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poem

sylviahomeatlast — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:18:59 GMT

Inexact Pain

I inflict great pain

by merely passing through

dirt lots, gardens, unsuspecting grasses

A soft swish, cracking blade and rigid stem

bruising splitting bone and flesh:

misery under my witless footsteps' crush.

*****

And living beneath,

near splintered roots and stalks,

small life:

brutalized

---wherever I walk.

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dooBdoo — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:21:13 GMT

I love that, sylvia. But now I feel guilty about walking through nature.

You're such a gifted writer.

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sylviahomeatlast — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:38:26 GMT

dooBdoo, I think about everything. There is absolutely nothing I don't think about in my daily life. I don't think most posters here would approve of my life. But the people in RL understand me. Thank you for reading these little writings.

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focksie — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:46:03 GMT

Wow. You wrote that sylvia? I don't care for a lot of poetry but this really spoke to me. Since I was a kid I've always looked at the ground when I walk. To this day, if I see an ant on the ground in front of me, I make a point of sidestepping it. I hate to think I'd kill it with my step. After a heavy rain, the worms come out and I find I'm sidestepping them all over the place. I think about the life under my feet too.

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croemer — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:53:49 GMT

Very observant and astute.

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dooBdoo — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:58:27 GMT

On 10/22/2014 sylviahomeatlast said:
dooBdoo, I think about everything. There is absolutely nothing I don't think about in my daily life. I don't think most posters here would approve of my life. But the people in RL understand me. Thank you for reading these little writings.

Aw, sylvia. We're not here to get other people's approval, in the long run, are we. Because we'd always fail with some of them. I think I'd like you in real life. Very much.

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sylviahomeatlast — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 03:03:03 GMT

Thank you all for reading. I can hear the green grass breaking and the winter grass too. I try to avoid ants and other also. dooBdoo, I'm surprising looking and I love nature and the people in my life. Today, I met two new people and I felt so good.

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sylviahomeatlast — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:25:46 GMT

working on a new one about kid violence and guns

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LaterGator — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:30:59 GMT

You need to get your poems copywriter and published. You are an excellent writer.

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straykatz — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:07:54 GMT

I like it..thanks for sharing.