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Getting Even

Getting Even Vengeance is sweet. Is it really? It tastes pretty sour to me. An eye for an eye. Ok, so now both of you have only one eye. What does that prove. Revenge is like eating poison and waiting for the other person to die. This is the best way to describe getting even. It can be sheer suicide. Vengeance is a dish best served cold. I don’t like my food cold in most cases. So, it doesn’t sound good to me. With age comes wisdom. I am old, so I hope I have enough wisdom not to eat poison or cold food or lose an eye taking an eye.

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Date: 2/12/2025 4:41:00 AM
Great poem Oliver. Well said :)
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/12/2025 5:14:00 AM
Thanks Heidi.
Date: 2/11/2025 10:15:00 PM
Great perspective! Really like this one.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/12/2025 12:08:00 AM
Thanks Chris.
Date: 2/11/2025 1:12:00 PM
a wise observation, oliver! it's one thing to read about revenge in shakespeare, but quite another to hear of our supposed leaders seeking it out. it belittles them, in my opinion...
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/11/2025 1:14:00 PM
Totally agree Ilene. Kim said it best below. God is the better judge for revenge if needed. You may not agree but Obama and Biden did it as well so most politicans do it unfortunately. Thanks Ilene
Date: 2/11/2025 8:34:00 AM
"Revenge is like eating poison and waiting for the other person to die." Absolutely! What you put out, you get back.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/11/2025 11:24:00 AM
It is and thanks for reading Joe
Date: 2/11/2025 8:12:00 AM
It is for God to avenge, done with eternal wisdom. For us, we are not god, and only hurt ourselves. These things linger in the mind, wishing you could rewind time.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/11/2025 11:25:00 AM
Well said Kim. Totally agree with you. Thanks for highlighting what we should know.
Date: 2/11/2025 7:55:00 AM
Great poem, that's a funny way of saying a true thing!
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/11/2025 11:25:00 AM
Thanks Dave. Appreciate your comment
Date: 2/11/2025 7:11:00 AM
Hi Oliver, I do agree with your last verse being an old timer myself.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/11/2025 7:12:00 AM
Hello John. Thanks for reading.
Date: 2/11/2025 3:29:00 AM
Good poem Oliver. iv never understood people who want revenge. They must lie a wake , sleepless, all night plotting. As the saying goes, 'always carrying a chip on their shoulder' What a waste of a life some lead. J.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/11/2025 3:43:00 AM
Thanks Jacquelin. I totally agree with you. It is not worthe the effort.

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