The Truth Hurts

The blade of a knife
     no sharper weapon
       he thought

   'Til his son's forked tongue
     anguish brought
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Baker Avatar
October 28, 2023 at 4:20 PM
Short and to the point! :-) The tongue is often sharper than the sword, my friend. Bill
Wolf Avatar
October 28, 2023 at 7:34 PM
Yup, and I never saw a tongue with a 'rubber tip.'
Fisher Avatar
October 26, 2023 at 4:22 PM
Ahh, the lessons of life keep coming, I guess, no matter the age. Nice and succinct poem that gives pause.
Wolf Avatar
October 26, 2023 at 8:01 PM
I give pause. The Chicago Bears have no paws. That's their problem!
Flood Avatar
October 25, 2023 at 2:56 PM
Nuff said, GW. Succinct, to the point and bang on accurate!
Wolf Avatar
October 26, 2023 at 7:57 PM
Bang on, bang on Harvest moon... Gosh can't think of the rest, suddenly...
Lawless Avatar
October 25, 2023 at 1:27 PM
Our mother always told us "the truth only hurts when it's supposed to."
Wolf Avatar
October 26, 2023 at 7:57 PM
Change when to where, and now you have my mother.
Bauer Avatar
October 25, 2023 at 1:16 PM
a wise observation, gershon!
Wolf Avatar
October 26, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Thank you, ilene. My head is spinning, doing a veritable '359.95' (just the discounter in me, I guess) over this one. ~ Wise Old Owl, aka Manny the Merchandiser
Rodrigues Avatar
October 25, 2023 at 10:13 AM
Often the tongue hurts others, like a knife!
Rodrigues Avatar
October 26, 2023 at 8:23 PM
I was thinking that these crazies that shoot people don’t need their gun taken away…just their arms. Never would happen, but people shouldn’t have to lose their lives!
Wolf Avatar
October 26, 2023 at 7:08 PM
Or at least, like a fork. ~ Tonto (aka Jay Silverheels who used to say, 'White man speak with forked tongue!).
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