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Friday, February 20, 2026

FRIDAY WRITNGS # 215... POETS AND STORYTELLERS UNITED



orange hair'd

the flame thrower
positions himself
at the end of the tunnel
pretending
he's a shining light




CINQUAIN

not fooled
by a moron
stupid and ignorant
embarrassing his own people
shameful

how how
can this be true
this is the president
of the most powerful nation
on earth?




5 comments:

  1. Oh well said, the flame-thrower 'pretending / he's a shining light'.

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  2. Yes I love that line as well The flamethrower pretending to be the shining light Good one

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  3. My heart bleeds for the American people.

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  4. Sadly, many of my fellow Americans would happily continue down that tunnel even if they knew what's at the end.

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