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An Ekphrastic Sonnet
Beware the enthusiastic censor
Busy insulting your intelligence
Eager to usurp the role of mentor
Convinced that there's nothing beyond the fence
What joy is his, limiting your options!
How kind he is to shield you from the truth
He practices a form of deception
Insisting that real food will break your tooth
Reality is strange and disgusting
Festooned with beauty, seething with madness
The spoilers reveal what's worth discussing
You can handle all that you can caress
Seeing the truth too soon might change your mind
And liberate it to leave lies behind
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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You have a great job in this one. Excellent
Something everyone needs to hear right now! One of your best!
Some nice wordplay here, D.J. Made me think of the old redacted political files and I’m sure there are many apt parallels for the news today. And advertising, man I hate advertising.
Excellent work! Especially that last line. Well done.
Oooo, I especially loved the last two lines!
Just let your imagination fill the gaps which you could argue is infinitely more dangerous, eh, D.J.?
I love the presentation of this, and the words are excellent. The main image is perfect for your sonnet
Well done, D.J. I thought the way you shaped this poem around the censored images was so interesting and clever. For me, it sheds light on American news media. Loved it
Love this so much. Well done ♦️♦️♦️♦️