August 20, 2009

ALL WRONG (RWP Prompt #88)

I had a brain freeze while trying to use any of the 14 words of the prompt. Then, after watching yet another press conference and nightly news broadcast, this little ditty came to me. I managed to squeeze in 11 of the words…

ALL WRONG

Hitched- up behind their podiums,
With perfect elocution.
Politicians fling out frothy platitudes
Spoon-feeding them to the gullible masses.

If you peek behind the curtain
You shall see the Puppet Masters.
Hustling and bustling and pulling the strings.
Ranting and raving and plotting new moves.

Next the Talking Heads regurgitate
With salacious grins affixed,
The now coagulated, rancid nonsense,
Co-conspirators to each coarse joke.

I for one am not amused.

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12 comments:

  1. anthonynorthAugust 20, 2009 at 7:08 AM

    Isn't that the truth. Well said. You'll find mine here.

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  2. rallentandaAugust 20, 2009 at 8:29 AM

    Good poem Cynthia. Politicians tend to talk rancid nonsense.

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  3. UnknownAugust 20, 2009 at 8:35 AM

    Hello Cynthia,

    Never a truer word spoken. See how easy it was!!

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  4. gautami tripathyAugust 20, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    This sounds so true!

    static of the radio bustles at me

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  5. NathanAugust 20, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    You've done a great job with this week's words, Cynthia.

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  6. Radio NowhereAugust 20, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    Frustration spelled out. Well done.

    Mine is called Puddles.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 20, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    Fantastic, lucid and entertaining.

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  8. James BrushAugust 20, 2009 at 3:32 PM

    I love the 3rd line in the 2nd stanza. I imagine staffers running around handing out words for politicians to speak. Nice work.

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  9. IreneAugust 20, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Cynthia, I like your take on the words.

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  10. AnonymousAugust 22, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    I like that the poem doesn't blame just one group of people, but identifies several groups -- politicians, the masses, the news media, and maybe the lobbyists/campaign contributors (puppet masters?). No one (me included) is completely innocent when society goes wrong.

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  11. Wayne PitchkoAugust 22, 2009 at 8:44 PM

    salacious grins...very good....and its all very good

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  12. UnknownAugust 23, 2009 at 10:31 PM

    Cyndie, I really enjoyed reading your poems. Will look forward to more, espically enjoy the
    nature poetry. I feel that I am so fortunate to live in such a beautiful part of our country.
    Patti

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