JUDGMENT

Judgement is easy

a cheap thrill

like a belly-flop

spectacular

a dramatic nothing

just pick someone

out of the crowd

notice a peculiarity

take the plunge

ridicule

(with great fanfare

or very subtlety)

the effect is the same

as is their pain.

 

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Inspired by Starward's description of bullying he endured at school in his youth.

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I am very flattered by, and

I am very flattered by, and thank you sincerely for, the inclusion.  The short lines have the effect of a rapid conversation.


Starward-Led (in Chrismation, Januarius)

 

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I too was ridiculed in school.

This trait may be the beginnings of most poets  -- a curious mental twist that blossoms into poetry.

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Vergil, Milton, and Eliot as

Vergil, Milton, and Eliot as well . . .


Starward-Led (in Chrismation, Januarius)