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"Dark Side of the Loon"
by DaddyO
Unsuccessful
passive-aggressive
gaslighting
solidifies
the confidence
of a good person
with the right motives.
No barrage
of rumors and lies
can change that;
all it does
is rally the choir
you're preaching to
and divides,
liar by liar,
the community.
It has no effect
on your
blameless mark
who's now
developed
immunity.
This reminds me of my first
This reminds me of my first wife and her parents---always preaching to the choir and causing division (and ultimately the collapse of the marriage). I like your use of the very short lines that accurately reflect the way they (and, I suppose, many others like them) spoke. Bravo!
Starward
Thank you
This poem was difficult to write but afterwards I felt very empowered. Check out the lyrics to a song by Thin Lizzy (written by their amazing lyricist/singer/bass player Phil Lynott) on YouTube called "Do Anything You Want to Do" (listen to the song to if you're inclined to powerful hard rock), as the same sentiment is expressed in that song too. Lynott was a poet/lyricist who sometimes used what I describe as a frantic rhyme style, and it is surely prevalent in this song.