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"'''I, Scorpion'''" is a short poem by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]]. | [[File:I, Scorpion.jpg|thumb|I, Scorpion.]]"'''I, Scorpion'''" is a short poem by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]]. | ||
== Ignorance Kills == | == Ignorance Kills == | ||
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You know the story of the scorpion and the frog and the river? | You know the story of the scorpion and the frog and the river? | ||
I am a scorpion in a land no frogs and no rivers. | I am a scorpion in a land of no frogs and no rivers. | ||
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== Commentary == | |||
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Footnote: Howard Kranz - this is what I mean by tragic poet, as opposed to other kinds. | |||
Sure I tell funny jokes, I play a good clown. | |||
But I exceed all restraint as a scorpion. | |||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:The last time I really enjoyed what you had to say was never.jpg|link=The last time I really enjoyed what you has to say was never.|"'''[[The last time I really enjoyed what you had to say was never]]'''." | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[A web of my own lies]] | |||
* [[Extremophile]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[The Owls Inside]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ Comment] @ Facebook | * [https://www.facebook.com/karl.gregory.jones/posts/10225193646046825 Comment] @ Facebook | ||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1354831383680712704 Post] @ Twitter | |||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Animals (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Frogs (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Malice (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Poems (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Poems by Karl Jones (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Poems by Karl Jones (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Scorpions (nonfiction)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:33, 29 November 2021
"I, Scorpion" is a short poem by Karl Jones.
Ignorance Kills
You know the story of the scorpion and the frog and the river?
I am a scorpion in a land of no frogs and no rivers.
Commentary
Footnote: Howard Kranz - this is what I mean by tragic poet, as opposed to other kinds.
Sure I tell funny jokes, I play a good clown.
But I exceed all restraint as a scorpion.
