Shades of 1984, damn you George Orwell

From T.S. Eliot

Lines for an Old Man

The tiger in the tiger-pit

Is not more irritable than I.

The whipping tail is not more still

Than when I smell the enemy

Writhing in the essential blood

Or dangling from the friendly tree.

When I lay bare the tooth of wit

The hissing over the arched tongue

Is more affectionate than hate,

More bitter than the love of youth,

And inaccessible by the young.

Reflected from my golden eye

The dullard knows that he is mad.

Tell me if I am not glad!

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T. S. Eliot

I'm not a big fan of poetry in general or TS Eliot in particular, but thanks for adding a literary slant to my blog Connor!

No problem, Marco!

Conner

"Marco"...that is too funny. I haven't been called that in years. It was a pet name given to me by a guy that I was really into for awhile. Good memories. Thanks