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Good Turn Gone Bad

I'm in pain, terrible pain, My back has gone can't move again. I tried to do a kindly turn But it has left me quite infirm. I did a poor, old lady's shop But carrying it home my back went POP! Now I just can't move at all, To get around I have to crawl. I did a good turn, but couldn't guess, That it would leave me with such stress.

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Pete Yuhas

Date: 7/16/2017 9:56:00 AM

Good rhyme Elizabeth, one good turn deserves another. Hopefully pain free. Blessings

Elizabeth Kinch
Date: 7/17/2017 8:09:00 AM

Thank you Pete.

Emile Pinet

Date: 5/2/2017 3:24:00 PM

No good deed goes unpunished or so the saying goes... sometimes life can be a darn-right "B". But, you're still a good person and always will be...that's just who you are...the rest is just bad luck. Emile.

Elizabeth Kinch
Date: 5/2/2017 3:56:00 PM

Thank you Emile. My back is just starting to feel a bit easier!

Lisa Ricci

Date: 4/25/2017 2:19:00 PM

Hello Elizabeth. I'm very sorry for your pain. I see this is true. I can so relate to your tale. We try to take care of everyone and in the process we can't help ourselves. May the pain and acute stage end soon for you. You managed to write with flair through it all. Your good deed efforts will be rewarded. Get well soon.

Elizabeth Kinch
Date: 4/26/2017 2:30:00 AM

Thank you Lisa, the painkillers and massage are helping

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 4/24/2017 9:21:00 AM

Ha ha, I venture to say it was probably still worth it. You will probably recover quicker than she would have. Kindness can be so rare nowadays, never stop beautifying the world.

Elizabeth Kinch
Date: 4/24/2017 10:58:00 AM

It was still worth it, the old lady is mortified but as I told her, it could easily have been my own shopping!