First Do No Harm (Norwegian Wood)

First Do No Harm (Norwegian Wood)

Something dark has happened to your soul,

as if it has been placed in a furnace,

Hellish hot,

for too long,

and has lost all of its goodness;

baked until blackened and dry and cracked,

so that, if moved,

pieces flake off and fall to earth.

You once told me your central tenet was

‘First do no harm’

but the lies and hurt you told,

burnt like acid on my heart,

questioning your integrity,

your sincerity in this matter.

The lyrics of ‘Norwegian Wood’

play in a loop in my head,

‘I once had a girl,

or should I say she once had me.’

and I have been well and truly

had!

 

27/07/14

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

woo John, when you want to, you do bitter well.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I do 'M, 'I do; anything with emotion except fluffy bunnies and the like lol. Many thanks

[Frieda P]

What's wrong with fluffy bunnies? I thought you were a wabbit. haha

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Fluffie bunnies are just additional coatings for the tred on the tyres of our lives my Lady!

[Frieda P]

That's not what I think of when I think rabbits....

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Oh!? so what pray tell do you think of when you think of 'fluffy' bunnies my Lady?

[Frieda P]

Cuddling haha

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Don't the rabbit droppings put you off?

[Frieda P]

I'm old enough to know to stick with the trained ones....

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Trust you to have a litter tray next to your bed my Lady. Good forward planning indeed!

[Frieda P]

RAWR!!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Oh s**t! time to hide under the bed! Oh but no, else I would have kitty litter all over my face lol!

[Frieda P]

Oh John, you're hopeless and relentless....!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

But my Lady I practice tirelessly!

[Frieda P]

Oh John, this is so bittersweet, perfect lyrics matching your hard hitting poetry. One of my favorite Beatles's song too....last line killed me....

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you my Lady. Would not wish to kill you though! I guess you konw the story and understand where I am coming from?

[Frieda P]

Alas, the know the bitter ending all too well...

[Kelly Scheppers]

I've gotta say, that lyric gets to me every time. John's voice simply resonates through the years. Wonderful concept you used, John!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much Kelly. His voice is so haunting.

[Lydia Shutter]

From the "Rubber Soul" album.....and it's funny, both Kelly Scheppers and I have mentioned that song in poetry we have written. It must have been a song that strummed something in the poet's imagination, eh? The emotional hurt and the loss of a romance is described eloquently here. How can people change so easily? I often wonder. Well written, John. lydi**

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Lydi. The reference to 'Norwegian Wood' was stimulated by Kelly Scheppers' poem which made me think about the meaning of the lyrics.

[Lydia Shutter]

aha, i see. I wrote one about 6 years ago with "Norwegian Wood" in it....discussing the time it took from one song to the other on the album. The Beatles really influenced our lives!