Poetry 101 Rehab

poetry | 101 | rehab | road

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nunca te entregues ni te apartes
junto al camino, nunca digas
no puedo más y aquí me quedo
–  music by paco ibañez, poetry by josé augustín goytisolo

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the road
the road, is long
the road, is long, and the road, is hard
the road, is long, and the road, is hard,
and

full,
of pitfalls,
perils, and
punishment

(for,
the unwary)

and

false,
turns

the road, is long
the road, is long and the road, is hard
the road, is long and the road, is hard
and (yet) it
is

(and,
always will be)

yours,
to

take

road

My prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab is ROAD and is dedicated to all those who walk their own, road

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poetry | 101 | rehab | scream

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You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive

– Muse, Knights of Cydonia

scream
no one, will believe you

no one, cares

scream, and scream
no one, will believe you

no one, cares

scream, and scream, and scream
makes

no,
difference

until
one day

they do
care

scream

My prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab is SCREAM and is dedicated to all those who suffer, in silence

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poetry | 101 | rehab | the rope

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happy,
despite

the rope,
that constrained
him

he
held on
to
hope

the rope

My prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab is THE ROPE and it was inspired by a comment left on (another) face, by LuAnne Holder, author of Wind Rush.

So, over to you.

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poetry | 101 | rehab | deliberation

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tune in, freak out, get beaten
― hunter s thompson, fear and loathing in las vegas

de based
de braded
de cayed

de filed
de funct
de graded

de humanised
de hydrated
de jected

de marcated
de meaned
de natured

de railed
de ranged
de sired

re viled

de sert in Paradise, NV
no wheels
pimped wheels
spinning wheels
big wheel(s)?

deliberation

My prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab is DELIBERATION and it was inspired by a walk below the strip in Las Vegas on a hot spring afternoon as I prepared to leave.

You can find our more about my trip on the strip here.

What are your DELIBERATION(S)?

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poetry | 101 | rehab | friend

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what is a friend?
in need
what is a friend?
in deed
what is a friend?
indeed,
what, is a friend?

what is,
a friend

in
need?

poetry | 101 | rehab |  friend

My prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab is FRIEND.

I will let the post speak for itself.

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poetry | 101 | rehab | file

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we’ve got, a file on you

face(the)book
insta(nt)gra(tification)m
there’s a twitter(ing) in the hedgerow

we’ve got a file on you

pressed for words?
are you ready to take a tumbl(r)e?
not pinterest(ed)?

we’ve got, a file on you

it’s not about you, it’s all about.me
there’s no happy medium
it’s the first stage of lighting a fire

and don’t forget

we’ve got
a
file

on

you

poetry | 101 | rehab |  file

My (late) prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab is FILE.

So, this week, do you know what they know? About.you? Do you care? Inspired by comments on last week’s post, Apple’s spat with the FBI, and a moment’s reflection. Are we just the kindling for someone else’s fire?

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poetry | 101 | rehab | revolution

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Better red than dead?

Tall poppy syndrome?

Another brick in the wall?

More than my job’s worth.

Go on,

be one of the crazy ones.

They’re the ones, that change the world.

poetry | 101 | rehab |  revolution

My (late) prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab is REVOLUTION.

So, this week, how do you feel when you see injustice? Do you burn with desire to fix it? Do you feel powerless to make things different? Is it someone else’s problem? What does revolution mean to you?

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poetry | 101 | rehab | papers

Aside | | andy townend

Papers, scanned and filed.

Nothing, left to hide.

Torn, to pieces.


poetry | 101 | rehab | papers

My prompt for this week’s Poetry 101 Rehab Prompt, inspired by an afternoon of paperwork, is PAPERS. 

So, this week, show us your papers.

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