We lived each day as if living were an act of revenge, took delight in the jaw-dropped shock on the faces of the proletariat and warmed ourselves on the cold shoulders of our so-called betters. Then our luck ran out with our money and we learned to live lean and on the fringe, darting back into civilization every now and then…just for a little taste. Never mind those empty heads and the hollow eyes that call them home—they don’t hate us, they’re just not like us. They don’t even know how to hunt.
Na trioblóidí 
Those with money have now become
those without. And now have to live life the hard way.
They are now the new proletariats.
That’s how I read this excellent piece of writing Oglach.
My apologies if I have gotten it completely wrong.
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The dispossessed can be as dangerous as wounded animals, in their way. Many thanks for reading, Alan.
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deeply profound! Have read it several times and am still sifting thru the layers of this one 🙂
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I’m very happy you appreciate it. Many thanks for reading and commenting. 🙂
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you are a gifted writer .. so thank you for sharing 🙂
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“Experience declares that man is the only animal which devours his own kind; for I can apply no milder term to the governments… and to the general prey of the rich on the poor.”
Thomas Jefferson
Ha! Is that a wee bit of cannibalism I detect in your writing, or is it just my own twisted head?
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Great quote. I have a story mildly based on it called “They Eat Their Young” which I’ve been working on for about twenty years. You’re right, that’s in there, you sicko. 😉 Thanks a mil for reading, Rose.
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Well, Oggy, twenty years is a long time… hopefully, you’re still not trying out new recipes for your book? Is that what you do when you sneak back into civilization? I’m feeling scared… 😀
Seriously, you make me want to write more stories. I really enjoy the subtle whiffs your unique tales give off. You’re never heavy handed — such an appealing trait!
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A man’s gotta eat.
I would absolutely love it if you wrote more stories. I’m getting light headed just thinking about it.
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Lol!
Oh, no, you must be cold! Come closer to the fire… just pass me the salt and pepper before you do 😉 I’ll write a story one of these days and dedicate it to your flesh.
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I’m perfectly seasoned as is. I look forward to reading your stories and poems…I feel like I’ve been starving for both lately.
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😀 ❤
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A timely, beautifully and sparely written, allegory
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A great many thanks, Derrick.
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This is one I have had to read a few times. Interestingly creepy…
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Thanks. It’s sort of like a love letter to the high times, but also about the dark side of that…and a lot of other things. It’s interesting to see how everyone interprets it. Thanks for reading.
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Beautiful writing…makes one think…
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Thank you, Cathy. I love your new gravatar.
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Thanks, O…I think I’ve finally found one that suits me. 😊
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Your fine but frightful story makes me want to carry a weapon when I go out walking at night. I still have some fine marrow in my bones that someone might dig!
-PR
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If anyone digs your bones more than I do, I’d be surprised… but you could always disarm them with a smile.
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Haha! You tickle my funny bone. 🙂
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Another awesome read, Oglach, that cries out to me to be read more than once. Love the pictures you create in my head, there’s much depth and truth in every beautiful syllable. And that you chose a picture from my very first animal love makes it even better 😉
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The lion is very close to my heart as well. You’ve made my day with your lovely and thoughtful comment, as you so often do. 🙂 Many thanks for reading.
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Always my pleasure! 🙂
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The first sentence simmers. I want to steal it. Lol.
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I thought you might like it. Thanks very much.
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I wandered this way as I hadn’t seen you in a while. Seems I’m not getting email notifications about your posts anymore, I shall rectify immediately.
Also, ‘We lived each day as if living were an act of revenge.’ Goddammit that’s glorious.
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Aw, thanks very much Jac. I think I’ve been missing your posts as well, so I’ll catch up. Thanks for stopping by.
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The notification switch has reset on quite a few of the sites I follow, no idea why. I’m having a drive around the neighbourhood.
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Human beings are the most dangerous species. We can do things to our own members which other animals couldn’t even think of….
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That is one of our defining characteristics, unfortunately. However, another is our ability to contemplate our own existence, and the future of our species…
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Yes, and that’s why we are still existing on this planet…
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