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1slick_lady
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0 posted 2004-08-17 10:53 AM



Goodbye Charley Goodbye

he came with wordy destruction
tearing apart everything he saw
in furious razor blade letters
un-content to just know he passed by
marking his territory everywhere
as if the Jones could keep up
with the voice of his chatter
a hot aired heart of velocity
luring many to delicious temptation
to be unmoved to the point of never and lost
I run from arms that can not brace me
where bricks are shaken from foundations
for flattery in the wind will only bring you
down


© Copyright 2004 Helen Chambers - All Rights Reserved
LeeJ
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1 posted 2004-08-17 11:52 AM


where flattery in the wind will only bring you down

I've come of age where flattery means nothing anymore, and where actions really score...

Intense write, made me think of battered woman and abusive husbands/wives...

One does not have to be physically abused to be abused.  

Thank you for writing and sharing.

passing shadows
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2 posted 2004-08-17 12:44 PM



Ericc
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3 posted 2004-08-17 03:52 PM


Wow...as always your words quicken the breath and leave me wondering and full of wonder.

Eric

Krishankins
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4 posted 2004-08-18 12:39 PM


Hey slick lady! Nice to see your words still grace these pages!

If you're not yourself, then there is no you.

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5 posted 2004-08-18 07:54 PM


Looks like we had poems coming from exactly the same place...though you were the one directly exposed to that storm. I hope your loss wasn't too great, and that your recovery will be quick.

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