Raw

SUNDAY SCRIBBLINGS

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word of the week is 'RAW'

RAW

Such an ugly word.

But not always.

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Applied to food it can mean

Fresh,

Crisp,

Healthy

And, in every way,

Desirable.

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But apply it to feelings

And it becomes ugly.

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When someone strips the mask away

And we are revealed as

Inept,

Difficult,

Egotistic,

Petty,

And, in every way,

Undesirable,

It hurts.

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Like a flesh wound

It pains,

It weeps,

It intrudes on everyday living.

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But unlike a flesh wound

It does not heal

Evenly.

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'I'm over it'

We say.

But then,

In the dark recesses of a wakeful night,

It's there again.

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Raw.

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SENT TO COVENTRY

Where did that odd phrase come from? 'Sent to Coventry'?

It's been used in England for ages, with familiarity.

But few people know where it came from, or from whence it was derived,

Or why, for many hundreds of years, the little phrase has survived.

Whenever a certain person's snubbed and left out of the loop,

This phrase is is uttered to signify rejection by the group.

It appears that Coventry was named after the Covin-Tree,

And the Covin-Tree was a gallows! It's all simplicity!

So, when your friends ignore you, I'm afraid it must be said

That they are ganging-up on you and wishing you were dead!

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