The Do Or Die Not Gonna Fly!

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 Done and go.
Go and done.
That we know.
That beats none.

None to beat.
None to claim.
Oh, how sweet.
Oh, how tame.

Or maybe not.
That mind goes.
Adds to the plot.
Adds to the woes.

Around we go.
Around and through.
A brand new show.
A brand new view.

Not that new.
Not that old.
It's got you.
You've been told.

Mind to matter.
Matter to mind.
Up on a platter.
Struck with a bind.

Given and taken.
Taken and took.
Can't go a flakin.
Need that there book.

Miss a bit.
Miss a lot.
That's some shit.
It's not so hot.

The do is done.
The die is here.
I can't have fun.
I can't have cheer.

Note the middle.
It was lost.
Hey diddle diddle.
You got bossed.

Ever listen to those voices in your head? The ones that cause you dread? They go all do or die. Guess what? Miss a day, death most likely won't fly. Do and try. That can fly. Will get it done and have fun. Unless fun is jumping in front of a train. Then you may need that brain pain. It will keep you from becoming a flattened mass. Trust me, not much do or die with writing near my little rhyming ass.

Later all, have a nice fall.

Comments

  1. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 3, 2018 at 7:00 AM

    IWSG Ninja attack!

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    1. kaykualaOctober 3, 2018 at 7:29 AM

      Great attack, Alex!

      Hank

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    2. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 3, 2018 at 8:09 AM

      Had to on IWSG day - and to redeem myself after Monday.

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    3. Elsie AmataOctober 3, 2018 at 4:04 PM

      What the? Ninja Alex striking early today!

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    4. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:29 PM

      In for the win
      He does that for a spin

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  2. kaykualaOctober 3, 2018 at 7:00 AM

    1

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  3. kaykualaOctober 3, 2018 at 7:28 AM

    The Do Or Die Not Gonna Fly!
    Many will often have a try
    Voices one hears
    Not at the ears
    In the head that sound dry

    Hank

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:30 PM

      Have to warm them up
      Can't go for the hiccup

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  4. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 3, 2018 at 8:10 AM

    Jumping out of an airplane is do or die, but writing is not.

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:30 PM

      As long as a parachute is had
      Die might not come to your pad

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  5. Donna K. WeaverOctober 3, 2018 at 8:29 AM

    Well, we do have to live so we have something to write about, right?

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  6. Ronel Janse van VuurenOctober 3, 2018 at 8:40 AM

    Great piece! Happy IWSG day :-)

    Ronel visiting on Insecure Writer's Support Group day: Course Correction

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  7. Jennifer HawesOctober 3, 2018 at 8:41 AM

    I'm glad I didn't listen to the voices in my head full of self doubt. Make them sit in a time-out!

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:31 PM

      And put on the dunce cap
      That will stop their yap

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    2. Juneta KeyOctober 4, 2018 at 1:23 PM

      Ooo, like that rhyme!
      Well, said, out of time.

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    3. Pat HattOctober 4, 2018 at 6:27 PM

      Said and in
      For the win

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  8. L. Diane WolfeOctober 3, 2018 at 9:57 AM

    I prefer one and done to do or die.

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  9. Theresa MahoneyOctober 3, 2018 at 10:44 AM

    Those voices sure can suck the life out of you. I try to ignore them here, but sometimes it's really hard to do.

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:31 PM

      Ignoring is the way
      No matter how far in they stray

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  10. Gloria BakerOctober 3, 2018 at 10:52 AM

    I try to ignore them , all we heard voices sometimes Pat!!

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  11. SnowcatcherOctober 3, 2018 at 12:14 PM

    I do not dread
    The voices in my head
    The ideas they provide
    Take my writing for a great ride

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:32 PM

      Ideas sure can come
      We have them and then some

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  12. cleemckenzieOctober 3, 2018 at 12:17 PM

    I guess if you believe you can't do something, you can't. How simple that is.

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:32 PM

      Yep, belief is a strong way
      Can cripple one at the end of the day

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    2. Juneta KeyOctober 4, 2018 at 1:25 PM

      LOL, that is a quote, and you're right.

      “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” ― Henry Ford

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    3. Pat HattOctober 4, 2018 at 6:28 PM

      True words all around
      As it is found

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  13. The Silver FoxOctober 3, 2018 at 1:02 PM

    As the saying goes, you're just jealous cuz the little voices talk tome and not you!

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:33 PM

      Jealousy may rise
      Unless comes a rubber room and insane cries

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  14. bettyOctober 3, 2018 at 1:07 PM

    Lots of voices live in my head
    some of them I have come to dread
    but most can be pleasant and funny
    and those make my day sunny

    betty

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:33 PM

      Pleasant and funny are a win
      Let those ones take a spin

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  15. BrianOctober 3, 2018 at 1:30 PM

    Yep, head games are not easy to win!

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  16. Natalie AguirreOctober 3, 2018 at 3:57 PM

    Yes, I hear those negative voices, and it's hard to get them to shut off. But so much if we do.

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  17. Elsie AmataOctober 3, 2018 at 4:07 PM

    Around we go
    because we love to show
    how smart we be
    at our sea
    except for those
    who don't knows
    how to talk or write
    cause they ain't bright
    that's why they play
    in litter boxes all day.

    ~signed The Wretched Cat

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:35 PM

      And those so blind
      They think they're one of a kind
      Stuck with no sight
      Dim in the light
      Then they tramp in dog poop
      Thrown for a loop
      Down granny goes
      Poop in her toes

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  18. T. Powell ColtrinOctober 3, 2018 at 4:19 PM

    Without the voices in my head, who would keep me company late at night when I should be sleeping? :)

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    1. Pat HattOctober 3, 2018 at 6:35 PM

      Doesn't the pup do that?
      Maybe you need a cat haha

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  19. Susan Flett SwiderskiOctober 3, 2018 at 6:46 PM

    Do or die doesn't work for me, either, when it comes to writing. If I write, great! If not... who cares? (Is that blasphemy...?)

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    1. Pat HattOctober 4, 2018 at 6:29 PM

      Nah, the more we write and learn and get into it
      The more that makes sense as here we sit
      For the world won't end
      If our writing schedule we amend

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  20. Fundy BlueOctober 3, 2018 at 9:45 PM

    This was a comforting post today, Pat! It's true, most things don't kill you. Terry was telling me today, though, that people have died trying to take selfies of themselves with an oncoming train behind them. Duh! The older I get, the more important fun becomes. Take care!

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    1. Pat HattOctober 4, 2018 at 6:30 PM

      lmao yeah, those people are just asking for it
      Fun being number one is sure a hit
      Although 9-5 isn't that fun
      But money needs to be spun

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  21. Beverly Stowe McClureOctober 3, 2018 at 10:33 PM

    I do hear voices in my head.
    Usually when I go to bed.
    By morning I've forgot what they said.
    Couldn't have been important.

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    1. Pat HattOctober 4, 2018 at 6:30 PM

      Forgot and be on your merry way
      Works any old day

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  22. Lynda R YoungOctober 3, 2018 at 11:10 PM

    Having fun (minus jumping in front of the train) makes everything lighter and brighter and a thousand times easier.

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  23. Susan Gourley/KelleyOctober 3, 2018 at 11:52 PM

    I'm usually too busy to listen to the voices of doubt. I'm a big fan of keep moving forward.

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    1. Pat HattOctober 4, 2018 at 6:31 PM

      Keep on keeping on
      A fine way from dusk to dawn

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  24. JoanneOctober 3, 2018 at 11:55 PM

    sing loud and drown out any doubt. Easier said than done.

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  25. Juneta KeyOctober 4, 2018 at 1:30 PM

    You're blog is beautiful and such fun. You're comments and commenters are as entertaining as your poetry. Awesome job with it.

    When doubt sings, wing it.
    It's just one of those things.

    Happy IWSG Day!

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    1. Pat HattOctober 4, 2018 at 6:31 PM

      Glad it is grand
      As many come to my land
      Wing it on in
      Take it on the chin

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  26. Suzanne FurnessOctober 4, 2018 at 3:51 PM

    I try to avoid those negative voices - trouble is, some of them are very shouty!

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  27. Tanya MirandaOctober 4, 2018 at 4:35 PM

    Great post.
    I am all for rhyming your thoughts away!
    Happy IWSG Day! (he he)

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  28. Yolanda RenéeOctober 7, 2018 at 4:18 PM

    Listen to the voices? All of them that's why I get myself in so much trouble. Cause it's always the evil ones that win out! :)

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    1. Pat HattOctober 7, 2018 at 6:14 PM

      Need to feed them rat poison at your sea
      That will make them flee

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