Open Poetry #45 |
Bones Gets No Mercy |
Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
It’s a hard job working the streets. You can get in loads of trouble out there without really trying too hard. The street is hard, and the street is mean. There’s no forgiveness, and absolutely no leeway out there on our hard-scrabble cobbled streets. Bones can hold his head, and scream, and cry. It will do no good. The streets will show no mercy. Bobby |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
lots of streets like that around |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Thanks dear 1slick_lady, Indeed there are. One's outside my window. Love Bobby |
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Suncleaver Member
since 2009-01-18
Posts 481Stafford England |
The streets are cold and hard. They call them a concrete jungle, but at least in the jungle the predators have the decency to wear their own skin. |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Yep, Bones learned at an early age, I think, that it's not just the streets that show no mercy. Love, Alison |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hello Bobby, another lesson from streets, I don't wander too much exept while travelling, streets are unsafe after midnight and during the day people don't smile, so nothing to do there...However I agree with the message of the poem...Always enjoyable to read. yann |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Thanks Suncleaver, Who's skin do you think we wear here in the concrete jungle? We don't have the money to prance around in furs. Bobby |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Thanks dear Alison, "Streets" is a collective word that includes all the people that live on the streets, and the various visitors that we sometimes get. Love Bobby |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Thanks Yann, I'm pleased that you enjoyed the poem. Here on our street we will smile at you. That's sometimes scary for people when we smile at them. Bobby |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Bones may be from the streets, but he is one who has shown kindness and mercy. He is of a higher vibration than the other street people! Linda |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Thanks dear Linda, For the kind words on Bones. Bones is just like every other person anywhere. Love Bobby |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
You've got that right! |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Thanks dear Oklahoma Rose, I'm very pleased that you agree with the poem. Love Bobby |
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