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# Trebuchet
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/trebuchet/
- Published: 2021-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: The history of castle sieges suggests that the expression "between a rock and a hard place" Is an imperfect way to describe a dilemma
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

The history of castle sieges  
suggests that the expression  
"between a rock and a hard place"  
Is an imperfect way to describe a dilemma

When pushed to choose between  
"a rock and a hard place"  
I choose rock

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**Author notes:** better to be throwing the rock, no?