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Poetry and Forensics Run In the Family

scraping by picking my youth out from under my nails the trace remains of an assailant or two on the page make sense of symmetry when arranged just so ***

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Indiana Shaw

Date: 9/21/2020 12:29:00 PM

I often see teenagers chewing away their lives from underneath their nails, removing all traces of evidence of an ill spent youth, he he he . . . ; )

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 9/23/2020 6:56:00 AM

I feels too much... as soon as they’re dirty they gotta go, keep my nails short as I can’t stand feeling not being able to feel fingertips.

Eric Ashford

Date: 7/27/2020 9:57:00 AM

This is a strong pithy write PT. Word perfect for the images. e

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 7/27/2020 12:45:00 PM

Pith, I got ;), Thank you! x

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/29/2020 6:06:00 AM

"picking my youth out from under my nails" - every ounce of me wish I had thought of that! It was genius my friend.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/29/2020 8:07:00 AM

Tee hee, thank you so much Caren! <3

M. L. Kiser

Date: 4/8/2020 10:07:00 PM

Cleverly crafted piece.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/9/2020 7:09:00 AM

Thank you M.L. safe hugs

P.M. Richter

Date: 4/2/2020 3:52:00 AM

Powerful and smart poetry... hugs

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/2/2020 10:25:00 AM

Thank you P.M., keep well my poetry friend, xomo!

Charlie Knowlton

Date: 3/30/2020 9:41:00 AM

"Picking my youth out from under my nails." Love that line Maureen…Good one.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/31/2020 7:32:00 AM

Thank you Charlie! I thought it deserved a poem ;), xomo

Quoth Theraven

Date: 3/28/2020 1:57:00 PM

Maureen, e·nig·ma /i'nigm?/ noun a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. The Soup's favorite enigmatic poet. And mine. -R

Quoth Theraven
Date: 4/12/2020 12:24:00 AM

Angel of my periphery, you are...

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/29/2020 8:24:00 AM

Thank you Richard. <3

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/21/2020 8:10:00 AM

Great! Especially “picking my youth out from under my nails.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/21/2020 8:20:00 AM

That's what turned into a poem ;), Thank you! xomo

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 3/20/2020 1:16:00 PM

Striking imagery, especially 'picking my youth/out from under my nails' - something about it both wistful and pragmatic-

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/20/2020 9:20:00 PM

Thank you!!!! ;), xomo <3

Harry Horsman

Date: 3/19/2020 9:20:00 AM

LOve this, so cryptic for one such as i. I sense somewhat abuse here, Maureen.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/19/2020 2:28:00 PM

Thank you Harry. A little bit of this and that ;), xomo

Jeff Connelly

Date: 3/17/2020 6:22:00 PM

I've been rereading this Maureen. Trying to still put my feelings into words. The first two stanzas seem to be the "vaguely concrete". But then the line "on the page" takes me to that this is what I'm reading, and now I need to in reality arrange everything so that it makes sense. BUT now my comment doesn't seem to make sense lol. I think that's why I can keep reading this brilliant poem over and over again Maureen, because each time I can "forencially" find new evidence. Does this make sense???

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/18/2020 8:51:00 AM

I love your response Jeff. And it does make sense. ;), xomo!

John Watt

Date: 3/17/2020 1:48:00 PM

Mo, I'm enthralled by your hybrid of forensics and poetry. I'm a Sherlock fan from way back, read all of Doyle's stories twice. My fav TV shows are the crime solving ones - fav character always seems to be the forensics wiz who can tell what city block you live on based upon the bootprint you left in the mud and the cigarette ashes you left behind! Brilliant - love, love, love this! ~ John

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/18/2020 7:45:00 AM

My honey and I are hooked on those shows too, my faves always the awkward wiz. Mum read true crime and watched all the shows, so looking back, guess I was raised on them ;), Thank you John! :), xomo

Alison Hodges

Date: 3/16/2020 9:15:00 PM

This is a well penned piece. thank you for sharing it here.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/17/2020 9:28:00 AM

Thank you Alison. :). xomo!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/16/2020 7:37:00 PM

Nothing like a poetry-forensics combo. Myself, I prefer it with pickles and onions, and a little container of formaldehyde on the side. ~ Pickle-Dipper

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/17/2020 9:28:00 AM

But grandma's pickled onions were the best.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 3/17/2020 9:27:00 AM

Lol! ;D, Mum and Grandmum and aunts and cousins worked at RCMP forensic identification; mom was working on a novel, gram was a prolific poet. I wrote about me & G & green onions, love'em with salt xo ~ Onion-Dipper