You do it a
little at a time.
You start a holocaust at
5:30 am, over your
sausage and instant
coffee.
You do it with
your small hatred
and your snide
comments--your prideful
looks at the dirty man
with no shoes.
You do it in
one moment, by not
calling your dying
brother
over childhood
trivialities.
You do it by gassing
the goldfish, flushing love
down the toilet;
clogging the sewers with
your hatred and
malevolence.
You watch the green
grass die and the ants
drown, while you
smile over your
newspaper, and plot
your next hostile
takeover.
You did it when
you punched the
dog, and pinched
the child.
You do it when
you smile.
You're a mean
one Mr. Finch,
Mrs. Jones,
Mr. Smith.
But guess what?
You are dying alone.
Every day, every second,
and the moon and the
sun and the stars
celebrate your demise
and so do I.
You've never lost
any thing.
To loose, you must be
found.
You have to have a
bit of gamble in you.
You don't.
You're as useless
as an eel in
a quiche.
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Author:
Thomas W Case (Pseudonym) (
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Comments9
your images are so layered and uncover slowly
Thank you.
Good write T.
Thanks.
well this one hit home Thomas.
well impressed;
Thanks brother.
Gripping stuff sir .. I think this must surely now rank among my favourite Thomas C Case poems to date ..
Neville
Thank you brother.
We've all done it one time or another, the thoughtless portrayal of hatred. You've captured the banality of it very precisely in your poem. From the first "You do it," to the last "Your as useless," you purge every complaint against complacency. Great work. - Phil A.
Thank you Phil. Very kind.
a good man cannot love dogs and little children !
Fabulous and thought provoking as it is powerful and strangely beautiful all at once sir. ❤️
Very kind of you. Thanks bunches.
Hi! Thomas
Thank you so much for your sharing poem and reading. It gave me much impression.
Thank you kindly Sir.
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