Saturday, August 9, 2014

Scream at Us, Good People--Dear Abby Poem #5


Tweeter @iamchrisscott has been writing poems composed from fragments of Dear Abby letters. All his poems use lines from all the questions and replies in a single day's column, in chunks of no fewer than three words. I couldn't resist trying this process myself. Here is my fifth Dear Abby poem (please compare to today's column using the link at the end): 

Scream at us, good people

Scream at us,
good people, but
be glad you
have always been
out of the line of fire.

Lack of control
is damaging, it is
never welcome.

I would appreciate
respect--that if
you're looking for
help, tired of
suggestions dismissed
in anger and frustration--
ask instead about
what to do.

http://news.yahoo.com/teen-begins-recognize-parents-emotional-abuse-050113204.html

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