Rhetorical is the question - may you
Enter? - Why of course. Not. You’re
Standing at the front door like a
Pompous ass- has it been that long?
Even the neighbor’s dogs remember how
Callous you are. What? No respect?
Truth is, you’ll never earn it from me.
©laurie kolp
NAPOWRIMO (day 2)- #1 song @ your b-day: RESPECT by Aretha Franklin
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Wow! If the neighborhood dogs have issue with this person, then he'd better get out of town quick!
ReplyDeleteYouch! Hate to get on your bad side. Great, fun read.
ReplyDeletebang bang...some things and some people are best left outside...
ReplyDeleteI always trust a dog's opinion of a person! Cool write, Laurie! I love it.
ReplyDeleteYikes! this one has spunk.unexpectedly in your face and a feisty poem.loved it.
ReplyDeletepowerfully written, Laurie - like Brian said "bang bang" and I'd hate to be the one on the wrong side of this door
ReplyDeleteGutsy voice here...I like it ~
ReplyDeleteTerse, to the point, the very thing one should say, in that situation.
ReplyDeleteAnd... An acronymic poem! That's for NaPoWriMo! And a tribute to the queen of R-E-S-P-E-C-T herself!
Don't you love it when a poem serves mutliple purposes? Excellent fun!
Really well written, Laurie. The sentence separation and pacing pack a punch equal to the message.
ReplyDeleteWow! Tell it like it is girl!
ReplyDeleteI love this line: "Why of course. Not."
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Great write, Laurie! Powerful,terse and no nonsense talk. Keep away, huh!
ReplyDeleteHank
right on! love to hear you tell it!
ReplyDeleteA fun poem. Dogs certainly can be the best judges of character!
ReplyDeleteexactly that. aretha didn't hand her good opinion out for free. things of value ought always to have a voice like this.
ReplyDeleteI am SO hearing a bit of Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive" (a huge disco hit in the late '70's)
ReplyDeleteJust love the sass in this!