Curse Words

My daddy used to tell me that as soon as you start short’cuttin your message with four letter words that people just stop listening to you and you loose. And ya’ll already know, Teena Lurlene hates to loose.

Curse words mean something different in the South, they make you stop and think, or if done with real skill, doubt. And once you start doubtin’, well, it takes over and unless you are pretty strong, you’re likely to end up frettin’, then you just start to unravel just a little bit at a time.

Doubt does that. And jus when you think you’ve got it licked….it comes back. Curse words are hard to decipher, they come all pretty and sometimes start with a "blessin’ of your heart"and that takes you off guard..cause you think someone cares, but they don’t.

Blessin the heart is like the sign of the cross for a “cursin woman.” It's like sayin' "Father forgive me" before you do somethin you know is wrong. Just remember that and if someone “blesses your heart”, stop listenin' and start hummin! Do what ever it takes to block the stuff that comes after the "heart blessin." Excuse yourself for a minute. You have to fight fire with fire, it’s something you have to master.

A skilled “cursin woman” can deflect a “Heart Blesser” with just a little cock of the head and the right choice of words. I call them “Seed Planters” cause they look you in the eye and the “seed” is carried on the words..like, "Honey, you look a little peaked, have you been feeling alright?" Seed planters do that...and and then there you are...feelin peaked. The words go in your ear and right into the brain unless you are really fast and have already started hummin’. The humm doesn’t have to be “out loud,” it can just take place in your head, like a secret weapon. Seed planters are dangerous. There are other curses too, but I’ll save that for another time.