
“2016 Throwing Shade” by Shara Hughes
tell me if you can
what the hell is your point
as you demonize vilify
spill with hostility
toss easy epithets
bomblets of bile
all it does is present you
as hateful and small
teaching wholesale distrust
of the bullhorn and microphone
worst are your wicked
mean underhand subtleties
backhanded compliments
leaving no doubts
of your bitter convictions
irrational compulsions
transparent becomes
truth of falsity evident
even to sophomore citizens
wanting at least from their
organs of commonwealth
honesty simple straightforward
discussion of problems
with tenable tidy solutions
no shadows or shade
cast by smug institutional ego
just light shining bright
from the grounded good sense
of more principled hearts
Reblogged this on Ancien Hippie and commented:
Great new story!!
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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Brilliant!
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I dearly appreciate the kind comment
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You are very welcome dear poet!
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Great pace. The small voice speaking out 🙂
Sometimes it’s the ones without the “power”, speaking from the heart, that have the loudest voice.
I enjoyed this.
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thank you most kindly
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Well aimed at trollish cowards, made common by Internet anonymity.
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as well as those who hide behind fame
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A new maxim: If you can’t say something nice, find a place to say it.
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I don’t remember who said it, but it goes: “‘If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,’ and you know, that’s death to a writer”
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…and some writers don’t deserve to be read
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*smile*
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Great image, both painting and poem.
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many thanks
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I am going to remember this piece now whenever I hear or read someone being hateful towards others. Well done and well said!
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much appreciated
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Soul-healing torrent of meter and rhyming. A beautiful and wise opposite of the spouting of the person you are addressing. Blessings on your principled heart.
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thanks kindly – there is more than one in my sights
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I can’t begin to tell you how much this write means to me! Thank you very much for recognizing a huge discomfort for many writers!
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much appreciated – I’m glad you enjoyed it
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