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RE: Beyond Labels
OMG - @lazarus-wist. I see how a name like that could get you into poetry. I write mostly for my own amusement. When I try hard to be funny I am not but when I express myself freely I can sometimes be funny. I love words and think there is power in the word.
“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
Luke 16:19-23
Very true, although I'll be honest, my username is something of a pseudonym - it's pretty close to the real thing. Lazarus is a nickname I've picked up independently from various people over the years, so it stuck. Which reminds me, I ought to make a proper introduction post sometime soon...
I know that feeling. I think just writing in the casual style as you have above puts people at ease and makes the laughter come on more naturally - there is still a serious point underneath your poem though, which is definitely to its benefit.