Thieves plotted the street-weaver's doom;
and thus he just rented a room.
So "strange"- the pipes burst
and thieves were immersed...
weaver laughed and left with his loom.
Republicans are performing a 'political stunt.'*
Well, they say, turnabout IS fair play!
Meanwhile Mount Merapi** erupts
Because it just doesn't care!
*Karine Jean-Pierre, Whitehouse press briefing, January 22, 2023
**Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, erupted Sunday, Fox News, January 22, 2024
Read Now Look to my wife.
It’s sad, but it’s true:
When finished, she asked,
“Is that about you?”
Read She danced with the moon
and waited to see,
And sure enough, she asked,
“Is that about me?”
Turnabout
I sat there
mocking the Buddha
contemplating
………his navel
John G, Lawless
3/9/2021
Turnabout Woods blooms in the beetle plowed pulp.
Living there in the tenancy of the sun
golden butterflies make their home.
At times they visit small cottage gardens
to write romantic novels,
pages that appear sporadically
on the underside of toadstools.
At midday they bathe like turtles on the rocks.
In Spring, Bluebell herds bunch
then on a hunch, breakaway
following fictional trails.
None are sure
if the light sinks deeper than life here.
The butterflies don’t care,
like arboreal Gods, they look down,
as we crawl between
the mulched roots
of our own fairytales.
Divorced, and so wanting his kids-
since custody ruling forbids
togetherness much,
an idea he'd clutch-
get rescued from fatherhood skids.
A Nanny, mom wanted for them;
he thought of a plan, such a gem!
He would play the role
of Nanny control
'her' actions they could not condemn!
He then put his feet to the fire-
convinced, his ex-wife, to him hire!
They had not a clue
this Nanny- so true,
was everything they would admire.
He dressed up so fine for the part
and shared the deep love in his heart.
The ex-wife found out
did a turnabout!
Half custody, granted, would start!
Turnabout is fair play
Resentments push
Anger inspired
Emotional wounds bleeding
Emotional scars scabbing
Hurt feelings avenged
So we try and make
Ourselves believe
I want you to want me
.....you only want me when you get to decide
I need you to need me
.....you are independent and don't need anyone by your side
I love you to love me
.....you love me one day and not the next
I'm begging you to beg me
.....the concept of begging leaves you perplexed
**************************
You now want me
..... I found someone new who wants to be with me all the time
You now need me
.....my needs are now fully met, I'm now blissfully sublime
You now love me
.....I found someone that loves me truly every day
You now beg me
.....a little too late is all I have to sadly say
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