Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Doubling Down - Out of Town

                Wherever I turned
                a cloud of flies in front of me
                blotting out day, blocking my way

                rubbing their legs, buzzing away
                leaving me nothing good to say

                Was there no solution 
                    to the atmosphere’s dissolution

                Seeing none, I doubled down
                  ~ tried out my frown in a different town

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sara Etgen-Baker August 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM the last line is priceless!

John Lawless August 5, 2026 at 6:40 AM We'll all be paying it in a-rears.... Gershon Wolf August 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM I don't know about your 'a-rears,' but mine have no shock absorbers anymore. ~ Just sayin'

David Crandall August 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM Haha, "tried out my frown in a different town" - great! Gershon Wolf August 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM But what if you do??!! Scary, eh? David Crandall August 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM Haha, maybe I don't really understand the paying it forward concept 😄 Gershon Wolf August 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM Nothing like negativity navigating its way around...