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Imperfect Grooming

Writer's picture: Graham PitcherGraham Pitcher

Updated: Jan 16




Rose buds blooming

Gentle, unassuming

Safe presuming...

.. Life is good

 

Softly grooming

Sweet, perfuming

Innocence assuming...

.. All is well

 

Music booming

Trouble looming

Men communing...

.. with one intent

 

Rosebuds fading.

Innocence jading

So degrading ...

.. want to stop

 

Nation snoring

Rape ignoring

Subject boring ..

.. their own fault

 

Mind bending...

..stories trending

Enquiries pending ..

..What to do ?

 

Child grooming

Horror blooming

Nation fuming

Time to act!

 

GCP 25 

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Brave to take on such a sensitive topic.

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Glad you didn't cover this one up. Well done

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Wow, there I was drifting along thinking this is lovely, got to verse three then wham! I immediately went back to the start and read again, all the clues were there. Very clever, the poem's word choice rhythm, and structure belies it's content, in the same those who commit such crimes disguise their actions- if that makes sense. An uncomfortable but good read.

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Thank you for your comments Alison..I couldn't sleep with the thoughts of the political wrangling and time wasting...This is about innocent children for God's sake


I have grandchildren and hope and pray they do not fall victim to such behaviour

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We do what we can to teach them about the world but how do you talk about this..

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