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brittle light
brittle light
Jul 14, 2012 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Pray Tell Parishioner

1- wanna know sumpin'

2-what's that

1-I don't know nothin'

2-sayin' you don't know nothin'
is kinda knowin' sumpin' ain't it

1- guess so, but the point is,
are you sure we ain't just been guessin' at stuff all this time
'cause I been told guessin' ain't quite the same as knowin'

2- pray tell, what are you sayin'

1- I ain't sure certain 'bout nothin' no more

2- well... I won't tell nobody if you don't

— brittle light, Jul 14, 2012

About This Poem

Last Few Words: I don't know if this is poetry or not, and the format is a little clumsy anyway. Got any suggestions (other than deleting it)?

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: upstate New York USA, USA

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Critiques

Tam the Chanter

Tam the Chanter

13 years 10 months ago

nothin'

I started life knowin' nothin' - I guess I remember most of it

I started life ownin' nothin' - I've still got most of it left.

I'm holding my own ! Damn ! I'm good!

Regards

Ian

brittle light

brittle light

13 years 10 months ago

nice little piece in your

nice little piece in your comment
you should post it, meaning I would, if it were mine. It's very good!

thanks for stopping by
I appreciate it a lot

K

Kailashana2

13 years 10 months ago

Just quotes would suffice,

Just quotes would suffice, the title explains all. Though I like this one and a two format too, unique in its own way.

"wanna know sumpin'"

"what's that?"

"I don't know nothin'"

~A

brittle light

brittle light

13 years 10 months ago

Hi, Anna

things seem a little different around here, don't they?
c'est la vie, though I do miss the days before the great crash.
That kind of freshness never gets old. Staleness is a bummer, but I hope not fatal for the site, or to cause some of my favorite individuals to emmigrate.

thanks for your suggestions about this piece

regards,

Ian.T

Ian.T

13 years 10 months ago

Al

I like this as it is so full of double negatives that it becomes a play on words from two, who don't know nothin, so they must know sumpin, Yours Ian.T