At All Cost

Thomas W Case



I gave her
latitude,
took the higher
road.
Appeasement
never works.
She drank all
my whiskey
and stole my
parakeet.
The Romans bathed
naked in the
Tiber, and she
wins wars with
a smile.
Never mind the
casualties.

  • Author: Thomas W Case (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 10th, 2024 10:40
  • Comment from author about the poem: Check out my book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems, available on Amazon.com
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • User favorite of this poem: Teddy.15.
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Comments8

  • sorenbarrett

    Thoughts that give pause. Great lines in this piece Thomas.

  • aDarkerMind

    writing at its very best Mr Case;

  • Teddy.15

    I've read this so many times may I say it's beautiful, beautiful because I have stopped to read each line over and over. Very powerful. 🌹

    • Thomas W Case

      You are beautiful. Thank you, Teddy.

    • Cassie58

      Wonderful writing Thomas. You say the minimum, but what impact it has. Beautiful.

      • Thomas W Case

        Thank you so much. I appreciate that.

      • orchidee

        Good write T.

      • 2781

        I hope you taught it some choice words.

      • Goldfinch60

        Intriguing words Thomas.

        Andy

      • Neville


        this is so cool, but that's unforgivable .. I hope you didn't did ya ..

        • Thomas W Case

          No way. Thanks for stopping by brother.



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