spiders don’t scare me
neither do snakes
let’s talk about people
terrifying oh yes
scariest thing to walk or crawl this earth
ouch! People
some with hearts of gold, others
with hearts of stone
Are you scared yet?
I am always terrified
what will they say next (never mind what will they do)
holy wars
genocide
raping and killing children
torturing small animals
Hey! those are the things that people do
Are you scared yet?
Red Wolf Journal Spring 2014, and a fresh start
10 years ago
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So true... and scary. I guess now I have an addition to the list of things I am afraid of.
ReplyDeleteJessica,
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting. Yeah people one of my biggest fears.
Pamela
It's amazing how terrifying (and yet, at their best, inspiring!) people can be-- amazing how so many contradictions exist within a single species, huh?
ReplyDeletewho knew that we could be so destructive when in our hearts i am sure if asked we would say who me never.... in posse
ReplyDeleteMuch as spiders scare me, I'll have to agree. Spiders, at least, are simple; people are all the more frightening because they're complicated.
ReplyDeletelots to be scared of .....nice one Pam
ReplyDeleteYep,I'm in with the little green horned men!
ReplyDeleteI love the ease with which you write poems, Pamela. Enjoyed this poem so much ....
ReplyDeleteAnd most of them don't look like monsters.
ReplyDeleteYes. There are some "scaries" out there. Sometimes they are people we thought we knew! Great! Thanks, Pamela!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is so true. I liked how you presented this, too.
ReplyDeleteAJV,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting.
Pamela
Pieceofpie,
ReplyDeleteWe certainly are the distructive ones. Thanks for commenting.
Pamela
Joseph,
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting. We are frightening.
Pamela
Wayne,
ReplyDeleteAlways a pleasure to hear from you. Thanks.
Pamela
Rall,
ReplyDeleteNow I know that is not true. Thanks for stopping by.
Pamela
Uma,
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice compliment! Thanks for stopping by.
Pamela
rlavalette,
ReplyDeleteThat is the most terrifying part. Thanks for the comment.
Pamela
Only footprints,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! And that is the truth.
Pamela
Richelle,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment.
Thanks for stopping by.
Pamela
Just like with so many Twilight Zone episodes, we are the monsters we're running from. Nicely done and very true.
ReplyDeleteLove the 'Are you scared yet?' repetition!!
ReplyDeleteJames,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Yeah we are the monsters aren't we.
Pamela
Andy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for saying so. And thanks for stopping by.
Pamela