At Church One Day

and preacher said desire’s a vicious beast ~ that craves for another’s face 

mum nudged me stop ogling that pretty girl ~ who sat staring into space 

By
David Kavanagh 
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Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 11/22/2022 10:26:00 AM
Ah, the pull of attraction + desire - beats sermons every time. A terrific write! Cheers, Brian
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David Kavanagh
Date: 11/22/2022 11:32:00 AM
Ha yeah the sermons went on forever Brian, but damn that girl was pretty, cheers David
Date: 11/20/2022 1:11:00 PM
Desire pretty much craves ogling
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David Kavanagh
Date: 11/24/2022 12:12:00 AM
I’ll leave that one to the imagination!
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 11/22/2022 12:46:00 PM
I have to ask was he in fact 1 of the good one's himself Day
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David Kavanagh
Date: 11/22/2022 11:34:00 AM
Desire not to listen to the preacher, telling us all how lowly we were, cheers David
Date: 11/13/2022 8:13:00 PM
Looks like, Mum was keeping an eye on you David. Love the 'who sat staring into space' yes the mind boggles there. Harry.
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David Kavanagh
Date: 11/14/2022 12:50:00 AM
Back in the day Harry, I got many a clip around the ear off Mum for not paying attention in church, kids eyes tend to wander even into space, cheers David
Date: 11/13/2022 6:23:00 PM
We're only human and such desires can get out of control. In this case, it was just ogling. Yes, she was pretty and the mind tends to linger. Watch out, David. :) This made me smile and blush. :) Brandy
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David Kavanagh
Date: 11/14/2022 12:54:00 AM
Heya Brandy, yeah us boys in church got distracted by all the girls in their Sunday best, Mum’s were not impressed, an elbow in the ribs usually focused our minds, well kinda lol, cheers David
Date: 11/13/2022 2:55:00 PM
hahaha.
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David Kavanagh
Date: 11/13/2022 3:28:00 PM
All true Andrea! Cheers David
Date: 11/12/2022 9:24:00 AM
(chuckling) The message hit close to home!
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David Kavanagh
Date: 11/12/2022 10:27:00 AM
Let he who has never ogled in church, yeah you get it Milt! Cheers David
Date: 11/12/2022 9:22:00 AM
I think that ogling beast lurks in us all David lol Tom
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David Kavanagh
Date: 11/12/2022 10:25:00 AM
You know I had that in mind when writing Tom, we’re only human lol, cheers David
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