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July 16, 2018

Castle – Manic Monday Challenge

By Kat Myrman

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sick of all this noise
of being open wide
they wanna make me break
no use crying about it
i’m their queen
sitting on the throne
i probably shouldn’t be

they’ve locked me up
i keep my pretty
mouth shut

~kat

Another Black Out poem for Manic Monday’s 3-Way Prompt based on the photo above, the prompt word, Castle and the song lyrics below, as performed by Halsey.

Castle

Performed by Halsey

Sick of all these people talking, sick of all this noise
Tired of all these cameras flashing, sick of being poised
Now my neck is open wide, begging for a fist around it
Already choking on my pride, so there’s no use crying about it

I’m headed straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
And there’s an old man sitting on the throne 
That’s saying that I probably shouldn’t be so mean
I’m headed straight for the castle
They’ve got the kingdom locked up
And there’s an old man sitting on the throne 
That’s saying I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut
Straight for the castle

Oh, all these minutes passing, sick of feeling used
If you wanna break these walls down, you’re gonna get bruised
Now my neck is open wide, begging for a fist around it
Already choking on my pride, so there’s no use crying about it

I’m headed straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
And there’s an old man sitting on the throne 
That’s saying that I probably shouldn’t be so mean
I’m headed straight for the castle
They’ve got the kingdom locked up
And there’s an old man sitting on the throne 
That’s saying I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut
Straight for the castle

There’s no use crying about it
There’s no use crying about it
There’s no use crying about it
There’s no use crying about it

I’m headed straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
And there’s an old man sitting on the throne 
That’s saying that I probably shouldn’t be so mean
I’m headed straight for the castle
They’ve got the kingdom locked up
And there’s an old man sitting on the throne 
That’s saying I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut

Straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
And there’s an old man sitting on the throne 
That’s saying that I probably shouldn’t be so mean
I’m headed straight for the castle
They’ve got the kingdom locked up
And there’s an old man sitting on the throne 
That’s saying I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut

Straight for the castle

Songwriters: Peder Losnegard / Ashley Frangipane
Castle lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

 

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July 16, 2018

Finding Merak – Terza Rima 3b

By Kat Myrman

The Serbian word “Merak” is defined as a feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures. It is the pursuit of small, daily pleasures that all add up to a great sense of happiness and fulfillment.

i dream of flying unencumbered, free
yet suffer from a phobia of heights
with my feet, deeply rooted like a tree

~kat

Week 2, stanza two of July’s Daily Poem Challenge, the Terza Rima by Jane Dougherty.

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July 15, 2018

Finding Merak – Terza Rima 3a

By Kat Myrman

The Serbian word “Merak” is defined as a feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures. It is the pursuit of small, daily pleasures that all add up to a great sense of happiness and fulfillment.

to fly above the earth, a bird’s eye view…
tell me robin red what wonders you see
when on the wing, riding the wind, please do

~kat

Daily Terza Rima Series – Finding Merak

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July 14, 2018

Headlines – Terza Rima Finit

By Kat Myrman

indicted Russian spies; this takes the cake
as Donny plans a tête-à-tête with Vlad
alone, behind closed doors, a yuge mistake

but ‘all of this is fake’ they’ll say, so sad…
the trumpsters can’t admit that they’ve been had

~kat

Final installment of this week’s Terza Rima featuring “Headlines”. It reads a bit like a nightmare all told, as you can see by the finished version in total below. What we recently learned (today’s headline) is that the Russian government did indeed hack democratic email and electoral servers, and very likely has also had a hand in other democratic processes around the globe including the Brexit outcome. All part of a grand plan to disrupt democracy and drive a wedge between allies who have long fought side by side against tyranny with trump complicit in the scheme. A one-on-one “summit” is still going forward on Monday, trump says; no witnesses, no notetakers. We will never know the truth about what happens there, but it’s a good guess that Putin will be tightening the strings on his favorite puppet, congratulating him for a job well done at NATO and in the U.K. this past week, while also strongly suggesting that trump and his minions put an end, once and for all, to the investigation in the U.S. Like I said, it’s a nightmare. I wish it really was a nightmare, in fact, one that we could wake up from, realizing that none of this is true. ☹️

Headlines

lost niños, trapped in cages, unsafe, keep
minors in a cave, worlds away, found
valued in unequal measure, mothers weep

angry throngs at eateries, pols surround
aghast, the marked elite demand civility
long dead at their own hand, the burned stand ground

jesters entertaining kleptocracy
while the kangaroo court is in session
oligarchs cash in on democracy

just for sport, midst chaos, a diversion,
pour la France, la victoire a un goût sucré
goaled advance toward world domination

while allies deal with Vlad’s dim protege
a baby blimp, above the palace, looms
vain, indecorous trumping underway

hosting cold tea, the Queen, with a buffoon
who’s sure to tweet about their great rapport
as talking heads explode in fake news rooms

Slytherin beasts roast a lawman for sport
to assert pillow texts, conspiracies make
in trumpian frenzy…kangaroo court

indicted Russian spies; this takes the cake
as Donny plans a tête-à-tête with Vlad
alone, behind closed doors, a yuge mistake

but ‘all of this is fake’ they’ll say, so sad…
the trumpsters can’t admit that they’ve been had

~kat

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July 13, 2018

Headlines – Terza Rima 2f

By Kat Myrman

 

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Slytherin beasts roast a lawman for sport
to assert pillow texts, conspiracies make
in trumpian frenzy…kangaroo court

~kat

Story behind the headline…Meanwhile in the hollow (not a typo…they are not hallowed) chambers of US congress, trumps minions seeking to discredit the FBI and ultimately Robert Mueller’s investigation, in this sham of a hearing. Here’s a snippet…watch it and weep.

https://youtu.be/bq1MhnhzYuQ

For Jane’s Daily Poetry Challenge.

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