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Torrential bitterness ( amended )

by Bobo 

Posted: 02 February 2004
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My mind's eye has a cruel cataract -
Through it I see you suffer.
You, who stood by and mocked
while I was in the gutter,
are now yourself undone.

As catastrophe strikes you down,
I smile a smile of vengeance.
Your face, once so smugly lit,
is now alight with the flames
of my venomous hatred.

Do you feel regret amidst the ire?
That you can feel at all astounds me.

Did I hear you cry out for help?
No; all I hear is the sweet crackle of fire.






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olebut at 10:38 on 02 February 2004  Report this post
Lisa I love the idea of your minds eye having a cruel cataract what an image.

i think this works well has a great deal of venom in it.. your still good friends with him then :)

take care

david x

Fearless at 13:16 on 02 February 2004  Report this post
I like this, particularly the first and final stanzas. The second stanza is interesting in that you mention the presence of 'venemous hatred' - you must really dislike them, as you have moved beyond being a smirking observer. Not sure if 'flames' jars a tad with 'venemous hatred', but then, I got hit in the head on Saturday and may not be thinking straight.

A good observational poem (and an explanation of the waiting list times for cataract removal operations).

Fearless

Bobo at 14:03 on 02 February 2004  Report this post
Woz - see what you maen about 'flames' - have amended to 'acid' which seems more in keeping. Hit in the head, eh?! Sounds painful...

BoBo x

olebut at 16:47 on 02 February 2004  Report this post
oddly enough I thought flames was the logical word and worked very well, and I am not sure you can be alight form the acid but perhpas I am being a tad perdantic


take care

david

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mystery double post and one typo sorry

olebut at 16:48 on 02 February 2004  Report this post
oddly enough I thought flames was the logical word and worked very well, and I am not sure you can be alight form the acid but perhpas I am being a tad pedantic


take care

david

Bobo at 17:18 on 02 February 2004  Report this post
David - thanks for your comments - hmmm, I'm torn now. I was dubious re 'flames' when I wrote it, then Fearless questioned it and so I thought I was originally right. Now I've changed it, I'm not so sure - it's going to have to be one of those pieces I come back to. Watch this space...

BoBo x

olebut at 17:27 on 02 February 2004  Report this post
Bobo

you could of course change the two lines to

is now alight from
the venom of my hatred.
.


that way you would save the repetition of fire/ alight etc.

anyway whatever you think in the end I know will work perfectly

take care

david



Bobo at 18:30 on 03 February 2004  Report this post
David - having taken time out from it I've now changed it rather a lot - would be interested to know what you think.

BoBo x

olebut at 17:03 on 04 February 2004  Report this post
Lisa

i think this scans better my only comment is that perhaps the needs to be a word in front of Fire in the last line

the would suffice but perhaps Hell's makes it stronger not 100% sure

take care

david xx





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