I can’t see the scene since the light from the almighty sun is blinding me.
Ah, clouds can be so helpful sometimes.
I see it now – a pretty scene in a field from my family farm –
a wooden fence by a dirt road.
There she sits wearing a white frilly dress.
Be careful as you approach, that one bites.
She is not what she appears.
Her outside only reflects one facet of her personality.
Don’t bother her with the trifle, it does not amuse.
Don’t anger her with insincerity, you’ll get bloodied and bruised.
It’s truth she requires as she licks the wounds from denial.
Actually,
I’ve heard she can be quite docile.
If you can resist feigning interest, you may stroke her mane.
But know this going in, her ferocity will never be tamed.
unga bunga girl 
I like the sound of this one – very, very much.
Thanks, Jo!
I love this! You are so clever! If wordpress would let me, I would underline the words. I love this.
But I have a question. The last line pharaphrased says, “if you can resist faking interest.” When I read it,.. my mind changed the words to “if you can resist showing interest.”
Docile. Your a genius.
Oh, I’m so glad! I wrote it last month and there it sat. So I said to myself just post it already. I’m glad I did.
I think your line works just as well.
Thanks!
This is wonderful – love it.
I once worked with a lovely old man (a patient on a mental health ward). He was quite mad but he could spot a fake from one hundred yards away. Some of the staff wondered why they got such a hard time from him!! They never had enough insight to understand!!
He taught me a lot.
David
David,
Thank you! I love your stories relating to my posts. You really did learn a lot on that ward. You should write about your experiences there.
Take care,
Cathy
interesting 🙂
thanx 🙂
This piece was anything but tame! Plenty of passion. Good work!
Hey you, thanks!
Loved it! I’ll think of it as poetry’s answer to the theme song from Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
And since you know how odd I am, you know that’s a compliment!
Thanks! I don’t know the reference. I’ll have to check it out. Pussycat, Kill! Kill! does not sound docile, crazy cat.
‘If you can resist feigning interest’ is a brilliant line. Just a few words that sum up so much that can be wrong in the way we interact with each other. It also encapsulates how it be so much easier to be false than real (when at first sight, the opposite might seem to be true) – plus how patronising we can be in assuming that someone else is not going to pick up on our falsity. It’s one of those lines that sparks off all kinds of thoughts and meanings. Lots of other great lines too – ‘clouds can be so helpful sometimes’ …
I really enjoyed this comment. Thank you so much!
I am so glad you posted it although to be completely honest, there have been times when I have had to feign interest, feeling wholly insincere the entire time and coming away with an intense ferocity at being bothered with a trifle when I so wanted to scream the truth. Whose denial?
Wonderful piece of work! Thank you.
Hmm.On a few occasions I have feigned interest. I can’t stand it either.
The denial of those close to me that have made decisions that affected my life.
Thank you!
Loved it 🙂 it’s lovely to be back on wordpress and reading you stuff again I’ve said this before I’ll say it again you are so very talented 🙂
Thanks, Nutty!