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Object To Be Destroyed ~ Man Ray


I often wonder
where you've gone
usually after
I've had a bit of fun

you never wait
for me, or anyone
for that matter
always on your way

noiselessly spinning
healing wounds
dispensing tinctures
making fools

in circles you are
cursed, blessed
sucked and
wasted

try as I might
you will not be
forced or
hurried

you are
what I wish for
more than anything
yet

when I have you
in my hands
all I want to do
is kill you

Rene ~ December 2, 2012

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  1. AnonymousDecember 2, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    Ha, ha, ha! clever you!

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  2. Brian MillerDecember 2, 2012 at 4:50 PM

    ha. err...a bit of a twist there in the end...what you wish for yet wanting to kill them...smiles.

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  3. UnknownDecember 2, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    Maybe they know this and that's why they never wait around?

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    1. UnknownDecember 2, 2012 at 7:56 PM

      Ah they always come around
      You can set your watch by it

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  4. KimolisaDecember 2, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    Very interesting twist at the end. I enjoyed the read

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  5. Maude LynnDecember 2, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    Oh, nice! Like a very clever riddle.

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  6. Sherry Blue SkyDecember 2, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    So humorous - a normal human relationship, hee hee. Very clever.

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  7. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerDecember 2, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Loved this!!

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  8. MargaretDecember 2, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    is "it" time? A riddle I would love to know the answer to...

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  9. WayneDecember 2, 2012 at 11:31 PM

    nicely done and indeed clever

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  10. JinksyDecember 3, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    That's a different kind of death threat! :)

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  11. HelenDecember 3, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    Rene, kudos for drawing me in (beat, beat, beat) ... killing me (softly?) at the end.

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  12. UnknownDecember 3, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    How is it you manage to make the classic love~hate relationship seem so sweet? You are amazing, Rene.

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  13. Tess KincaidDecember 3, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    Yikes...I wasn't expecting the end...

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    1. UnknownDecember 3, 2012 at 4:27 PM

      Yes. When the end comes it often takes us by surprise :)

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  14. SilverGardeniaDecember 3, 2012 at 5:13 PM

    Clever poem, it made me laugh!

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  15. Other MaryDecember 3, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    Wonderful! I like you're writing so much Rene.

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  16. Other MaryDecember 3, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    um...your writing too! O.o

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  17. Misfit.December 3, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    Ooh! Wonderful take on the prompt! I loved the rythym and flow of your poem, very nice. I also loved the little surprise darkness at the end. Thanks!

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  18. Doctor FTSEDecember 4, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    Do all wannabee pianists have dysfunctional relationships with their metronomes?
    Very entertaining Mag.

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  19. Carrie Van HornDecember 4, 2012 at 12:18 PM

    I think we all have secret longing to kill one! :-) (A metronome that is....lol)

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  20. Irish GumboDecember 4, 2012 at 11:36 PM

    As an architect, I've spent more than a few hours (and more than a few rounds) attempting to deal with wanting to destroy the order that gives life...and can strangle it.

    Yeah, it's like that.

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  21. Casey FreelandDecember 5, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    I'm always trying to stop it. :)

    Great work, as always.

    Cheers,

    Casey

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  22. Silent Otto December 6, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    Ha, foodbye, pesky sky- walking Kaberoi ! Well done

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