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Her tongue like an axe –
blade sharpened every morning,
cutting through bullshit.
**Dedicated to my Grandmother Pillar.
*Photograph by Graham A Stephen (Click here to visit and follow his blog). ❤
Poet Rummager 
Nice one. What was your inspiration?
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My grandmother was a no nonsense person who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind but did so in a gentle way with no cussing involved. Very opposite of my haiku! Thank you.
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Yay for Grandma lol
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I picture a female executive heading a major corporation handling business as usual. Can you spell Carly Fiorina?
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Fascinating how a female who can speak her mind must be a hard boiled exec! What would a man be who can cut through the bs? He wouldn’t necessarily be a business executive, would he? Just a normal everyday guy would fit the bill.
I’m not being disrespectful, Dr. J.; just pointing out the stereotypes that are hard to shake even today. I, myself, have to shake those off, too. Thank you for your comment!
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No disrespect taken. If you had written the same poem using “His Tongue” I would have made the same type of comment using someone like Steve Jobs instead. The image the poem created wasn’t based on gender; it was based on a no bullshit attitude. I personally see the corporate world (not individual genders) living this belief.
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Ha! I knew I’d get you to swear one of these days…. YESSSSsssss!!! Ah, I adore you, Dr. J.!! Hmm… what is my next goal? Lol.
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Haha! Gotta love their expressions!! Thanks T. xo
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such is the price of a truth seeker.
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Yes! Truth seekers have it hard! Can you imagine having to sharpen your tongue every morning?😊
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I’m afraid, I must admit, that frequently have to file the point of mine. 😉
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I mentioned an angle-grinder in a comment on facebook only a couple of days ago. Spooky!!!
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That is spooky! Did you check your tongue? It may have changed into a blade. I’d better watch myself around you from now on! 😜💋
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Sounds like a no-nonsense kind of person. The poem also makes me think about Lizzie Borden from your 50 Word Story. If she’d just used her tongue as an axe instead of using her axe as an axe, dandelion magic might have been strong enough after all.
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You are so wise! I bow to your wisdom. Haha!! There I go again — swooning to your unbeatable humor and intellect 😜❤️😀
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Thank you. I love being called wise. It’s not an adjective that often gets attached to my name. 🙂
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That’s hard to believe! I’m serious.
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Thank you very much.
(Note how I used my powers of wisdom to select the most appropriate from the wide range of possible replies.) 🙂
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Very wise, indeed!
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Wow.. 😊
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Thank you! I can say the same about your amazing desserts.🍰❤️🎂
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You are welcome.. 😊
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A razor sharp Haiku.
Like it. 😀
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Step back, Alan…. okay, that’s good — just worried you were getting too close to the blade and didn’t want you to cut yourself! 😀
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My 1st thought was that a knife would be better than an axe for cutting BS w/o splatters. My 2nd thought was that much of the BS that bedevils us is so old and hardened that a jackhammer might be needed.
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Cutting bs without splatters? Bwhahaha!!! You’re probably right about the jackhammer. Mel. 😀
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