“His mind’s all black thickets and blood”
from Songs of Unreason
I once knew a man
who spoke in tongues
of flaming fire
But you’d never guess
from his charming persona
A forked tongue
of charm and harm-
murmuring blessings
hissing black curses
whispering cursed blessings
until I begged,
‘No more!’
©Vivian Zems
Smell The Coffee 
June 23, 2018 at 9:54 pm
This is the kind of dark, unsettling poem the quote suggested to me when I saw it. The rabbits just burrowed their way in regardless.
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June 23, 2018 at 11:14 pm
Wow this is powerful for I have known those kind of tongues!!! Well done! ❤
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June 25, 2018 at 6:10 pm
Thank you 😊
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June 24, 2018 at 12:54 am
Oh, I knew one of those, too. Took a long time to recover from.
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June 25, 2018 at 6:09 pm
They can’t help themselves… very sad
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June 24, 2018 at 6:46 am
Yes, I too have known a few and found them quite disturbing and unconvincing. ‘Charm and harm’ are is an appropriate description.
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June 25, 2018 at 6:08 pm
Be on the watch for them! Thank you 😊
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June 24, 2018 at 8:39 am
Yikes! Those are the most dangerous kind!
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June 25, 2018 at 6:06 pm
Absolutely!
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June 24, 2018 at 11:57 am
POW!
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June 25, 2018 at 6:06 pm
Love your response 😀
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June 24, 2018 at 11:58 am
Yep, there are some just like that – well put. ♥
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June 25, 2018 at 6:05 pm
Thank you 😊
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June 24, 2018 at 12:50 pm
This is so dramatic. You have created impact so well in the short lines. The photo compliments it perfectly.
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June 25, 2018 at 6:05 pm
Thanks Kerry!
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June 24, 2018 at 2:14 pm
Takers and destroyers are often quite charismatic on the surface, aren’t they?
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June 25, 2018 at 6:04 pm
Indeed they are!
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June 24, 2018 at 3:07 pm
Those charming serpent tongued persons… we know them so very well.
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June 25, 2018 at 6:01 pm
Indeed we do
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June 24, 2018 at 8:24 pm
Oh the devil tongued, they are so treacherous.
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June 25, 2018 at 5:56 pm
Indeed!
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June 25, 2018 at 1:25 am
kaykuala
whispering cursed blessings
until I begged,
‘No more!
They need to be told simply and firmly in no uncertain terms!
Hank
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June 25, 2018 at 5:55 pm
Absolutely!
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June 25, 2018 at 2:25 am
Wow. Great phrases and very powerful!
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June 25, 2018 at 5:54 pm
Thank you 😊
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June 25, 2018 at 7:46 pm
You’re very welcome ☺
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June 25, 2018 at 7:49 pm
😊
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June 25, 2018 at 10:03 am
The serpent in Eden—giving you something you think you want (pretty glass beads, the gift of mortality) for something you can never recover.
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June 25, 2018 at 5:53 pm
The serpent and his cohorts ! Great insight 😊
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