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Beware of letters addressed to "friend"
Beware of letters addressed to "friend".
They don't know you from Adam's
off ox...
but they will want something… your time…
your money …
your heart…
your Honey…
all of the above
Rest assured, "friend"...it's a sneaky word…
a Weasely Word…
when it heads up a missive…
a teasely word…
Meant to draw your attention…
away from everthing else…
I can't think...I can't write...
out the window the poetry goes…
I can't even spell…
can't scratch my knows
Darned machine is doing it for me...taking away my powers…
Taking away my word play…
it's been doing it for hours
And I just now noticed...this thief of Time...and my poetic energies.
They don't know you from Adam's
off ox...
but they will want something… your time…
your money …
your heart…
your Honey…
all of the above
Rest assured, "friend"...it's a sneaky word…
a Weasely Word…
when it heads up a missive…
a teasely word…
Meant to draw your attention…
away from everthing else…
I can't think...I can't write...
out the window the poetry goes…
I can't even spell…
can't scratch my knows
Darned machine is doing it for me...taking away my powers…
Taking away my word play…
it's been doing it for hours
And I just now noticed...this thief of Time...and my poetic energies.
Published 21st Nov 2020
| Edited 25th Nov 2020
Author's Note
Tech...
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21st Nov 2020 10:07pm
How rude. How about off no one. And just be honest.always worried about a wallet that ain't yours anyway.....
Here's a thought quit inducing mental illness. U ignored every cry for help anyway. Some friend u are
Here's a thought quit inducing mental illness. U ignored every cry for help anyway. Some friend u are
21st Nov 2020 10:44pm
22nd Nov 2020 10:02pm
24th Nov 2020 4:56pm
Dizzy dear...read it again and use google for bits like "off ox"
Me mum liked that one...a lot
(See google below)
The phrase don’t know someone from Adam’s off ox means the speaker is not acquainted with the person, that the person is a stranger to him. The idea incorporates the imagery of Adam, the first created human according to the Old Testament of the Bible, and an off ox. An off ox is the draft animal in a team that is situated on the right, the farthest away from the driver. The driver places the most experienced draft animal closest to his guiding leads, hoping that the off ox will simply follow what the lead animal does.
Me mum liked that one...a lot
(See google below)
The phrase don’t know someone from Adam’s off ox means the speaker is not acquainted with the person, that the person is a stranger to him. The idea incorporates the imagery of Adam, the first created human according to the Old Testament of the Bible, and an off ox. An off ox is the draft animal in a team that is situated on the right, the farthest away from the driver. The driver places the most experienced draft animal closest to his guiding leads, hoping that the off ox will simply follow what the lead animal does.
24th Nov 2020 4:59pm
24th Nov 2020 5:02pm
21st Nov 2020 10:45pm
Thief of time it is Ely, the tech. I realise now, thanks to you, what they mean by user-'friendly' technology! 😊
7th Feb 2021 10:37pm
21st Nov 2020 11:29pm
And look not at that face on the wall with it's slight of hands, for it's no friend either.
Nice write, poetess.
Nice write, poetess.
22nd Nov 2020 00:34am
doubtless there were heads messed by the first printing
press. look after yourself ..
press. look after yourself ..
7th Feb 2021 10:42pm
22nd Nov 2020 10:01pm
Love this Ely...tech is speeding everything up...it steals the most precious thing we have...tick-tock my friend.
🎅 Harry
🎅 Harry
7th Feb 2021 10:46pm
7th Feb 2021 4:20pm
7th Feb 2021 10:48pm
