I Can't Sit There!
Aversion to having my back to a room...14 total reviews
Comment from Dawn Munro
Oh, I agree completely. I'm not comfortable sitting with my back exposed, and I think with good reason. Even if there is nothing going untoward going on, it makes us vulnerable to (if nothing else) startle. Besides, I want to see what's going on around me, not stare at a wall. :))
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2019
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Oh, I agree completely. I'm not comfortable sitting with my back exposed, and I think with good reason. Even if there is nothing going untoward going on, it makes us vulnerable to (if nothing else) startle. Besides, I want to see what's going on around me, not stare at a wall. :))
Comment Written 08-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2019
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LOL! :) ;) Thanx for your review on this one, Dawn -- it was one of those 'Hail Mary Passes' when the muse went out to lunch! ;) ;) But, it is true: cannot do the back to a room! :) ;) Thanx again! ;) Yvette
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Me either. :)))
Comment from Dean Kuch
Especially an Italian restaurant doing business in a Brooklyn neighborhood, Anonymous Poet! With all those gangsters malingering around shooting everything up.
Remember what happened in the Francis Ford Coppola film, The Godfather?
If I'm gonna get shot I would rather see it coming than not.
Best of luck to you in the contest.
~Dean :)
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2019
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Especially an Italian restaurant doing business in a Brooklyn neighborhood, Anonymous Poet! With all those gangsters malingering around shooting everything up.
Remember what happened in the Francis Ford Coppola film, The Godfather?
If I'm gonna get shot I would rather see it coming than not.
Best of luck to you in the contest.
~Dean :)
Comment Written 08-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2019
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LOL! :) :) Yeah - gotta watch your back, eh, Pauli?!! LOL! ;) ;) Thanx for the review, Sir Dean -- always appreciated! ;) ;) Yvette
Comment from misscookie
I like the artwork you choose to go with your poem
It is a perfect match
You captured my attention from the first line to the last
You words remain me of myself
I always sit facing the front
It from working in a mental hospital , my mother always said keep your back to the wall to protect yourself
thank you for sharing'
cookie
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2019
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I like the artwork you choose to go with your poem
It is a perfect match
You captured my attention from the first line to the last
You words remain me of myself
I always sit facing the front
It from working in a mental hospital , my mother always said keep your back to the wall to protect yourself
thank you for sharing'
cookie
Comment Written 08-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2019
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Thanx you for your review and for your wonderful comments, Cookie -- glad you could relate to my 'aversion' - LOL! ;) ;) Take care! :)
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my pleasure
cookie
Comment from Joy Graham
I heard that police officers and detectives like to face the door and have a good view of everybody in the restaurant so nobody can sneak up on them. It must be a scary thing. Best wishes in the contest.
Joy xx
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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I heard that police officers and detectives like to face the door and have a good view of everybody in the restaurant so nobody can sneak up on them. It must be a scary thing. Best wishes in the contest.
Joy xx
Comment Written 07-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Not scary....just a thing! :) LOL! :) Thank you so very much for your review, Joy -- much appreciated! :) ;)
Comment from Debbie Pope
Really? I am loving these aversions. I had no idea that Fan Story members had so many idiosyncrasies. I should have suspected since most are artsy, creative individuals. Of course they will fear things like having their back to the room.
You sound like someone that I would like to meet. I like to be in control as well. Let me see what is going on.
Good luck in the competition. This is a good entry.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Really? I am loving these aversions. I had no idea that Fan Story members had so many idiosyncrasies. I should have suspected since most are artsy, creative individuals. Of course they will fear things like having their back to the room.
You sound like someone that I would like to meet. I like to be in control as well. Let me see what is going on.
Good luck in the competition. This is a good entry.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Hmmmm....wouldn't be far to drive, I think. :) Thank you so very much for your review, MQ -- much appreciated! :) ;)
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I knew it was you. That's why I did the review like that. Good entry. I hear this was your idea. People had good aversions. Mine won't go over well even though I am sincere about my topic. Wish I had done salamanders.They can send me squealing. Squealing would have been good in a poem.
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By the way, whatever are you afraid of? Are you under witness protection? Former mob member? Hiding out from evil doers? What is the root of your phobia? You don't have to answer. I know that if you tell me, you'll probably have to shoot me. I am merely asking rhetorically.
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You have me laughing out loud to the point of eyes watering, Lady!! Just stop!! ;) ;) ;) I literally have no idea why....I'm sure some psychological expert somewhere could have a field day with it, but I have always been like that. I also have to locate all exits when I enter someplace new....no lie. ;) ;) My mom has always said there's lots about me that just whispers of an "old soul".....I figure that's just that good ol N'awlins (aka New Orleans) superstition! ;) ;) Take care, B'ham Lady, and Thank you again for the laughs! ;) ;)
Comment from JDRBAR
Well written. I can't handle sleeping with my back towards a door. If something is going to come in, I want to be able to see it LOL. Good job and good luck with this.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Well written. I can't handle sleeping with my back towards a door. If something is going to come in, I want to be able to see it LOL. Good job and good luck with this.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Heck yeah, I want to see! :) :) Thank you so very much for your review, ma'am-- much appreciated! :) ;)
Comment from Sugarray77
This is a very good entry for the Countdown to Aversion contest. I too hate my back exposed to an open room. Good job on this verse. Well done and good luck.
Melissa
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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This is a very good entry for the Countdown to Aversion contest. I too hate my back exposed to an open room. Good job on this verse. Well done and good luck.
Melissa
Comment Written 07-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Thank you so very much for your review, Melissa -- much appreciated! :) ;)
Comment from Liz O'Neill
The speaker may be watching too much TV or Netflix movies. I found myself caught in a very dark macabre genre when if the character did not sit facing the door they would be counted as a statistic. Actually sometimes the main character and one or two associates were the only left alive out of at least 12 or more. So I do find this amusing. Well thought out and written. I'm voting for this.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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The speaker may be watching too much TV or Netflix movies. I found myself caught in a very dark macabre genre when if the character did not sit facing the door they would be counted as a statistic. Actually sometimes the main character and one or two associates were the only left alive out of at least 12 or more. So I do find this amusing. Well thought out and written. I'm voting for this.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Thank you so very much for your review, Liz -- much appreciated (for you and for Bea)! :) ;)
Comment from Miss Sherry
It's my aversion too! When I want to eat, I want it now. You did a great job with the artwork and your verse. I wish you good luck in the contest. And yell for your food next time!!
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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It's my aversion too! When I want to eat, I want it now. You did a great job with the artwork and your verse. I wish you good luck in the contest. And yell for your food next time!!
Comment Written 07-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Thank you so very much for your review, Sherry -- much appreciated! :) ;)
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Comment from RodG
The Speaker is uncomfortable sitting with her back to others in a restaurant. It could be a phobia, but I like her choice of words HANG-UP. She doesn't need therapy, just a more understanding maitre-d. Rod
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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The Speaker is uncomfortable sitting with her back to others in a restaurant. It could be a phobia, but I like her choice of words HANG-UP. She doesn't need therapy, just a more understanding maitre-d. Rod
Comment Written 07-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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LOL! :) ;) Thank you so very much for your review, Rod -- much appreciated! :) ;)
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You are very welcome. Rod
