Wednesday, June 8, 2016

It's Hard To Remember - Three Word Wednesday



It's Hard To Remember
My Original Intention


What an outlandish
notion you have written on
the skin of my soul.

I am perplexed at
what to do about it all.
The alligator
has now awakened
with hollows in bad places,
yellow angry eyes,
and teeth unsuited
for a wee nibble or two.

Instead she rips me
out of your swamp's edge
and rolls me over, under,
and again, again.

‎June ‎8, ‎2016 2:22 PM

Thom posted the following three words for Three Word Wednesday

Nibble
Outlandish
Perplexed


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4 comments:

  1. The poem's title references a bit of modern wisdom...

    "When you are up to your ass in alligators, it's hard to remember your original intention was to drain the swamp."

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  2. I think if i were a crocodile and a notion was written on my skin or carried on a handbag i'd be rightfully pissed too! Love the modern wisdom also..i forget quite frequently what swamp i'm meant to drain

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  3. 1. Different families: There are three groups (families) of crocodilians: the alligatoridae, which includes the alligator and the caimans; the crocodylidae, which includes the "true" crocodiles; and the gavialidae, which contains only the gharial. So, the first difference is that alligators and crocodiles are actually in different families.

    2. Shape of the jaw: The easiest way of telling apart crocodiles from alligators, however, is to look at their noses. Alligators (and caimans) have a wide "U"-shaped, rounded snout (like a shovel), whereas crocodiles tend to have longer and more pointed "V"-shaped noses.

    http://crocodilian.com/cnhc/cbd-faq-q1.htm

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