Let’s chat!
Seldom an invitation
to friendly repartee
Voices will rise
foment latent resentment
Where’s the purpose in that?
I already bear the marks
of vile contempt, soul-etched
in permanent ink.
Let’s chat?
I’d rather not.
(Image my own.)
Let’s chat!
Seldom an invitation
to friendly repartee
Voices will rise
foment latent resentment
Where’s the purpose in that?
I already bear the marks
of vile contempt, soul-etched
in permanent ink.
Let’s chat?
I’d rather not.
(Image my own.)
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So a strong stanza: “I already bear the marks / of vile contempt, soul-etched / in permanent ink.”
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Thanks, Benjamin. Words can leave lasting scars.
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Welcome. Isn’t that so true. 😦 Luckily they can have a lasting effect the opposite way as well.
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Those words not a good start to a sincere conversation. Best beware!
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Exactly. Thanks.
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Those two words can bring that sudden drop in the pit of your stomach! Love the image!
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Lol. Thanks Heather
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You’re welcome.
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Sometimes,silence is the best answer and solution, isn’t it?
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It is.
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I smell a rat
said the cat
in a silk hat
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Yes! Lol.
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I agree. Wonderful image and words exactly reflecting the same. 🙂
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Thanks!
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Welcome 🙂
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Uh oh, sounds like an invitation to an innocuous work meeting that turns out to be anything but. I love the image. It’s the perfect accompaniment.
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Exactly! Thanks Liz.
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🙂 You’re welcome, VJ.
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Let’s just sit here next to each other instead. Love the birds.
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Yes! Let nature inform us. Thanks Mary.
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Let’s go for a smoke – is a preferred one 😃… let’s go
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Going for a smoke usually entails more camaraderie, no?
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Yes, either camaraderie, or a space for people to vent out, share things …
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