At the back of the beginning
Beginning of the end
End of the day when the citizens stopped
Stopped being able to say “let’s pretend.”
Image by Bill Dodd
Pretend that tomorrow will just begin new.
New novel styles sweep us into the now.
Now everything we built lies covered in ashes.
Ashes of things that now seem unimportant somehow.
Image by Bill Dodd
Somehow we must realize before it’s too late
Late grows the hour and we need to stop doing
Doing nothing but step upon those who are lacking.
Lacking understanding will lead us to ruin.
~ornery owl~
90 Words
prompts
I utilized the phrase "at the back of the beginning" to open my poem.
Prompt: Write a "future" poem
As a cold war kid, the potential for nuclear devastation always loomed on the horizon. In current times it seems more likely that any nuclear attack on the United States would take the form of a dirty bomb rather than a warhead.
Whatever the case, attitudes of intolerance do not foster an environment of peace and safety. The future in my poem is one that I would prefer to prevent.
I used the prompt words and used end-stopping on select lines. I'm not sure it works. I may remove it before the publication of the poem. The form is a loop poem. http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/looppoetry.html
The prompt was the two photos included in the poem.
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I'm not familiar with that phrase, but I certainly can't disagree with your poem!
ReplyDeleteI;'m not familiar with that phrase but certainly can't disagree with your poem!
ReplyDeleteLoop poem, huh? Ha, I nearly invented that form, 29 years ago – but mine didn't specify a rhyme scheme.
An accomplished poem, in both the subject matter and form.
ReplyDeleteI hope we can prevent such a future as well. We don't have all that much time to pretend any more.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting form, a loop poem.
ReplyDeleteThe future we see may sometimes be bleak, but yes, we prefer that the bad stuff be prevented.
Wonderful. And frightening...
ReplyDelete"Pretend that tomorrow will just begin new" like the ostrich burying its head in the sand. But? Perhaps tomorrow it won't seem so bad, could we make do?
ReplyDeleteI really liked your dilemma posing presentation.
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"When the cold war becomes hot"
ReplyDeleteBetter left to the imagination rather than reality.