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Out Of Our Hands

A relative who used to be a good fit
Has evolved into something we must admit
Has a unique downside
Like a Jekyll and Hyde
Now if you give him a hand, it might get bit

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Gail Debole

June 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM

Always enjoy a good limerick! And yours is definitely a GOOD ONE! Unique way of writing about someone with a Hyde side that is becoming stronger.

Jerry Brotherton

February 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM

Delightful limerick David.

Hilda Greenhough

April 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM

I like your limerick.

Panagiota Romios

March 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM

Dearest David! Unforunatelly, you can find Jekyll and Hydes on this very site. I was so gullible when I came here. I forgot that the world right here. There is no door that keeps the nutcases out.Poetry soup is no exception.. Enjoy all the fun… and the great people that you will meet along the way. Thank you for being you, You are a very good person and that counts to me first. Read some of the poetry. Golly,so mean. Old days had kindness and class. Love, Pangiexx

Kelly Deschler

March 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM

Yes, I know a few of those two-faced types myself, and I never understood how one family member can treat another so badly... You capture such a personality so perfectly in this well rhymed piece. Great writing, David :)

Alesia Leach

February 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM

I love it! ?? It’s witty, well-structured, and has a sharp little bite at the end--literally! The Jekyll and Hyde comparison is clever, and the last line delivers the perfect punch.

Gershon Wolf

February 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Aw, what is family for, anyway?! ~ gw

David Fisher

February 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM

Yeah, true. But I prefer the old days of passing a football around.

Jerry Brotherton

February 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM

I have a few in my family tree also. Of course, with 14 siblings, there are more than one.

David Fisher

February 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Wow, that would keep any poet busy.

Jerry Brotherton

February 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM

but I've found that usually there are drugs involved.

Duke Beaufort

February 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM

David, this is a cute and funny limerick. A pleasure to read. Now...who would be an example of such a person? Could your relative have turned into a Trump supporter? Sounds like there's something troubling that happened to the person in their early childhood that is now being triggered! Smiles! (Of course I could be totally off)

David Fisher

February 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Thanks for reading and commenting, and with funny thoughts. Maybe their desire for not being family oriented any more equals our desires to write, for example; who knows.

Karen Jones

February 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Great title! lol a fun one David! I love this form but struggle with it as my ability to write good humor sucks!

David Fisher

February 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Thanks Karen! Yet the end of your comment would be a decent limerick punch line; maybe?

Beryl Edmonds

February 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM

Beware of more than a bite on the hands - For Jekyll has teeth that turn into fangs - With necks he's obsessed - For they bleed the best - Perhaps it's a fascination with glands….. Beryl

David Fisher

February 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM

Too funny, Beryl-thanks for your wit!