Debbie Guzzi Poet Free verse

A Known Quantity

Known you..
I’ve known you in oh so many forms
weak, spineless, pitiful
yet sucking it all up, sucking it all in
the nectar of every soldier bee
goes to fill your whimpering form
look how you grovel to the leader
a mere ruse to suck dry the abundance of others
Soft and sweet and pleasant
but bitten the hand that fed you one too many time
Loving you caring for you .. basically a death sentence
a deal killer that’s what you are
a rabid queen of heart without a flamingo’s head 
to bash against the balls of life so ..
you use the balls of others to climb UP
to sneak under .. to support your jellied form

Known YOU? 
Hell yes I’ve known you ..
and it’s about time I cut the bloody cord.
Good bye .. Friend

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Gautami Phookan February 25, 2012 at 12:08 PM This is an amazing piece of work, Debbie. So much thought goes into your writings but they always look so effortless. Loved it!! Congrats Debbie... huggs

Sashi Prabhu February 25, 2012 at 8:15 AM grrrrrrrrrrrr... what a write!!!!!wow. congrats on your win...~ sashi

Carol Sunshine Brown February 25, 2012 at 6:57 AM Congratulations on your win in P.D's "Free Verse~Poem" contest Debbie. Love, Carol"

Poet Destroyer A February 24, 2012 at 8:47 PM DEBBIE~CONGRATUALTIONS! with your free verse poem *^* thank you for supporting my contest ;-) ~ always*PD

Andrea Dietrich February 24, 2012 at 8:47 PM wow, very "emotive" Debs!!!! Expressing righteous anger. ME LIKES. Congrats on your win.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart February 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM congrats Debbie on a wonderful write and win luv.. happy weekend too..

Sarah Mullan December 20, 2011 at 11:29 AM that is brilliant Debbie, thanks for your comment on mine. happy holidays :)

Elizabeth Wesley December 16, 2011 at 2:42 PM Hard to call someone like that a friend Debbie. Hope you are free of such a heavy weight in your life. Interesting to read for sure. Debbie Guzzi December 16, 2011 at 2:50 PM and how many, many people have we come across just like this in a lifetime, it seems faucets have an affinity for drains grrrrrrrr we keep thinking we can fill them UP but it's impossible!

Charles Henderson December 15, 2011 at 10:33 PM I've never had friends that close who are not still my friends. It's sad to feel betrayed this way.

Bl Devnath December 15, 2011 at 6:50 AM Nice, very nice because of practically happens in life from many ways, though not for all. Now it is often seen that many use the balls of others to climb UP to sneak under .. to support his jellied form. I think that Civilization needs to move from another angle. Thanks, for your comment on my write. bl

Deck Fitzgerald December 13, 2011 at 4:09 PM Made me cringe Debbie , nice write . Declan

Lisa Cooper December 13, 2011 at 12:00 PM lovely pen. well written

Carolyn Devonshire December 13, 2011 at 10:57 AM Oh my! I would want to cut the cord that ties anyone to such a "friend," Deb. Very powerful statement here. Sometimes we are drawn to people at first and then we learn later how they really are. Awesome write! I can relate to your message, Deb. I am okay, but the illness is definitely progressing. So glad I got to meet you this year and I hope we get to spend more time together again soon. Love and blessings to a real friend, Carolyn

Joe Maverick December 13, 2011 at 12:30 AM Well Debbie any friend of...well 'praps thats not the write)..."comment" i...er...um oh yes..! interesting write you have here dear ....! all the best now..)

Robert Pettit December 12, 2011 at 8:27 PM Very imaginative and descriptive write, Debbie.

Lionel Ledbetter December 12, 2011 at 6:09 PM Holy Cow.... I had no idea you knew me so well. Heck, I gotta admit it's a great poem though..... or, am I just sucking up? If you'll apologize for exposing me; I'll tell you which..... Oh, admit it, you egoist; you know it's a great poem.