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Saturday, June 23, 2018

A "Doesn't Matter" 'down poem' for Sunday

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My Epitaph

Don't
Know who
Hasn't thought
Of killing self
When things get rough even the tough need help

Then things got tough help and I called my bluff
Didn't matter
Had enough
My end
Came 
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  - Photo and Poem Copyright,  2018 Jimmiehov,  All Rights Reserved 
 - I'm linked with Kerry O'Connor in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2018/06/micro-poetry-it-doesnt-matter.html?m=1 
 - Kerry wants it to be a Micro Poem with no more than 12 lines.  The theme may be "Doesn't Matter." 
 - Mine has ten lines, it is a two verse Tetractys Form Poem with a total of 80 syllables. To read more about the Tetractys Form go here to Kerry's explaination.  Follow your nose to another article and some more examples from other writers if this all interestest you.

This verse didn't make the cut, I needed an end:
  Then neither friend nor prayer might be enough
  Professional
  Help does much 
  Make that
  Call 
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11 comments:

  1. Old EggSunday, June 24, 2018 1:20:00 AM

    It has got to happen sometime hasn't it. Life wasn't meant to be perfect just an exercise in keeping going.

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  2. Sanaa RizviSunday, June 24, 2018 2:47:00 AM

    I feel one should never resort to even considering such a thing. No matter how hard life gets.. there is always hope.. a light at the end of the tunnel.

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  3. JinksySunday, June 24, 2018 5:51:00 AM

    Morbid fun can happen?! ♥

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  4. Kerry O'ConnorSunday, June 24, 2018 6:53:00 AM

    This is quite the epitaph, Jim. And a most topical theme, this one of self-harm.

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  5. brudbergSunday, June 24, 2018 9:11:00 AM

    I think this seems too often the only escape... but there is often a better way out.

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  6. Vivian ZemsSunday, June 24, 2018 11:33:00 AM

    No matter the insistent thought....there must be a better path.I'm glad I saw the last part. Love the form.

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  7. Sherry Blue SkySunday, June 24, 2018 12:10:00 PM

    I especially like the third stanza, down below. That is the necessary call. Sadly, many do not make it. Well said, Jim.

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  8. Susie ClevengerSunday, June 24, 2018 2:26:00 PM

    Life is a roller coaster for sure.

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  9. kaykualaSunday, June 24, 2018 7:35:00 PM

    Great Tetractys Poem Dr Jim! An epitaph with humor will help eliminate sadness

    Hank

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  10. purplepeninportland.comSunday, June 24, 2018 7:52:00 PM

    I love this poem, Jim. It is brave, honest, and a bit tongue-in-cheek.

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  11. OutlawyerMonday, June 25, 2018 7:32:00 AM

    Yikes. A very human poem. This called bluff doesn’t always work out. Thanks! K.

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