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i can't turn water into wine, but i can make you think twice
by Nanette Bellmannever in an entire lifetime
have words done that kind of damage.
when the dust settled upon the foundation,
there they stood with rubble and debris in their hands.
with all their eyes upon me
i said "go ahead, throw."
in my best bring-it-on-bitch voice.
each one of them drew their arm back
in preparation to fire at will.
their arms got as far as the back of their heads
and came to a halt
and their weapons trickled down from their grasps.
they looked at each other in bewilderment.
i smiled, turned to walk away and spoke...
"that's what i thought..."
02/26/2010 Author's Note: "Let he who is free from sin cast the first stone"
Posted on 02/26/2010
Copyright © 2024 Nanette Bellman
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 02/26/10 at 12:20 PM Hey lady I really like this write. You tell them! |
| Posted by Johnny Crimson on 02/26/10 at 01:57 PM This is really awesome Nan. Nice story, nice descriptions. |
| Posted by Joe Cramer on 02/26/10 at 03:14 PM ... exceptional..... |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 02/26/10 at 03:42 PM ...nan, this is a swaggeringly good descript-0 of a/the human condition...several cross-points of us in our stongest and us, also, in our weaknest...cool, balanced write, tho we tend to root for the underdog, of which...yada yada... |
| Posted by Beth K Hannah on 02/26/10 at 03:49 PM wow! this was a great read. i myself went through this already today, and reading this gave me more confidence |
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