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Your hand hovers over the keys,
to abuse, or not to abuse,
a momentary question,
lost in the lust for gratification,
a gas-lighter’s delight
mayhem and pain,
sowing the seeds of doubt
like a hot knife
to the heart of the unsuspecting.
But I have discovered your weakness,
I hold my silence to your hand.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul,
pvcann.com
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this love fairy fell in love with her ghost
A Love Affair With The Past
Writing, blogging, journaling
Tales from the Life of a Lost Soul
An Art Journal
Poetry is an emotion, it can be a feeling or a song.
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Well done!!!
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Thanks Judy.
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The perfect troll retort.
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Thanks Sandy.
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You are welcome.
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ouch I do hope you are not being trolled Paul?
Such people need to get a life …
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No but I was badly behaved on FB for a while, I used to deliberately troll neo nazi groups, mostly to correct their spelling and history facts.
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oh I know they exist and it’s dead scary, glad that you can own it but best not to get involved unless you have any trains leaving for the extermination camps … probably the only way to get rid of them 😦
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😢
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Wow, a great response to the prompt. Admittedly this is the kind of ‘troll’ I thought of initially! You describe the phenomenon and proper retort so well. Thanks for sharing!
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Fantastic!
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Many thanks
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You are welcome.
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Powerful.
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Thank you so very much Rupali
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Great! Thank you for sharing, Paul! Best wishes, Michael.
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Excellent. Very meaningful for me in my daily life in the U.S. (Sigh… )
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Oh, I hope that changes for you.
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Thanks. I’m hopeful that things will get changed up somewhat in November!
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Great poem
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Thanks
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Reblogged this on Poetras Blok and commented:
If there is an amazing poet and writer with heart, mind and common sense, it’s this blogger.
Quote: “But I have discovered your weakness,
I hold my silence to your hand.”
Phew, what an amazingly crafted text!
I wish I could hold my silence in people’s hands.
Love your stuff!
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Wow, thank you so much.
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You’re more than welcome.
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Quote: “But I have discovered your weakness,
I hold my silence to your hand.”
Phew, what an amazingly crafted text!
I wish I could hold my silence in people’s hands!
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Yes, I felt it was like a positive version of holding a gun, but silence is far more positive, it usually strips the troll fo their power. Thank you for the wonderful compliment too.
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Love this. I still am perplexed with how many people troll on social media without any rational thoughts to share 🤔.
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Yes, it can be off-putting to say the least. 🙂
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