Friday, May 10, 2013

WILL I EVER GET LUCKY?




This is not my place anymore. I am surrounded by too many reminders of when my home had worth, value to society. I have gone beyond sadness for this place, dropped down to wretchedness. You know life is hard when another house near you buns down and your only regret is that is wasn’t yours.

© M Durfee
5/10/13


This is a 55 word piece of reality writing for G mans FridayFlash 55 word challenge. You joust with words to make them say something inexactly 55 words and knock the challenge off its mount with your lance thenlink it to his blog. You’re supposed to do it on Thursday but it says Friday Flash 55 (I think it’s for the alliterative assonance of the title) none the less I wrote this today Friday and will link it to him. He will of course eventually get around to kicking my ass but then when he does I may just get lucky.
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24 comments:

  1. TALONMay 10, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    This makes me very very sad, Mark. No one should feel like this about their home. No one.

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  2. Brian MillerMay 10, 2013 at 8:16 AM

    for the right amount i can take care of that house burning for you...smiles...

    ugh, what a feeling eh?

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    1. the walking manMay 12, 2013 at 5:26 AM

      Brian if i simply wait long enough the city will do it just to get rid of people like me.

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  3. Alice AudreyMay 10, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    I feel for you, stuck in a place like that.

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    1. the walking manMay 12, 2013 at 5:27 AM

      Alice I don't think this really even counts as a place anymore. It has come to be a burden.

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    2. Alice AudreyMay 13, 2013 at 10:40 AM

      I know someone with a house in Michigan (I'm not sure which town) who feels the same way.

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  4. G-ManMay 10, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    Well Brother, just don't ever sell the Motor Home.
    I feel terrible about the Dying City.
    Flint is headed that way I'm afraid.
    Be careful my friend, it's a Jungle.
    Thanks for playing Mark, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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    1. the walking manMay 12, 2013 at 5:29 AM

      I tried to sell the MH but couldn't get all the parties to cooperate. Galen this place is dead already, broken, burned and downsized to a place for suburban entertainment, the rest has been cut loose to fend and defend itself.

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  5. IleanaMay 10, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    So powerful that for a min there I didn't know if you were referring to your blog home, place of residence, or if this is just brilliant poetry...and I use the word, "just," loosely.

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    1. the walking manMay 12, 2013 at 5:31 AM

      Ily--Detroit has become the most wretched place in America. the top 4 worst, most violent neighborhoods in America are here = we hit # 7 as well. And no one even sheds a tear anymore. It is simply accepted.

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  6. Charles GramlichMay 10, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    good one!

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    1. UnknownMay 10, 2013 at 12:23 PM

      The 55 words that you wrote said so much. I can empathize with your situation. Rise above all the outer bullshit. Once you walk in your home and shut the door that is still your castle. Don't play with matches, lol. xoxo

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    2. the walking manMay 12, 2013 at 5:32 AM

      Charles only because by comparison NOLO looks like paradise.

      Susan you can't shut it out when the entire rest of the nation is shouting at you from the outside.

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  7. Vanessa Victoria KilmerMay 10, 2013 at 8:38 PM

    That is sad.

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    1. the walking manMay 12, 2013 at 5:33 AM

      Vanessa it is a reflection of the reality of the few sane people left here.

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  8. Doctor FTSEMay 11, 2013 at 2:00 AM

    I'll take care my house doesn't bun down after reading this, Walking Man. Thanks.

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    1. the walking manMay 12, 2013 at 5:34 AM

      Doc I somehow think that Glasgow doesn't compare equally with Detroit.

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  9. sageMay 11, 2013 at 7:32 AM

    Sad and powerful-gives us a lot to think about in 55 words.

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    1. the walking manMay 12, 2013 at 5:35 AM

      Jeff you know this is just Snyder's imposed reality for us. he will finish milking the last of the udder then kill the majority of the cow off before he buries it.

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  10. laughingwolfMay 11, 2013 at 8:29 PM

    just: WOW!

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  11. dragyonflyMay 12, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    neighborhoods can be reclaimed one house at a time...if you can get enough people together to help. I'm in Memphis, it's trying to come back..we are getting industry/ jobs and shutting down drug houses..we finally got rid of our worthless Mayor, we are consolidating city county gov and refurbishing impovershed business areas. Trying to attract culture, etc.

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  12. SydMay 22, 2013 at 7:12 AM

    Mark, I read this and feel angry at a once great city being reduced to crime and irrelevance. I also feel concerned for you living there. I know that it's your home, but dang, it would be hard to not feel down and trapped.

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So Walking Man I was thinking...

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