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Did You Hurt Yourself My Son

Son did you hurt yourself? Posted on November 15, 2013 by libertariandad Standard There once lived a young man. He lived in the woods with his mother. She cooked and cleaned the house and he would go to work. Unfortunately the father had died a couple of years earlier and that had forced the young man to go and work to support his mother. They were happy together. However one day the young man ran into a beautiful girl and he kept thinking about her. He would ask her to go out with him and she would keep on declining. But finally she said okay I will go out with you. However there is only way that I will go out with you. The young man asked her what it was and she responded that he had to show her that he loved her and would do anything for her. The girl said that she wanted him to bring her the head of his mother. The young man was shocked at this and thought about it on his way home. He drummed up the courage and chopped his moms head to have a date with the beautiful girl. He put the head into a basket and ran back through the woods as fast he could to the girl. But a tree root stuck out of the ground and caught the young mans foot and he tripped. The head of his mom rolled out of the basket and looked at him and asked, “Son, did you hurt yourself?” DID YOU HURT YOURSELF MY SON? A man he met a sexy pretty girl, Thought that he had found a pearl, She turned out to become so evil, And caused disastrous upheaval, She wanted more than just a twirl! The man insisted that he date her, Nothing he said to her would stir, Bring back to me your mothers head To prove your love for me she said. The man bewildered, his mind a blur! Returning home, with head in cloth A butcher with a bloody swath, He tripped and fell, he heard a voice, My son was this really your choice, His mother’s head held him no wrath. From heaven this man would be exiled, A feeble, stupid, man so meek and mild But as a mother, with just a head She had only one thing to be said My son did you hurt yourself my child!

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Date: 1/10/2019 8:39:00 PM
WoW! Jennifer, I've never seen a limerick quite like this before. Your string of limericks matched the story spot on.The message of be careful of what or (who) you want spoke loud and clear. Excellent job-Alexis
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Date: 1/11/2019 6:14:00 AM
Thanks Alexis, Glad you enjoyed the poem. Quite a nasty specimen of humankind was his girlfriend. Imagine if she was for real! Poetry wishes, Jennifer
Date: 1/5/2019 8:40:00 PM
that was great fun how you took the story and made a rhyme of it. Very well done, Jennifer. I am finishing my time here on this fun poem! Good night to you.
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Date: 1/5/2019 10:44:00 PM
Lovely good morning smile Andrea, did anyone ever tell you that you look about thirty in this photo! Glad you enjoyed my poem, a bit gruesome but true. Hope you had a good night. Love and poetry hugs, Jenny.
Date: 1/5/2019 6:35:00 AM
Love what you did here, so much more than a limerick.. Like a free verse and limerick compilation..
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Date: 1/5/2019 7:35:00 AM
To think that such people exit - a female kind of Hanibal! i remember my mother telling me this story years ago and looked on the internet and found it ! Thank-you for your complimentary comment. Poetry wishes, Jennifer.
Date: 1/4/2019 5:30:00 AM
- A great picture of life's mirrors on both sides .... excellent written, Jennifer :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 1/4/2019 5:41:00 AM
Thank-you my friend, some stories in life are horrific! Poetry Hugs, Jennifer.
Date: 1/3/2019 6:43:00 PM
Exploring the Dark Side is a nasty tour best avoided, yet Hollywood - including Disney - earn fortunes from insatiable public curiosity. Why anyone would want to read about a son beheading his mother is beyond me, but you have obviously found a fan base! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 1/4/2019 5:30:00 AM
Hi Rico, found story on internet, thought it would make a nightmare poem, yin an yan and good and evil, satanic and Godly - all do exist! Do you live in Hawaii, always have been fascinated with its culture and geographical documentaries! Yasou, Poetry wishes, Jennifer.
Date: 1/3/2019 4:02:00 PM
That lass must have been a twin image of Salome, Jenny! How stupid could a young chap be! This poem goes on to show that a mother's love never dies! ~ Warm regards // paul
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Date: 1/4/2019 5:40:00 AM
Nasty piece of womanhood Paul. But often as Besma mentioned below, beauty and ugliness, somehow meet, one can even be oblivious to it, but must have the strength of character to send the other packing when discovered! Thank-you for a heartfelt comment Paul! Poetry wishes, Jennifer.
Date: 1/3/2019 1:41:00 PM
jen, you churned up something different yet thought-provoking... very imaginative lim!...huggs
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Date: 1/4/2019 5:45:00 AM
An evil witch she was! Thanks for a sincere comment Nette, Poetry Hugs, Jennifer.
Date: 1/3/2019 1:31:00 PM
Side by side love and grudge.. beauty and ugliness.. depth and shallowness.. mother's infinite love and a son's blind heart.. evil staining what is s pure and sacred.. what a pain to the heart! What a fright to the mind! A brilliant depiction of both sides of human nature.. Amazing Limerick masterfully crafted by a heart of a sensitive and highly talented poetess! Dearest Jennifer stay safe and blessed always.
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Date: 1/4/2019 5:50:00 AM
Hi Besma, some people do not deserve the grace of being carried in their mothers womb! A horrible story Besma which i stumbled on but which is apparent on planet earth. Evil was conceived from the beginning - will it ever end? Thank you for a wonderful comment soul sister be blessed! Jennifer.
Date: 1/3/2019 11:04:00 AM
fine penning Jennifer, though bit on dark side but liked the imagery and rhyme. have a blessed 2019, Gordon
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Date: 1/4/2019 5:58:00 AM
Hi Gordon, yes, a bit too dark, but present. When will it leave us, greed is its root, and possession is part of greed. This evil woman wanted to possess this beguiled man, body, soul and spirit - both i'm sure both came to a sticky end. Poetry wishes for 2019 Gordon, Jennifer.
Date: 1/3/2019 7:20:00 AM
I thought how gruesome until I got to the end , could just picture the scene. Well written Jennifer. Tom.
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Date: 1/3/2019 7:23:00 AM
Hi Tom, Sad that there is such evil in this world that still enslaves people! Thanks Tom , Poetry wishes, Jennifer.
Date: 1/3/2019 6:47:00 AM
Haha
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Date: 1/3/2019 6:36:00 AM
Ah, Jennifer, it reminds me of the book The Giving Tree where the book gave and gave and gave and gave and gave and gave ........ Perfect little poem explaining a mother's thinking, a mother's love, and a mother's concern - about her child,not herself.
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Date: 1/3/2019 7:20:00 AM
Hi Caren, Nothing in the world like a mother's love! Thanks for your comment Caren - wonderful year ahead! Poetry Hugs, Jennifer.
Date: 1/3/2019 5:48:00 AM
Your story and limerick gave me chills Jennifer, am far more used to humourous ones but this is so dark and creepy, Very well penned Jennifer. :-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 1/3/2019 6:13:00 AM
Whether myth or true have heard this story in the past and for some unknown reason, thought of it today, merely re-emphasizes how constant and true a mothers love is! A little messy for early in the New Year though! thanks for the comment Jan, poetry wishes, Jennifer.

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