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Poor Boy |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion 
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Poor Boy Matthew’s the youngest of three, chubby and slow-witted, a natural born whiner last on the list for family praise, his older brother the stellar student and mini replica of his old man, his sis, the athlete of the family with enough track and field trophies to fill the family room. The minute we arrived at the state fair he started crying hungry I watched in disgust as he ate his way through food booths pizza, hotdogs, BBQ’d corn slathered in butter, his parents letting him gnaw through the remains of their ribs, making yummy sounds, licking his greasy lips, pointing to the ice cream kiosk. He lost interest when the scenery changed from food to farm animals couldn’t see pigs and cows as lunch, I felt vaguely sick in the realization his parents feed his need for love with food. © 2000 Corinne Bailey [This message has been edited by Corinne (edited 08-29-2000).] |
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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL |
I love it Corinne! You ended it just the way I wanted you to!!! Robert if you can dream; you can fly...if you are flying; you are dreaming. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Corinne, Wonderful, enjoyed it all especially the kick in the end. |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Corinne, great piece, its a shame how some parents ignor a childs problems for an easy way out. Parker |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Corinne,...your writing always reaches me deep inside. I truly admire your talent. You really know how to capture things and portray them so that it's like I'm there. Your message is loud and clear. Thank you. Please take care. *Peace. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Thanks, Robert - they'd kill me if they saw this poem! Seymour, thank you! Thanks, Park, yes, I don't think they realize that they are enabling life long bad habits and reinforcing his total lack of self-esteem. Thank you kindly, Spitfire! Corinne |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Touching! great writing... Corinne.. regards, sudhir |
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