Sherry, you've written lots of fabulous poems and this, despite what you say, is one of them. Plus it tops the 'raw' meter. I love how you've brought your outrage and frustration to your poetry but rather than spewing it all out in a rant, you've constrained yourself to a very tight poetic form - wow, that takes some control and whole lot of talent - qualities that said person doesn't have.

This, my dear friend, is a perfect example of what Shelley was talking about when he said, 'Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world'.

Thank you so much for contributing this powerful piece to our prompt. xoxo

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Carolyn Hastings
Carolyn Hastings

Written by Carolyn Hastings

Well-practiced speech pathologist now practicing to be a children’s book writer — emphasis on practicing.

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