S I L E N C E
an acrostic
Stand in line, shuffle forward, keep your eyes on your feet.
Incentivized blindness coming soon to your street.
Life dictated in smiles, with the lies so discreet:
"Everyone's welcome, all loved ('til you step off the beat)".
Never speak if your values are deemed obsolete.
Consider their feelings, stand down, take a seat.
Even if the words choke you, it's "my truth" you must eat.
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M. A. Mehan
"It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons." ~ J. R. R. Tolkien
storyteller // vampire // arizona desert rat
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The sails ruffled in the breeze as we cruised along. The Sea Breeze was a mid-size catamaran that sailed out of Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda. We had booked this trip weeks in advance and were now looking at our Captain, Spike and two boat hands. Paddy and Wilson seemed like nice guys, joking around with the passengers and telling us some stories about Bermuda that only locals would know. Their island accents sounded almost British but they were pleasant to listen to.
By Barbara Gode Wiles2 days ago in Fiction
Comments (3)
Amazing, really powerful :)
Amazing rhythm to this one! Loved this poem.
Excellently done