mark.e.s
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Furthermore, you're quick with a rhyme. I had to say more, did I notice in time?

Thank you, yes :)

That really made me feel it.

lol

With a pen :)

Thank you! That's encouraging.

That made me cry. I suffered the loss of a rescue when I was a kid who became beloved by my family. We gave him a good life and he was happy. He was very sweet but abused by his former owner. He escaped, and I found him in a field wrapped in barbwire. It was weaved onto him and there is no way he could have done it accidently himself. The skin of his neck was growing around a large, thick collar that was made of heavy leather and cinched down very tightly. I had to remove the barbwire and the collar very gingerly so as not to injure him; he calmed down and let me do it. Walking to the village one day, one of my sisters and I ran into the nephew of his previous owner just by coincidence. My dog who followed us everywhere, ran up to him, stood up and put his front paws on his shoulders, shaking from excitement and tail wagging the whole time. The young man had recognized our dog, and he told me about his aunt, who kept him chained closely to the steps outside, and was very unkind to him in general. When I lost him finally to cancer, it was nearly unbearable. :) more »

Imaginative.

Woe is me, that hit me really hard.

I like the way you resolved your statements at the end of the poem.

That's a 5-star poem.

I think it's a positive conditioning exercise to think strong, constructive thoughts, instead of overthinking the downside facts of life with a fragile attitude. I feel encouraged and uplifted by your poem and I'll have a stronger sense of balance today (and may avoid a few frowns). more »

Ty :)

It means so much to me to hear that. Thank you.

Ty!