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After Words

Posted on by The Read-e-ologist

 

Your radiant words—
Shiny, glowing, and full of promise—
Fool me not.

I have witnessed the way
Your warped lies wiggle
Like worms into dark soil.

You speak of liberty,
But captivating chatter rings hollow.
You are fluent in the language of the Oppressor.

Your rancid words—
Slimy, groping, and full of poison—
Fooled me before.

-Day Two of http://www.napowrimo.net

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Forewarning

Posted on by The Read-e-ologist

Truth
Self-evident Exactspeak
Illuminating, Vulnerabling, Braving,
There is no grey; there is only gray.
Blaming, justifying, Avoiding
Opaque daggers
Lies

NaPoWriMo.net Day 18  “Today, I challenge you to write a poem that incorporates neologisms. What’s that? Well, it’s a made-up word! Your neologisms could be portmanteaus (basically, a word made from combining two existing words, like “motel” coming from “motor” and “hotel”) or they could be words invented entirely for their sound.”