BE TOUGH
In tones of finality
they told him to drown
in his own personality.
He had to be tough
and he tried and he found
it was not deep enough.
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Author:
Michael Edwards (
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A fine write and pic M. We could end up being doormats otherwise. I'm too passive at times. Being 'nice' is not always the best thing. Not that we turn 'nasty' but grow a thicker skin - emotional skin, that is.
Got headache now, being all psychological this time of morning!lol.
How's your headache? Are you abandoning the moisturiser?
We all need our strength at times in our life. Good one Michael.
We do indeed - cheers Andy
Life its self tends to throw a lifebuoy at certain times - when we are losing balance.
I like the way a lot of your cryptic writing demands several re-reads and a deal of thought.
Thanks Dusk. Started out writing this purely based on the funny side of it but the underlying message soon came through.
Love the constrast of this write. Deep waters aren't so deep when through self-willed survival you rise from the sink. Thanks just what I needed to hear.
Spot on Heart
I don't want to go so deep
that I cant get out of.
I always look forward to your post.
Thanks onepauly - your comment is much appreciated.
I've gone deep. Dug me self into this hole here. Miss Berles gave me a shovel!
Thought she used a Dib Berle 🙂
Thanks MIKE very profound for a BLACK THURSDAY ~ What happened to your Friend Harry Kane ~ even my Friend (Everton Goalkeeper) Jordan Pickford had a bad day ! Your Poem reminded me of a Physicist Friend of mine who one day disappeared up his own HYPOTHESIS ~ Touche ! Yours as ever BRIAN
Not good but at least we are now spared all the hype on the TV - once the tennis is finished perhaps we'll get back to normal and Daily Politics back to its old schedule.
Michael,
I see the Modigliani inspiration, Maestro, and an inspiring poem to complement the art! Great work!
~Laura~
I did a whole series of these heads - they are prints and great fun to do - thank you Laura
Actually this started out as a take on the one-liner (he's so shallow he couldn't even drown in his own personality) and it's fun to see how folk read into it far deeper than was originally intended.
Clever rhyming with terse lines telling how far to go down before reaching read self - - love the images too.
Thanks Fay
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