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Friday, April 12, 2013

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #12

 

DEFENSE MECHANISM



Hesitant, unsure of my next move
Gotta prove my skill, ability
Soon you will see that I'm capable
Not culpable as you suspected

Though a new respect would be my reward
I don't wanna be adored, just rated
Not consecrated, or celebrated
Not run the risk of being hated

So understand the gist, the direction
And why reflection is so crucial
A blunt and brutal self-assessment
A testament to my own status

In the creator's master plan
No disaster can undermine me
Flood and fire cannot intimidate
Underestimate me at your peril

And where all this is leading to
If you're reading through all the bravado
The hard... no, the hardest thing to do
Is to drop my guard and make peace with you


Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A




13 comments:

  1. Faster than a speeding bullet, great rhymes.

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  2. That's about it, boiled down.
    and with rhymes.

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  3. It's the play with rhymes I enjoyed [well, yes, the poem too!]. I am a sucker for rhyme play.

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  4. Some great sounds going on in this, Stan. Nice that it has a wonderful message attached.

    Pamela

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  5. I know the hardness of the truth in your conclusion. Never an easy thing to do. I love the rhyming play as well,

    Elizabeth

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  6. So much of the self we attempt to hide, and yet we continue the ride.

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