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Mama called him obstinate
Too stubborn to change his ways
Papa called him obdurate
That hell awaited his end of days
But he rocked, and he rolled
Heels dug into that slippery road
Strutted along unheeding, refused the call
Sights on that place he knew so well
And as he swung, unchanging
He raised a finger in the air
Rather, he said, a fuck in hell
Than a sleepless toss, mon cher.
72 words for Sammi’s Weekend Prompt: Obdurate
Apologies for the language but it is what Oswald used to say, and I have cleaned up the worst. May he rest… or not.
crispina kemp 
Excellent, Crispina. You’ve given us a rather clear portrait of dear (not so dear) Oswald!
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I’ll let you fill in the real words for that last line
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I rather wish you’d not held back… You were, after all, speaking for him…
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It’s not me to use that language
He used to laugh at my refusal
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He he he…
That would not surprise me (that he would laugh…) I, on the other hand, have far too much ease with it.
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His friends used to torment me, trying to get me to say the words. Miss Prime & Proper me.
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That’s so funny… I’d have thought you’d not be shy.
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Yea. In many areas I would make a sinner blush. But not my language.
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NOW you’re talking!
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🙂 Happy days, hey, though I refer to our first meeting and years of friendship, not those final months
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I should think…
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Strange the things that stir our memories
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Oh my goodness. Yes.
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Yea. Sometimes they stir, inviting us to put them away.
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This is true.
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🙂
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Besides, Heaven doesn’t scan with air. Or, maybe I could do it?
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How do you know? 😉
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Just tried it. I can do the scan, but then I’m heavy on words.
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🙂
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No, throws the word count out
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Haha – in that case…
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I’ll let it stand. Both he and his friends would expect nothing other from me.
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🙂
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He was always an angel in the making.
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Just so damn hard to get that halo, eh?
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Oh he had the halo… the bedroom light shining through his hair….sure was an angel of the night
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Ahhhh… reserved for special moments, then.
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For his final years, I was the only one who saw it. Maybe he was in training.
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He must have been trying to gain access…
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Yea. But he’d hate it in heaven. Omnia might do pagan rock on harps but Lynyrd Skynryrd does not
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The images we have of it leave much to be desired… too quiet and peaceful….
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Indeed.
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🙂
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A fun, clever, and clear poem showing Oswald in all of his obdurate glory. Great word prompt, even greater poem using the word!
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I thank you. He was a dear friend. Died 2014
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❤
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I love the poem, it has a great sense of rebellion and being exactly who you are.
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It’s who he was. I’m sure if he saw it he’d approve.
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Sad and funny!
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Yea. That’s him.
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👍
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Badass, rock and roll!
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He was my first friend in this town, and remained a friend throughout the years… but if an angel, then heaven-fallen
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Lol, I know more about L2F now
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Yea… maybe. He was an angel. Hells angel
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Oh, btw, if you’re into Elton John, “Learn to Fly” by surfaces featuring Elton dropped like a couple weeks ago. You can youtube it; video links in comments tend to go to spam.
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Thanks for the thought. But the title comes from Pink Floyd who’s somewhat more my taste (as you might gather by the music listed in L2F) 🙂
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