Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #105: Cry Havoc and Let SLIP
‘the Dogs of War’. (posted by Linda Lee Lyberg) “slip”
Mind slipped
over past eight years, or
he born that way.
Nothing slips out
by accident. Next day
he claims,
“out of context”, “You
misunderstood”,
or the ever popular,
“I was being sarcastic.”
To call his administration
slip-shod is kind.
Pink slip time.
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I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York.
My goal is to create and share poetry with others
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Being sarcastic isn’t an excuse.
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It is to him.
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Can’t escape him, even in poetry! I’m guilty too.
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Well, at least we get the word heard.
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Excellent poem! I can’t stand his sociopathic narcissism, though I was in a relationship with one for a couple of years, 6 years ago, so I suggest to try this. Watch him. Literally, watch him. Mute the sound, and just watch his gestures and non-verbals. Little Lord Fauntleroy who’s seriously and intensely a NEEDY tantrum-throwing 4-year old.
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Thanks so much, Jordan. Though I must say, I want to throw something at the TV every time I see that flour paste face.
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That’s a viscerally honest and apt response. Go you! What can you, personally go ve yourself a personal takeaway? Meaning, what is he triggering? What’s the message of that trigger, MINUSING him from your schema?
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Autocorrect often makes me write things I didn’t Nintendo. I can only o proofreads so far past the bad-tooth-bully. What personally can you give yourself as a personal takeaway?
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Ha!
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🙂
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This is wonderful, and indeed it is pink slip time. Now, if he will only go…
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Thanks, Linda. Yes, let’s give him a push!
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It is pink slip time, I love how you weave the lines.
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Thanks, Paul!
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My pleasure
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There’s no “if” he will go. It has to be actionably made to happen. Omission will be the enemy.
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Okay then!
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Being sarcastic is in no way acceptable!
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So true.
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I think I know that person…(K)
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Really???
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Who are you talking about? I can’t quite tell, could you possible be talking about Trump, or all the scared littel cowtows who make him possible. Pink slip time indeed (one can dream). But anyway, you shouldn’t knock sarcasm too much, sometimes it can be a useful skill, as delineated in this excellent excerpt from a documentary about a super-hero crime fighting academy. 😉
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When used correctly, sarcasm shines. I will check out this documentary.
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😉
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Sarcasm my hind-quarters! From your lips to His ears regarding that pink lingerie. Nicely done.
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Thanks, Raivenne!
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