Auctioned Off

September 9, 2024Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, Trauma and Development, Writing Tags: Auction, Current events, Distortion, Division, humanity, Righteousness, Truth, War, Weekend Writing Prompt 13 Comments

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It has become

A flag

To wave.

An identity to wrap oneself with

As permission to denounce

The Other.

Casting off compassion for some

As if it would occupy the space needed for

Zero sum care.

History versions, auctioned

To the highest bidder.

Adulterated variations for a fee

In ratings, rage, and righteousness.

The molested Truth

Auctioned off.

Her hands bound

Her essence starved

Of air

And light

Or hope.

Her very humanity

Splayed

Vulnerable,

On the block.

For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Auction in 78 words

Fevered

March 30, 2024Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Muse and Flow, Poetry, Reflections, Trauma and Development, Writing Tags: Abuse of power, Current affairs, Current events, Distortion, Gaslighting, Manipulate, Poetry, Weekend Writing Prompt 18 Comments

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They took the temperature

Of the crowd,

And realized they could

Twist skeins of truth into

Great blobs of knotted lies,

Then sell

As remedy

To now a fevered mob,

A distorted gospel

Bloated with melodramatic

Sighs.

For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt of: Temperature in 37 words

Don’t Tantalize

June 16, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Photography, Reflections, Trauma and Development, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: Abuse of power, Cruelty, Current affairs, Distortion, Freedom, MerriamWebster, Promises, Tempting, WordOfDayNY, WordOfTheDay 4 Comments

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If you have in hand a carrot

Dangle it not

Before the starved.

If you hold a drink of water

Don’t spill it in view

Of thirsty who don’t have.

Power doesn’t lie

In tormenting the helpless.

Do not dishonor justice

Whilst children beg for salve.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 16, 2018:

Tantalize

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