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Carrots
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Time

Your wretched tentacles stretch beyond imagination

Dangling life like a carrot before our very eyes

Only to strike with your cruel stick

Feeling its sting

As we reach out seeking to touch the prize

Touch we must

Like moths to the flame

Consumed by the madness that is our existence

Until the carrot falls from sight

And the stick delivers its final blow

 

 

Copyright 2010 Patrick A. Granfors

 


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 Reviews of "Carrots"
Reviewed by Connie Faust
Reviewed on February 25, 2010
Certainly not what I expected when I read the title.
Interesting and SO sad. By any chance, are you ever called a pessimist?
Connie

Reviewed by L. Figgins
Reviewed on February 20, 2010
Dark and deep. The life of a human can be torture for we can't see the point of it all. But maybe if we did, we wouldn't learn what we need to learn? Powerful, Patrick...

Lin

Reviewed by Liana Margiva
Reviewed on February 18, 2010
VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on February 17, 2010
Quite profound, my friend.

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on February 17, 2010
The stick of the donkey are the envy of the stallion! (LOL)

Georg


Reviewed by Elizabeth Price
Reviewed on February 16, 2010
The cruel hand of fate or whatever it is called just keeps that darned carrot in front of us and you just can't resist trying to grab. Love it. Liz

Reviewed on February 16, 2010
Intriguing write, Patrick; well done!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Reviewed on February 16, 2010
The stick, ah yes the stick, on the ass, or is it a donkey, but still a little persuation can go a long way. Ithacoras, did he ride an ass, he went for the light too, didn't he. I'm so confused.
Good one Patrick!~ Jasmin Horst

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on February 16, 2010
Very well done, Patrick. You've said a mouthful here.

Reviewed by Peter Schlosser (Reader)
Reviewed on February 16, 2010
I like this a lot. Change of pace. Nice one Patrick.

Reviewed by Mark Lichterman
Reviewed on February 16, 2010
A quote from page 529 of "Becoming':
Opening his eyes, taking a deep breath.
Since he was fifteen God had dangled that carrot in front of him and always pulled it away…
But No! Nothing was going to happen to stop it now…
Nothing!

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on February 16, 2010
Hey, that madness is only in your existence, not the rest of us, or that donkey'...e

Reviewed by pat medlin
Reviewed on February 16, 2010
wow!patrick...this was a thrice read...provocative...oh nooo...my brain had to work....not always used to that...really like this patmedlin

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on February 16, 2010
Clever write, Patrick....and we'll all chase that carrot until that final blow. Only a small portion of that sand in the hourglass belongs to us...enjoyed. Thanks!

Anna


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