Frank is the host of dVerse tonight. Frank says:
I found M. Scott Peck’s Further Along the Road Less Traveled in a used bookstore a few weeks ago. It has been a challenge to read. As I understand it Peck describes a spiritual journey we are all on, whether we like it or not, from narcissism to at least something better – or less narcissistic.One of the chapters is titled “Blame and Forgiveness”….So, that is the prompt: blame and forgiveness. Either one. Or both. There are no other constraints. It need not be about the poet’s own life.
My offering is in the form of a quatern.
Limboastrocytoma
live constructed mala en se
baned key to christianity
burnished tool of evildoers
banner demands payment for good
Pollyanna: “Grow up! Forgive!”
live constructed mala en se
walk straight and tango on one leg
trained pony guilt, unforgiveness
time to collect oozing samples
from the foul infected squirmer
live constructed mala en se
for forensic analysis
caged, cauterize its tentacles
shift its home from the limbic realm
to autonomic memory
live constructed mala en se
Tao Talk 
Mall in se! Powerful write Jade! Hits right between the eyes – that are turned and blind!
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Thank you very much. I just made a comment on Bjorn’s page saying I agreed with what you said there.
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Nice lines: “caged, cauterize its tentacles
shift its home from the limbic realm” I suppose I’d want to cauterize its tentacles as well.
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Yes, Jade, it seems that many of us endeavor acts of forgiveness, but too often it
is just acting. A powerful prompt this time.
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I hope it goes well then. A different perspective on forgiveness.
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Thank you, Grace. Me too, it’s the most workable for myself at the moment…
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Some acts (and motives) are unforgivable is my take away.
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Yes VJ thank you for your insight, it is appreciated ❤
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So welcome, Jade.
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I am both intrigued and wanting to send it far away at the same time.
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🙂
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Very artistically formed. Many dangers arise when evil walks among us.
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Thank you, Violet. Yes they do.
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What a thought provoking poem! You say so much here Jade. I love that you used Mala in se. Understanding the fundamental difference between right and wrong can be a grey area for many.
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Thank you, Christine. Also, the difference of wrong just because the laws say so and wrong because it’s essentially wrong/evil…
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Yes! It varies from State to State too 😑
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Sometimes I wonder if there is such a thing as mala in se… (had to google that)… somehow it might be something constructed to cage us and ask forgiveness for things that are not worth asking for….
There is a risk in missing the greater evil while looking for misdemeanors
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hmmmmmm a view that needs consideration thank you for that 🙂
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When evil is allowed to spread its roots it becomes much harder to even see sometimes because it’s so pervasive. The tentacles are a good image. Tolerating evil can be as bad as the act itself. (K)
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100% in agreement with you
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The distinction between trivia and pure evil comes over strongly, and that forgiveness is the vulnerable way.
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Good on the distinction and yes on the vulnerability.
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Thanks, a poem with punch, gravitas.
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I appreciate your comments. A lot of this and a lot of that has gone into the current distillation.
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Yes, it carried that sense of your effort.
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🙂
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