“So I sit on the edge, wagging my feet above the abyss”
~ Jim Harrison
from Bridge / Dead Man’s Float
How naughty would it be of me
to weaponize my poetry?
-picking a target
getting them in my cross-hairs
and PFFFT!
taking them out with my words
or CRASH!
-scribble something…..then make a dash?
It’s just a thought
-never ever to be
but naughty musings pop up
now and then
teasing and tempting me!
©Vivian Zems
Hedge 55 – a poem in 55 words
Smell The Coffee 
June 8, 2018 at 9:39 am
Why not? I bet you’d be good at it 🙂
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June 8, 2018 at 4:49 pm
Lol! There’s that feeling of having power and knowing that you choose not to use it 🙂
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June 8, 2018 at 8:26 pm
You could try once or twice just to test it 🙂
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June 8, 2018 at 8:38 pm
🤣- I’ll let you know if I do!
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June 8, 2018 at 12:36 pm
Ha! Some might think poetry might be the ultimate weapon–but of course, it’s the kind of thing where, if your target can’t understand, it may not actually make it bleed enough.(Just thinking of the orange target I would prefer…) This is sharp as the proverbial arrow and has a solid bite, despite the whimsy. Thanks for kicking off the 55, Vivian, and please let there be some additional kicking, of the weekend’s ass.
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June 8, 2018 at 7:03 pm
Thanks J, for your insightful comment- you have a great weekend too!
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June 8, 2018 at 12:45 pm
So delightful! This prompt liked you 🙂
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June 8, 2018 at 7:01 pm
The feeling is mutual 😊
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June 8, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Weaponized poetry would be a formidable resource, but… most of the people that need a good piercing tend to never notice anyway. So, no sense in wasting one’s time (and delicious words) in lost causes. Best use them for better things. But yes, it’s very tempting. 😀
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June 8, 2018 at 4:49 pm
Well- said…no-one would notice anyway.
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June 8, 2018 at 1:33 pm
Weaponized poetry proves the pen mightier than the sword!
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June 8, 2018 at 4:49 pm
Absolutely!
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June 8, 2018 at 1:42 pm
I do it all the time. Not sure if it makes it worse or better when the target doesn’t connect the dots.
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June 8, 2018 at 1:43 pm
( howling laughter)….I used the same expression once when talking about this. Still, I suppose you can write things out of your system.
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June 8, 2018 at 3:08 pm
“weaponize my poetry” — do it!!!
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June 8, 2018 at 4:50 pm
Ok……i’ve got you in my cross-hairs…..
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June 8, 2018 at 4:54 pm
I’m ready.
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June 8, 2018 at 6:56 pm
🤠
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June 8, 2018 at 6:59 pm
LOLOL!
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June 8, 2018 at 8:41 pm
I think we all have those naughty musings from time to time and use our words as weapons. Nicely done Vivian!
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June 8, 2018 at 9:24 pm
Thanks Linda!
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June 8, 2018 at 9:15 pm
I like your naughty musings!!
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June 8, 2018 at 9:25 pm
Thanks Annell!
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June 9, 2018 at 11:20 am
Love this! So well done, Vivian.
Go for it! 🙂
(I’m reading a novel about Ada Lovelace, Byron’s daughter, and Byron definitely targeted her mother, his wife in his poetry.)
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June 9, 2018 at 3:50 pm
You’ve outdone yourself once again! In fact, I nominated you for the Liebster Award… I really enjoy your poetry and I believe others will too. Check out the guidelines in my blog post: https://poeticaparadisum.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/the-liebster-award/
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June 9, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Oh, I make ready use of targets. 🙂 Love the poem!
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