Photo by Rene Magritte
Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag
Moments in time of varied capture
Fleeting through in a blinding flash
Or tip-toeing slowly for all at leisure
In between a quick and random dash
Moments in time of aggressive runs
Surreptitiously vying for some privacy
Crude may it seem but two young guns
Creating a power base
in all simplicity
Moments in time of a street fighter
Who had to survive with his wits intact
Scrimping and looking for the better
Instinct his weapon strong as yet
Seeing double is a
worked out decoy
Reflection here is a planned deception
Terrible twins are known to destroy
To achieve the duo’s wicked ambitions
Written for Tess’ Magpie Tales #161 and shared with One Single Impression #265 with prompt - moment and Poets United's Poetry Pantry #143
Nice, Hank... I especially like the final stanza.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your take on the picture, Hank! Smiled at the expression "two young guns."
ReplyDeletewhat an interesting tale you spin within this...the street fighter having to work at everything....sometimes i wish i had a twin so i could stay home for a day...ha...
ReplyDeleteI love the first stanza
ReplyDeleteGreat depth to this.
ReplyDeleteI like the dual images of destruction ~
ReplyDeleteterrible twins...history has some interesting pairs, probably none more destructive than Hitler and Mussolini.dont know why i thought of them.well penned.
ReplyDeleteI like the rhythm and mood - so flat and matter of fact. It adds to the sinister statements.
ReplyDeleteGreat interpretation of the image, Hank. The momentum builds culminating wonderfully in the final stanza.
ReplyDeleteGreat take on this prompt. Well done.
ReplyDeleteWell written piece --and I love where you took this prompt!
ReplyDeleteI really thought this was well done. A wonderful job with prompt I really enjoyed the final stanza.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing.
ReplyDeleteThe deception and notion of evil took me by surprise.
ReplyDeleteHank,
ReplyDeleteI am pleased to have found you today and this double dose of thought...What a cleverly composed notion..
Best wishes,
Eileen
Like the word choices you chose too, and I'm surely not number one like you have been so many times today at my zoo haha
ReplyDeleteLike the way you built this: the repetition of the first lines, resolved in the final stanza, for instance.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I could have never gone for this interpretation. Brilliant, Hank! :D
ReplyDeleteYou came up with a winner..young guns...perfect!
ReplyDeleteMade me think of the Winklevoss twins!
ReplyDeleteLiked the different perspectives of time in different scenarios and the exploration of duality.
ReplyDeleteWickedly smart! Pulled me right in.
ReplyDeleteWickedly smart! Pulled me right in!
ReplyDeleteGood one! Especially loved the way you built to the ending.
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Two Godfathers? OMG'father! Nice one, Hank.
ReplyDeleteVery well done Hank , very prescient , cheers mate . Say hello to the brothers Koch for me .
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