Was Anybody Fooled ?

“Through with you” ?

Was anybody fooled ?

You who

pounded my pulse

to the rhythm of verse,

tuned my heart

and restored its voice.



[ You who wallowed with hogs

and lived to tell !



( Although,

when as young as you,

I as well

slipped into slop a time or two. )



Still,

in the future

if you’re drawn to mud,

could you play in puddles

and avoid the slides?

You surfaced soiled

while I damned near died. ]

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Powerful words intermingled with love and hate. An excellent, eye-awakening poem!! Complex emotion at its best! Good work, my friend.

Tricia