Sunday, February 23, 2014

Attention Seekers

 
"pain", "pain", "pain" I howl
but "wolf" is all they hear
 
sick of being fooled
by cunning attention seekers
their backs turn
 
immune to my cries, to their lies
not recognizing the irrefutable
truth licks at their face
 

Linking up with dVerse and Imaginary Garden With Real Toads.  Inspired by the boy who cried wolf.
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38 comments:

  1. The BizzaFebruary 23, 2014 at 10:38 PM

    Creative twist on a timeless fable.

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  2. Brian MillerFebruary 23, 2014 at 10:53 PM

    truth licks their face...ha...it has a way of overcoming the lies...
    i've known an attention seeker or two in my day.
    smiles.

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  3. ClaudiaFebruary 23, 2014 at 11:43 PM

    ah - cool take on the fable - people def. will stop listening when they heard too many wolf cries in their life already

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  4. EllaFebruary 24, 2014 at 12:19 AM

    Oh, that lick-yes, I have seen this happen! Nicely done

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  5. brudbergFebruary 24, 2014 at 12:38 AM

    Indeed.. Cry wolf to many times .. Loved the poem

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  6. AditiFebruary 24, 2014 at 7:38 AM

    Haha clever this one! I love this fable!

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  7. AtreyeeFebruary 24, 2014 at 7:53 AM

    Ah,a cool spin on that old fable-loved it!Excellent writing:-)

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  8. GraceFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:12 AM

    I remember this fable, smiles ~ Those attention seekers are a challenge to handle ~ I do like though that truth licks at their face ~ Happy week ~

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  9. humbirdFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:14 AM

    Love the image and the fable. I grew up on the fables by I. Krylov. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Krylov
    This fable - new for me...now I know. Thanks. :)

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  10. Kerry O'ConnorFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:18 AM

    Such an original take on the old story, and so apt to modern life in the first world. Those last lines are killer.

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  11. Maude LynnFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:25 AM

    This is brilliant. Really.

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  12. LauraFebruary 24, 2014 at 1:19 PM

    Those last two lines are so powerful!

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  13. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 24, 2014 at 1:44 PM

    What an incredible wolf image - spectacularly beautiful. Your art is amazing. Enjoyed the poem. I read it that the narrator has true pain that others dont believe exists. As I have a host of invisible but very real ailments, that only lately has been recognized as true illness, I resonate with this!

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  14. Judy RoneyFebruary 24, 2014 at 2:08 PM

    This really gets my attention. Powerful wolf image emerges though the paiin and real life.

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  15. GailFebruary 24, 2014 at 2:52 PM

    Strong and sad at the same time.

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  16. UnknownFebruary 24, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Your concise poem carries weight. Nothing wasted here. "truth licks" is an exceptional phrase.

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  17. bgottsabFebruary 24, 2014 at 5:36 PM

    So full of real pain - I like the way you have used the well-known fable in this way to make your point. (Also, your poetry book arrived today - can't wait to sit down with it!)

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  18. revelationsFebruary 24, 2014 at 8:02 PM

    nice turn of words on the fable...it carried the theme of your poem...

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  19. cosmos camiFebruary 24, 2014 at 9:44 PM

    Ah, the guilt that keeps mothers up night...
    Tight and angry. Good work!

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  20. Stacy M.S.February 25, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    sometimes it seems there are some who can;t live in truth, thus they create a life of lies. lovely job portraying such!

    stacy lynn mar
    http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/

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    1. Kathryn DycheFebruary 25, 2014 at 6:53 PM

      Thanks Stacy . .. I've met a number of people who live a life of lies. I've always wondered about the energy that must take.

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  21. KamanaFebruary 25, 2014 at 10:00 AM

    i love that image. love how you turn each image into works of art.

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    1. Kathryn DycheFebruary 25, 2014 at 10:44 AM

      Thanks, I often have as much fun with the images as the words. I typically start with the words first and then try and create something that goes with it.

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2014 at 6:43 PM

    This can be read on more than one level, for sure. Beautiful.

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    1. Kathryn DycheFebruary 25, 2014 at 6:51 PM

      I'm glad it comes across that way, it's often what I aim for. Open enough for people to read their own thing into it.

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  23. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerFebruary 25, 2014 at 6:49 PM

    This pulls at me--truth licks---it really does--tight and powerful write Kathryn

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  24. MaryFebruary 25, 2014 at 9:19 PM

    That last line really is the perfect ending.

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  25. JimFebruary 25, 2014 at 11:32 PM

    I loved the story, Kathyrn, and always felt sorry for the boy. You did a good job showing his pain.
    Also I identified somehow the poem with Mom's picture on the wall, we called it The Lone Wolf.
    I have the picture now hanging in my 'office'.
    Thank you for the nice anniversary salute.
    ..

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    1. Kathryn DycheFebruary 26, 2014 at 9:34 PM

      Love that it resonated with the picture on your wall.

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  26. TinaFebruary 26, 2014 at 8:41 PM

    You sure packed a LOT into a few lines. I'm in awe.
    Tina @ Life is Good

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  27. Ron ShieldsFebruary 27, 2014 at 11:19 AM

    you have really taken this fable to a new place...so fitting for our contemporary world.

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    1. Kathryn DycheFebruary 28, 2014 at 8:03 AM

      Thanks Ronald, this was a favorite of mine growing up.

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