On the Horns

People can be impervious to the pain and frailty of others.

On the Horns

I am encased in bubble wrap

lined with thorns.

My delicate nature

protected

whilst the thorns

remind me to feel pain.

And don't people

just love to burst

those little cells;

they cannot resist

popping

those nurturing balloons

that keep me feeling

safe,

while also pressing those

spinose teeth

into my flesh.

 

18/06/15

Author's Note

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

The world is a cruel place and those who are sensitive know that all too well. Still, I would not change myself. Sensitivity is a good thing. We feel things others never will. The metaphor is great and the image perfect. lydi**

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed; thank you Lydi

[R Smith]

nice comparison John, the bubble wrap and horns torture and those who don't care how they hurt or who they hurt, fantastic poem :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Richard.

[fattycbreezy52]

Wow the very first line deserves a great applause.Such an excellent use of the metaphorical bubble wrap.I love them.But some people take it very seriously,Aha,reminds me of sadism,"I love hurting others",they would say!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you FCB. Some people do not see your fragility, some don't care about it. Never-the-less the result is the same as the barbs bite.

[andrew mitchell]

No one knows one's extent of pain one suffers or endures cos we are all different just like women handle colds better than men who feel like dying. A profound write John

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hey I am the exception to that rule as I never get ill. Not even a headache since I was a teenager. Many thanks Andrew.

[andrew mitchell]

Oh! I love this song John you healthy one!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

My first wife said I would just drop dead one day lol!

[andrew mitchell]

lol and here you are sharing your thoughts lol:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yeah, though I'd best do before I peg it lol!

[sereenaoutloud]

Brilliant metaphor , some people take too much pleasure in hurting others or in this case bursting their bubbles!
Love this John! :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

True Sereena, true. Many thanks.

[wordman]

this reminds me of a idiot,and his name is t k little and his army of alter egos
i hope he don`t eat you up john,and now he has a girl friend,wouldn`t you imagine she
also has alter egos,oh lord i hope they don`t attack each other

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I never give the guy a thought until he contacts me. I am more interested in writing and reading the work of the good people on WC. Thank you for your solidarity and support. Cheers Wordman.

[Willard Wells]

" encased in bubble wrap lined with thorns. My delicate nature", That was such a great analogy. Great mind. I really liked it. Thank you.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Many thanks Willard.

[ANTO]

The bubblewrap is a superb metaphor John. That urge to burst them akin to some people's insistance on being jagged and pointy to others out of ignorance or spite.
Good One my fiend.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Cheers Anto and hands off my bubble wrap!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I think poets, especially, are vulnerable to those who want to stab painful words at them...

make us feel low self-esteem----but deep inside, we know we do the best we can...and that those who make fun of or criticize have their own shortcomings and demons...

really like this one, John.

j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I had past loves in mind on this one Jacob. They are the 'cause' of much of my writing, sad and happy lol. Many thanks.