Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Black Wednesday

I hear about fun times
that people have and envy
not so much that I myself won’t have them
in a way; more, the belonging in their moment
I seem incapable of replicating.
Middle-child syndrome you might call it;
the perpetual third wheel, or often less
and more a spoke within the tire
to break down and stop the wagon–
if only that significant.

4 comments:

  1. :-) I was the baby of the family until my little brother came along when I was 15 years old. I've never quite forgiven him for displacing me. LOL! Happy Thanksgiving, Ben!! xo

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  2. Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving too, Marion! Is it different in Louisiana or do you eat the same things? For some reason I'm thinking there's more seafood, gumbo and such.

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  3. We usually have turkey and the works, but this year we had brisket, ham and the works. The turkey was outside chasing my husband. I wish I'd taken a photo. We were at my country daughter's home on the farm.

    I hope you had a great day. We sometimes do gumbo for Christmas or New Years, of course with the black-eyed peas for luck and cabbage for wealth in the coming year. Any traditions in middle earth where you live? :-)

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  4. Oh, yes. Lots of lembas. And PO-TAT-OES! You know, smash 'em, boil 'em, stick in 'em in a stew.

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