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Open Poetry #26

The Man At The Party.

pjtalty
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since 2002-07-17

Posts 111
W.A., Australia

0 posted 2003-05-02 11:44 PM

The man at the party
says,
voice fragmented
wrapped in static,
"spare the rod,
spoil the child,
that's my philosophy."

The speaker's eyes waver,
dying candles flicker
in cut glass goblets;
voice, fainting, falls to slow glide,
recalls the sounds of unbuckling
before the beatings
that made him a man.

Dance rhythms contend
with dissenting voices,
the uneasy beat of shuffling,
the cruel march
from childhood
to manhood.

FOOTNOTE: I know there is a difference between an admonishing smack and a “belting”. I have no problem with the former, but I do have a problem with violence being used as a main deterrent to the “naughtiness” of a toddler.
(c)2002 Patrick Talty

Patrick Talty

QjQ
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since 2003-04-18

Posts 3756
U.S.A.

1 posted 2003-05-02 11:52 PM

" violence " only causes grief. commutations and patience has virtues

It matters not how you answer, It matters only that i hear you.

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