Advice on Avoiding Pedestals
Be sure to avoid all bandwagons
and pedestals my dear,
at all costs and your own peril ..
Don’t worry though,
despite my burning up like this ..
Should I die tonight,
you can bet on all of my bones,
I won’t go quietly ..
But screaming and kicking with
all of my might ..
I refuse to be that kind of victim ..
I mean a quiet one,
and to become less than nothing
but a small collection
of buried old bones, or white ash,
stuck in a bowl
and displayed, beneath a marital
bed or indeed upon
a mantelshelf somewhere quietly
gathering familial dust
with no hope of resuming any of
my former unfulfilled
hopes and quietly unacquired glories ..
So just to be sure then,
avoid bandwagons and all of those
associated pedestals
en route and at all costs, since they
serve no true useful
purpose on this sad old earth of ours ..
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Neville (
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Very true, but a do believe, at best, we all end up a bag of bones.
as one who follows a Buddhist path I plan on being recycled .. cheers
Fair enough.
Good write N.
Write good then O .. N
You've turned up!! Left without a 'by your leave' or anything.
I was only querying with Teddy yesterday, and was shortly to message you. Glad to see you back, Neville, but what's with this 'despite my burning up like this ..'
You are a bit of a worry right now.
Good day Dave, how kind and thank you for that, it's good to know that my absence was noted .. My absence was quite unplanned but entirely (well pretty much) work related .. I have been involved with a rather high profile individual (two actually) one of whom is now very deceased and .. My lips are now sealed .. Hope you are well, or at least better .. Neville
Great advice Nev, too many sheep in the world, we need some authentic vibes. 🌹
indubitably .. and by the way, hope you don't mind me asking, but will you be in Florence this June 🌹
I will of course! You coming over? The weekend of the 15th I won't be because my girlfriend from London will be here
Damn and I always fancied a threesome .. I shall go and check dates & get back to ya ..
It's a British military wedding
I refuse to be that kind of victim ..
I mean a quiet one
Very intriguing write!
Ah' you noticed .. Cheers Alan you can beat an egg and a drum, but you just can't beat a bit of intrigue now can ya .. Neville
😊
A sad old Earth this may be N, but it brightens up significantly with you here. 😊👍
each corner of my mouth is reaching skyward on its own accord .. cheers mate 😎👍
I love it when my objectives meet their goals. 😊
Too many marches , too many protests, too many sheep, too many dumb politicians but Neva enough poetry. Always good to read yours Neville.
Make my day why don'tcha Cassie .. I swear you can see write through me at times ..
Very true, and I like the sly wit this has. Excellent work.
Wot sly wit, it woz meant to be blatant 🙂
So true Neville, we will all end up as dust.
Andy
absolutely ... cheers Andy
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