Hard Nut Exposed







A cubicle of steel
containing thousands of
hardened nuts of thought
shake it
and they fend for themselves
in the battle
shake
crack
peel away
vulnerable
all the meat exposed
no matter the consequence
all of us
end there
a hard nut
exposing tender meat
to the environment
of those who would pick
shake
crack
peel away
vulnerable meat exposed

copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2012. 

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  1. ClaudiaJune 5, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    nice..think it's good to crack and peel those layers to get to the meat, it's powerful and the mind gets soft for new thoughts...even though it makes us vulnerable and something in me shouts: risk, risk! but guess it's worth it..

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  2. DaydreamertooJune 5, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    I do think to get to know anyone we have to expose the soft flesh, anything less is superficial, isn't it? Yes, it does leave us vulnerable though.

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  3. Brian MillerJune 5, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    i just wish at times they would not chake the box so hard...all us nuts left to fend for ourselves...smiles...

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  4. ayalaJune 5, 2012 at 2:18 PM

    Good to peel the layers to get to the meat :)

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  5. Laurie KolpJune 5, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    I like the repitition... and some of those nuts can be hard to peel.

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  6. pam princeJune 5, 2012 at 3:28 PM

    That's cool - "shake it and they fend for themselves in the battle" ... they are brought to life! all of those thoughts. :)

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    1. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerJune 6, 2012 at 1:48 PM

      Sometimes I feel like those thoughts just rattle around in there!

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  7. ScarletJune 5, 2012 at 4:49 PM

    Some of us have learned to harden our skin, specially when we have sad and painful experiences of exposing our vulnerability~ Nice thoughts ~

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  8. hedgewitchJune 5, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    Excellent analogy--almost makes you wince a bit from the cracking and shaking, a physical reaction. Enjoyed it, Audrey.

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  9. VictoriaJune 5, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    Love the layers to this, Audrey...hardened nuts of thought! :0)

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    1. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerJune 7, 2012 at 5:08 PM

      Thank you Victoria--yes--there are layers and I am glad you caught that

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  10. Marbles in My PocketJune 5, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    I get the sense resitance is futile. Very thought-provoking write!

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  11. Janine BolléeJune 5, 2012 at 10:25 PM

    Nicely circled, in a nutshell

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  12. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 12:27 AM

    Excellent piece Audrey. Vulnerable…exposing tender meat to the environment. Wow, that says so much. Great read. Thanks

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  13. AnonymousJune 6, 2012 at 2:09 AM

    Makes the reader realise to see insight, the stripping has to progress, what lies underneath is always tender realisation, great poem love xoxo

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  14. Robert Gibson: PWES EditorJune 6, 2012 at 5:50 AM

    Stripping away the hard casing ('cubicle of steel') to expose the meat inside ... vulnerability profoundly expressed in this piece.

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  15. Rachel HoytJune 6, 2012 at 6:40 AM

    Great metaphor! I will ponder it more later when I eat my pistachios... :)

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