Boss
I.
Do I belong to my body or does it belong to me?
II.
When I guard its health and safety, I am its owner.
III.
But when it fails, I am its slave.
For dVerse Poets: Three-Way Split: Bodyguard, body, guard
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Profound. 🙂
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Thanks, Kitty.
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You are welcome, Judy. 🙂
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Yes – most profound
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succinctly spot on
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Interesting and true.
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Three lines – you need no more ❤
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I broke the rules in the last line by not using the compound word, but I figure a better poem is more important than following the rules to a “t.” Glad you approved…
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Yes indeed 🙂
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I’ve decided my body and I are a team involved in constant negotiation over possibilities.
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Maybe we take our bodies too much for granted.
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You are absolutely right. It’s only when they start to go wrong that we realize our bodies’ intricacies.
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