Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Unafraid of the consequences

                                                                                                  Attribution: A.Savin 
Image: Slums Neglected by Authorities (here)

11 of 12 given words:
resistance defiance demands unafraid doubt
promises talk suspicion clown academic lies,

Resistance to change
Defiance set in their demands
Unafraid of the consequences
No doubts at all in their resolve

What turned them into
anti-establishment elements?

Promises more promises
Talks more talks that created
strange suspicions

It was somewhat clownish
now and purely academic
It was tantamount to outright
lies in their perception
It wasn't an easy way out

MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #96
Grace's at d'Verse's OLN #188
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14 comments:

  1. nashvillecats2January 26, 2017 at 11:15 AM

    Once more the given words were very well used in an excellent poem.

    Yvonne.

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  2. brudbergJanuary 26, 2017 at 1:47 PM

    Sometimes change is required, and resistance will only make it worse.

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  3. MishJanuary 26, 2017 at 2:53 PM

    The photo is heartbreaking. Too much talk, not enough action. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. IrisJanuary 26, 2017 at 3:29 PM

    I like the last two stanzas best.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2017 at 3:34 PM

    Amazing, how you translated given words into a meaningful wonder

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  6. tonispencerJanuary 26, 2017 at 4:40 PM

    Excellent poem. I love the last two stanzas.

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  7. GraceJanuary 26, 2017 at 4:49 PM

    Its difficult to get out of that mess Hank ~ And that photo is heartbreaking...

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  8. thotpurgeJanuary 26, 2017 at 5:07 PM

    Great use of the words Hank!

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  9. Frank HubenyJanuary 26, 2017 at 8:32 PM

    I liked the last line: "It wasn't an easy way out"

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  10. Sanaa RizviJanuary 27, 2017 at 5:05 AM

    Such a heart-wrenching write!

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  11. Walter J. WojtanikJanuary 27, 2017 at 5:54 AM

    I love playing "Chopped" with words, making something wonderful from random pieces. This is a great expression of words such as these, Hank!

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  12. Bekkie SanchezJanuary 27, 2017 at 9:21 AM

    Wonderful!

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  13. Pat HattJanuary 27, 2017 at 9:42 AM

    Once you're in such a hole, it can be hard to get out of.

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  14. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comJanuary 30, 2017 at 6:47 AM

    You've used the words well. Perception....alternative reality? Truth? Does the mind see differently? The eyes? Change is and change does....sometimes good and sometimes not.

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