Someone left you, not sure who,
To fend off the elements,
Someone broke you, now you're two.
I have to wonder, little plunger,
While you lay there on the street;
How many more problems you must have solved than me.
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Author:
Nicholas Browning (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Apparently it's called a shovemucker in the UK. - Or so I thought before these kind people corrected me. Curse you Google.
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I like how you have expressed a ‘ care ‘ towards this . Makes me think of people who are maybe discarded , rejected , broken and feeling alone .. feeling uncared for .. almost dumped in the bin because their not wanted or needed anymore
A good writing)
Not to toot my own horn but I thought it was a pretty unique concept. Not many people write about plungers.
In all things lost and discarded, I see myself. It's a feeling I carry with me every day and It'll be with me no matter where I go. Just a part of life for some. But that plunger has my empathy.
Thank you for the visit Bell. I'm glad you stopped by.
I have wrote about inanimate things before .. paper , chairs lol . I understand .. abs can relate in a way , as I’ve felt ‘ rejected ‘ before .. or unwanted ,
Sorry you feel that way
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Sounds like a sucker to (groan). Clever little poem Nicholas. Never heard of it being called a shovemucker or of that word.
Haha, good one. I made the mistake of believing what google tells me. Turns out it's just a plunger. Thanks for the visit Mr. Crow.
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I not heard it called a mucker in UK! lol.
Good write N.
I don't know why I trust Google...
Thanks very much Orch, lol.
lol
nah, not in the UK I know
a fun read, with insightful depths
as-ever
thanks for sharing, dear poet
That's what google told me I just wanted to make sure xD
Thank you my good sir.
I'm British and have never heard the word 'shovemucker' so I looked it up and only one site (American) which gave a definition for it saying it's a British word for what we know here in the UK as a toilet brush. Mind you I love the word and think I'll adopt it. All that aside a great write.
Noooo! It was a mistake xD Leave it to us Americans to get it wrong, ugh. I'm glad I could introduce you to a new (Word?) word my friend. Thank you for the visit!
Useful but discarded. thought little of an only valued when the need arises... dispensable and replaceable... super strong image... for those who get us out of every crock.... this cut so deeply! Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks my friend. We often take for granted the things that very well lay down their lives for us. Often times those things are people, and I saw myself in that plunger. It's comical to think about on the surface, but when it cuts it hits home. Thank you very much for stopping by!
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