The poem
Lift your right arm, she said. I lifted my right arm. Lift your left arm, she said. I lifted my left arm. Both of my arms were up. Put down your right arm, she said. I put it down. Put down your left arm, she said. I did. Lift your right arm, she said. I obeyed. Put down your right arm. I did. Lift your left arm. I lifted it. Put down your left arm. I did. Silence. I stood there, both arms down, waiting for her next command. After a while I got impatient and said, what next. Now it's your turn to give the orders, she said. All right, I said. Tell me to lift my right arm.
i really enjoyed this, and im really only posting this so it has at least comment
Two thoughts: (1)this was an expected type of writing I expected. I laughed at the wit of it. (2) the man in the poem was "successfully" conditioned/brainwashed.
Would be a great Valentine's card insert (ha!).
this poem made me cry weep, cry, bawl, cry and read some more. this poem made me enjoy life to its fullest. now i am a leading business owner with 6 beach houses and a loving wife...(21 of them). thank you peter cherches for you help in me becoming a great person. i now have 12 kids, and 27 step kids, and 30 vehicles, at each house. thank you, you made me complete poem.
i showed this poem to all my classes and they all enjoyed it. they thought it was the stupidest thing ever. but i still think you are great Peter. i mean they still make fun of me and the poem since 2 years ago. very nice job