,but applies) the type people who instigate, meddle, start rumors and say or do hurtful things to others are the very people so miserable (personal life or within) that the only time they seem to be happy..is, when wallowing in anothers misery or observing, knowing another is feeling worse than they; a little joy is found. Most do not realize this til they look for the whys..they do. |
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Ron K. Fox Senior Member
since 2000-10-24
Posts 925 |
Your replies ring true evryone. the people who must enjoy the ruin of others are ruined already Tossing words like wishful coins into the deep well of an open heart. R. fox |
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