Thursday, April 14, 2016

(Poem) Cheating words



Life rarely progresses on an easy path
And mine has not been an exception
If not for those I met along the way
I might’ve stumbled on road gravel

I’ve been portrayed as timeworn
But I rather credit my age and status
To a “tried and true” triumph
Adapting the process to my favor

One survival skill I’ve mastered
Is to judge, or be judgmental
Crucial for distinguishing between
What we seek or can harm us

It’s in the nature of things
Defining by the contrasts
Yet being judgmental is equated
To unmerited condemnation

In seeking literary effect
Or political convenience
Oftentimes we cheat the
Consequence of words

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