Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Put me on a Pedestal and Push me Off

Put me on a pedestal
and push me off.

Watch as i fall
through the heights,
crashing and splintering,
broken shards of my spirit scattering
to where they'll never be one again.

A sadistic smirk slants across your face
as you bask in the glory of
wrested power.
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10 comments:

  1. Opus T. PenguinWednesday, 18 September, 2013

    That's a pretty powerful poem.

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  2. RajeshWednesday, 18 September, 2013

    You keep bad company... Ditch him ;)

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    1. madhumakhiWednesday, 18 September, 2013

      How can you be so convinced that a man has inspired this poem?

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  3. Brian MillerSunday, 22 September, 2013

    ugh....when it is all about power...i dont want to be in it...how often though do we put people on a pedestal only to see them fall...you know...

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  4. Sherry Blue SkySunday, 22 September, 2013

    "bask in the glory of wrested power" - powerful phrase, Madhumakhi.

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  5. MarySunday, 22 September, 2013

    Sometimes power is not used in a benevolent way. It would be hard to be put on a pedestal by someone and then pushed off. I'd wonder why.

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  6. LaTonya BaldwinMonday, 23 September, 2013

    Hope the speaker rejects pedestals in the future. Power be hers.

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  7. ruthMonday, 23 September, 2013

    powerful poem - I have been there

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  8. AnonymousMonday, 23 September, 2013

    After the pushing and the falling come all the never answered questions. Power is a game many play. Potent piece of writing.

    Elizabeth

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  9. Stormcat PoetryTuesday, 24 September, 2013

    Forgive the pusher and the power is yours.

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