Poetry Prompt 12 – Light and Dark – Who am I?

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I live in a world of extremes

Light and dark

Up and down

In and out

Hit or be hit

Walk, don’t walk.

My neighbour bashes his wife

His wife baths his swollen fists.

My children tell me they love me

Then go off and steal.

My wife for better or worse

Is having an affair with the butcher.

And me?

I am my own separate paradox

A part time weekend axe murderer

A funeral celebrant by day.

I offer solace to the grieving

And grieving to the solaced.

Is it any wonder I question

On a daily basis I find

Just who am I, and who am I not?

 

Written for: http://pookypoetry.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/poetry-prompt-12-light-and-dark/

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19 Responses to Poetry Prompt 12 – Light and Dark – Who am I?

  1. Yikes that’s brutal and scaey

  2. You never cease to amaze me with the incredible imagination you have!! Great post!!

  3. A Funeral Celebrant by day and part time axe murderer, now there’s a combo! Creepy creepy you lol

  4. RoSy's avatar RoSy says:

    Remind me not to hang out with you on the weekends. LOL

  5. JackieP's avatar JackieP says:

    LOL, my goodness. That is one way of making sure you are always in business haha. Dark, but it made me laugh, I must be as strange as you!

  6. Larry's avatar Larry says:

    Are you related to Dexter?

  7. Georgia's avatar Bastet says:

    Worthy of the “King” as in Stephen…gave me chills and in a way reminded me of an old Rolling Stones song “Ode to the Devil”.

  8. charlypriest's avatar charlypriest says:

    That was brilliant Mr. Tommy. Actually even made me smile the part of the wife and butcher.

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