My fuse is short, and not short as in I explode with the rapidity of a string of firecrackers, but short as in impotent. These days I seem to flare and fizzle; either I no longer have the strength to maintain or I cannot be bothered to care, which it is I do not know.
Bunbury came to my doorstep, dogged my steps and skulked in corners when I turned round exasperated. Its mere shadow sent the blood rushing to my cheeks, and quick without thinking I shouted to the world Did you see?, set my jaw and clenched my tiny fists. And then I let it go. When given a chance for retribution I calmly showered, poured a glass of red red wine, and waited until the chance passed me by. Oh, the sucker punch I could have landed if only I'd had heart enough to care.
If I could sucker punch someone right now who would it be and why? Why, I wouldn't sucker punch anyone at all. Because I can't. In the end it seems I'm neither fighter nor lover.
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Choose your question here.
Oscar Wilde? Maybe.
ReplyDeleteWell, you have to be something that ends in 'er', so how about Kung Fu Master? Like this guy?
*bangs gong*
Not necessarily a fighter, per se, and doubtful on the lover front, as well. Nice hair, though.
i refute your assertion that i must be anything that ends in 'er.'
ReplyDeletei am perfectly earnest.
Well, we all know the importance of that.
ReplyDeleteRetribution is overrated. Punching means you still care, so it's probably best not to punch.
Sometimes punching just means you're drunk, especially if you're an Aussie sipping on Bundi Rum.
ReplyDeletemg! - if only not punching meant i didn't still care. maybe "care" isn't the right word.
ReplyDeleteh!a! - i know this place in town that makes the best rum punch. actually, that's a lie. i've never had rum punch in this town.
If you ever did sucker punch someone, I would hope to be nowhere in the vicinity. I believe that those fists are tiny only because you can clench them so damn hard.
ReplyDeletenaw. i haven't thrown a punch in decades.
ReplyDeleteHere's the problem: you can't muster the energy to throw a punch, and I'm 5 feet 4 (& 1/4!!) inches of teeth-bared, snarling defensive energy, with nowhere to go and no attacker to destroy. Dammit. Why can't I throw your punches for you??
ReplyDeletewe need to figure out a way to make that happen.
ReplyDeleteI thinking kicking is more effective than punching anyway. Also, biting.
ReplyDeleteCan I ask a question not on the list? Why do people find Dane Cook funny? I guess Jennie! could field this one too, but I think it is worthy of discussion.
ReplyDeleteGSR, I think it's because most people are idiots. And Dane Cook is their idiot king.
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