It might be sweet
Or perhaps pernicious
Depending on your mood
Or which persona you choose
To serve up on this plate
One cup of conviction,
Don’t shake it
To half a cup of real
Don’t fake it
Pour into glass bowl
Combine with relevant stories
Or substitute with an allegory
More easily digested
Season with pure grit
And some hot sauce
If you “put that shit
On everything”
Marinate your words
With a little savoir faire
Then let them spill
Clarify and separate yourself
From any shadows of doubt
Before stirring it up
You can add an epochal moment
If you really knead it
Don’t mix in any anger
It will curdle your cause
Sometimes warmth is required
For rants to rise properly
Serve with a side of sassiness
Anthony Desmond at dVerse Poet’s Pub really had us firing up the neurons for this one. He chose a list of twelve random words, challenging us to use at least five of them in a poem. I used eight ( pernicious, persona, plate, glass, allegory, shadow, epochal, warmth).
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