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They stood in opposition to
Those infatuated
By the asinine,
Those energized by contempt,
Reveling in hate.
They stood in opposition to
The denial of reality
And the dismissal of
Fact
And science
And pain
And death.
They cast ballots in opposition to
Ineptitude upheld as
Strength,
And insults as
Saving face.
They linked
Metaphorical arms
In solidarity with
Truth
And hope
In possibility of
Reclaiming faith.
To show their children
That voice
Helps.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Asinine in 74 words
You can’t see, but I’m nodding. Mmmm. Nodding
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🙂 THANKS! I FEEL it! 🙂
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There is a web around the world that holds our souls togther.
That web features in my books, and I fully believe in its existence
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Truth, that. Totally!
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Great take on the prompt. 😊
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Thank you, John!
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Powerful piece, Na’ama, and apposite at this time
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Thank you, ceayr! We gotta speak up when we gotta speak up, eh?
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Voice does count. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Mine is here. https://rochellewisoff.com/2020/10/10/weekend-writing-prompt-asinine/
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Indeed it does, in every one of us! 🙂 xx
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This was brilliant, Na’ama.
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Thank you, my friend! May we all find and use and raise our voice where we feel it necessary … xoxo
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Absolutely. xoxo
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It does, and no matter what the critics say, if it’s carried out in a sensible way, it has to go on.
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Yes! My thoughts exactly! 🙂
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Nice, Na’ama. First one eye brow rises, then the other, then both. Indeed. Indeed it nice to know that I am not the only one.
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Oh, I am sure you are not the only one … 😉 And, the more of us the better …
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