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icebox
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since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

0 posted 2004-03-15 03:53 PM

I tried to think of why I'm angry,
when random sparks of life
send you flashing through my mind.
I'm not that guy who holds a grudge.
Sure,
I'm the one who taught you
the fine lines that separate revenge
and vengeance,
and you might recall some of the times
you saw me sample each,
but,
what good was it to teach you loyalty,
when you so freely choose to forget?
Then I realized you are like a taxi,
without brakes or rearview mirror.

©2004 by icebox

Grover
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since 2004-01-27

Posts 1967
London, ON, Canada

1 posted 2004-03-15 03:55 PM

Much wisdom and insight!

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2004-03-15 03:57 PM

have to admit, I've been that taxi more than once

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

3 posted 2004-03-15 04:14 PM

This is SO dang good!

*Side note*
We had a 59 Chevy Impala..wings and all

Hugs to you~

Poetry is not an opinion expressed...
it is a song that rises from a bleeding wound
...or a smiling mouth.

~ Kahlil Gibran

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

4 posted 2004-03-15 05:13 PM

I wish I could get angry...maybe then I would get some of these negative feelings of self out of me.

Your face doesn't look like it could hold anger very long.

M

ice
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since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

5 posted 2004-03-15 08:43 PM

Sounds like something that I should read to my oldest son....
"what good was it to teach you loyalty,
when you so freely choose to forget?"
BTW, I can't recall the difference between revenge and vengeance?
anyway... I enjoyed reading this poem....made me think hard about a couple things...Thanks icebox
________ice
><>

icebox
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since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

6 posted 2004-03-15 08:57 PM

Grover ~ Thank you for reading and for your comment.

Midnitesun ~ *smile* Why did that not surprise me?  Thank you for your comment.

Enchantress ~ I am glad you enjoyed it!  Thank you for telling me.

nakdthoughts ~ You are correct that releasing anger can help. Remember, looks can be deceiving. *smile*  Thank you for your thoughts.

ice ~ Vengeance is served hot right out of the flames of emotion; it burns all who touch it.  Revenge is dessert for the patient; it is best served very cold.  Thank you for reading this and for your comments.

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

7 posted 2004-03-15 09:41 PM

You write some of the most interesting titles for your poems! They pull me in and you deliver!

Warm hugs,
EA

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

8 posted 2004-03-17 03:31 AM

I read this earlier before I went to work and didn't know what to say...

I still don't.

But here I am.

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

9 posted 2004-03-17 03:47 AM

I like the way you closed this little piece of reflective anger.
Really enjoy your work
Liz

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

10 posted 2004-03-17 07:37 PM

Even tho it sounds familiar, I can't say I was ever a taxi. I never had the sense to have a meter installed.

But in retrospect, I confess to some convenient loyalty. sigh.

You always make me think. Even when I don't wanna. *grumble*

wranx
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since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

11 posted 2004-03-18 10:11 PM

I've taken a ride or two in similar hacks...Once on the road, you wonder why you spent the energy catchin' it

Alan
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since 2000-09-12

Posts 1499
right next door

12 posted 2004-03-18 11:26 PM

I have been here too many times. Excellent writing.
alan

Sadelite
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since 2003-10-11

Posts 2519

13 posted 2004-03-19 01:17 PM

Excellent write, and thanks for defining the difference between vengance and revenge.

DavePage
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since 2003-12-21

Posts 2917

14 posted 2004-03-19 04:25 PM

and for hire

by anyone

with enough money

Dave

Pilgrimage
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since 2001-12-04

Posts 3945
Texas, USA

15 posted 2004-03-19 05:42 PM

I'm glad it's not me on the other end of this one, it's got two barrels and a real light trigger.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

16 posted 2004-03-19 07:29 PM

I took a ride in a taxi once -- all I can say is that it hurt like hell when I jumped out and I never, ever, never will forget the driver. Enjoyed the poem, Icebox.

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

17 posted 2004-03-19 11:04 PM

I'm still here reading, icebox, and am never disappointed. It seems that taxis the world over are the same - and human beings too so, can we really and truly say that we are "individuals"?

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