The Diet

I never eat breakfast 
since the mornings when, as a small child,
my older brother, 
sitting at the same cheery-blue kitchen table,
would arch one dark, thick eyebrow up from behind the cereal box 
and snarl, “I hate your guts.”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Ballard Avatar
January 6, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Made me chuckle and make me think of the hell i put my little sister thru. I like it.
Brown Avatar
January 6, 2012 at 7:42 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved featured poem this week Soulfire. Love, Carol
Irisha Avatar
January 4, 2012 at 3:32 AM
lol..2 cute :)
Northeast Avatar
January 3, 2012 at 10:55 PM
A very humorous write well done, Brenda
Bunton Avatar
January 3, 2012 at 4:11 PM
I like this! Very good!
George   Avatar
April 27, 2011 at 4:58 PM
If this is an actual event, my heart aches for you. Elaine
Long Avatar
April 18, 2011 at 3:28 PM
this is good!! cory
Foulk Avatar
April 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM
cute little piece, very good.
Kendrick Avatar
April 12, 2011 at 3:28 PM
Interesting diet..I guess he gave you aversion therapy didn't he..Enjoyed reading this eve..Sara
Susan Avatar
April 11, 2011 at 9:06 AM
Nice narrative with a powerful ending.
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