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Friday 9 August 2019

ASSASSIN

Are you aware you're being stalked by an
                                                              ASSASSIN?
Will he put a gun to your head and pull the trigger?
Or maybe run you down as you cross the street?
Oh no,
        not he,
               not this ASSASSIN -
his unique modus operandi is far more subtle than that.


He will creep up on you by degrees.
You'll have no inkling he's even there -
                                                         he's much too wily to be rumbled,
                                                                                                           this ASSASSIN!
(And much too clever)



And please don't fool yourself
that you can hide
                        from the likes of him:
for he will find you
                           wherever you go,
                                                  make no mistake of that.



In fact, he's killing you slowly
                                             even as you read this,
                                                                            your ASSASSIN.
"Well, does he at least have a name?"
                                                     I hear you ask.
                                                                        Indeed he does.

It is..............."TIME."

23 comments:

  1. Very clever, my dear friend.
    I did not see that coming but brilliant it is!
    Time is everything and everyone's enemy.
    Excellent!!!

    Much Love and Big Hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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    1. 😉😉 The idea just struck me the other day, dearest Jan...we are all the prey of Time...the inescapable thief of life!!! Lol
      Thank you so much!😊😊

      Lots of love and hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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  2. Brilliant take.
    He is indeed sneaky, and inexorable.

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    1. He certainly is, Sue...and not one of us can escape him... yet!! Lol
      I imagine that someday some very clever person will find a way to outsmart him!!😉😉
      Many thanks!

      Love and Hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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  3. That's right!
    But I've been learning to deal with this assassin, because otherwise he will kill me faster...

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    1. Any tips will be very gratefully received, Ana!!😉😉
      Haha, I guess the best way to tackle him is to refuse to give him a thought!!
      Thank you...😊😊

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  4. Very, very good.. Loved it…

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    1. So happy you enjoyed, Anthony...and many thanks!😊😊

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  5. incredibly done my precious friend Ygraine :)

    i wanted to jump to the end as i read first stanza to find out the name of my enemy but i kept patience and reached to end

    how wisely you mentioned it through your powerful expressions my friend !

    yes he is indeed ,how he eats up all of us quietly and stays himself forever :(

    to fight it back only one thing i think STAY POSITIVE AND STRONG to make him feel defeated and unsuccessful in his mission :)
    hugs!!!

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    1. Absolutely, dearest Baili!!
      Put him firmly out of our minds...an he loses his power over us!
      Such wise words, as ever, my Friend...and thank you so much!😊😊

      Much love and hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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  6. Oh wow, I could not wait to read the last words to see who is he! You are so right, it is a bit scary thought, however that is why we should learn to appreciate all moments in life. Have a lovely week!☺

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    1. You are so right, Natalia...we should never forget to live each day to the full!
      Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement...they are SO appreciated!😊😊

      Wishing you a fabulous week too!

      Hugs xxx

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  7. Oh this was so well done :)
    Brilliant.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Oh thank you, Jan...so much!😊😊

      Hope you are having a super week!

      Hugs xxx

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  9. Many thanks for your great comment...so happy you enjoyed!😊😊

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  10. Ahhh, that circular hurricane of each clock's face, "quickly swirled" here in this wimpy-time, sort of senryu. Smiles. _m

    time flies on its wind
    then quickly becomes too swirled
    clocks' click in shorthand

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    1. Brilliant!!
      Doug, you never cease to impress me...your haiku is so ingenious!!😊😊
      Thank you so, so much!

      Have a super weekend!!

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  11. I thought it might have been the Boogey Man.

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    1. Haha, yes, perhaps that is another of his names!! Lol
      Many thanks.😊😊

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    1. Aww, thank you Rue!

      Hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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  13. Un grande articolo, complimenti.
    Buona giornata.

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