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I liked this. It was just effective and i just dont know why. well done.

thank ya kindly my friend

Oh wow this was epic

thank ya kindly ms gg... had this redundant babble attached to this, and scrapped nearly two thirds for this..took a bit of nerve to leave it as such...but think its the right move

Well now...this is interesting. A lot of your work wanders a bit for me, says and/or re-says, but this....this is a very human write, and one I'm sure a lot of people are living...plenty of old folks out there only staying alive for their pets. The pared-down single idea, the one-shot one-kill approach, is decent, and I admire a man who can keep cutting until the poem falls out of the word-wall....we are like carvers sometimes you know; hacking away until the thing we were trying to make appears in front of us.

Well carved man.

(I'll be honest and say that empathy for a good dog has kept me alive more than once...so good on you for firing a personal memory...for me that is good writing)

dp

Many thanks dp...truly appreciate the honesty, and feedback...i think I do embellish a little too much,comes.off decorative,a shitty thing...learning about the trust involved in letting things stand on there own..tryin at least.tough game we play