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From The Horse's Mouth

You may know from bitter experience
a workhorse in society
is someone deprived of his basic rights.
Broken, and forced to do another's will,
by untold little acts of unkindness.

And then a horse whisperer comes along.
She has no time
for bullying by dishonourable,
callous congregations.
She works a magic they'll never know.

The running meadows may be illusion
may be real, and stagnant society illusion.
However her divine gift works
a proud horse answers in equine nature,
thundering over the wide plains.

If she's a horse whisperer...
 

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Adam Whitworth

Fri 14th Jan 2022 23:58

Thanks John. It's NOT me in the Lloyd's bank ads.

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John Botterill

Fri 14th Jan 2022 23:40

Fascinating, Adam. I love your use of analogy and the way you leave gaps for the reader's imagination to fill in.
Your new name is Ed, by the way 😊

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