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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2014-12-03 08:51 PM




the door stayed closed
it mattered not
for I knew what was behind it
the door keeps
people from entering
the Closed Door of Sad Endings
but the demons behind that door
are allowed to leave
in order for them to infiltrate the thoughts of
the ones who conjured them up
made them what they were
demons behind the
Closed Door of Sad Endings
these little but barbaric demons
slip into thoughts
of those who made them
who they are
these men and women
are thusly
maddened to relive
things in their past they try to forget
but the little demons
are there
making sure
they will never forget their nasty past
to some people this constant
replaying all the hurtful things
they have committed
it can lead some to insane asylums
and others to suicide
you see them everywhere
though you can never tell by looking
still . . . the quiet man with his wife and kids
sitting at a restaurant table
having dinner, chatting amicably
near you
could be silently thinking about
and wondering
how many people he could kill
if he pulled the weapon
in his powder blue suit coat pocket
you never know
how the demons have harassed this man
to the point of insanity
until he decides to show you
such is the work
of the little demons
behind the Closed Door of Sad Endings

©December 3, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton

If they give you ruled paper write sideways.

© Copyright 2014 Jerry Pat Bolton - All Rights Reserved
latearrival
Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499
Florida
1 posted 2014-12-03 10:27 PM


Lately there seems to be many of this type of person waling among us. Right here in this little paradise it happens often.Something just snaps and maybe they had a little help from pills or drink but it seems to come out of the blue and they just snap. I do not think the person involved always really knows the reason.
Best to you,I think you have a good handle on your thoughts now. Jo

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
South Louisiana
2 posted 2014-12-04 07:46 AM


Good to see you this morning, Jo, and thank you for your constructive thoughts.

If they give you ruled paper write sideways.

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere
3 posted 2014-12-05 06:32 AM


Ah the little demons! You know them well. I like what you have done here. You tell it like it is. I especially like the phrase you coined-"Closed Door of Sad Endings"
JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
South Louisiana
4 posted 2014-12-05 07:47 AM


Thank you Lori, appreciate your kind remarks.

If they give you ruled paper write sideways.

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