Tyrant's Triumph (?)
Together Transformed
They tried terror to tamp thriving tenderness
Then torment tore through the teeming territories.
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They took the travail to tents that trembled,
Then tempted them through trustless taunts.
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They trampled truth, technology's tablets; terabytes twisted,
Then turned to traitorous, two-faced, tall tale tricks.
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They toasted their turpitude, their troubled trauma turning torpidly...
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Then: turning-point!
The tribe trapped twixt them/trust..
twisted...
turned....
thrust...
Triumphant!
Transcendent!
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Thankfully; tougher together.
Thoroughly transformed.
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Judey Kalchik
It's my time to find and use my voice.
Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.
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Comments (13)
This was so well done. I forgot for a moment that it was a tautogram. The flow was just that good!
Terrific!!!💖💕
Wonderful ❤️🎉
Powerful & so apt for the present age. This path of just taking what we want, crushing all who would get in our way, is so tempting. Tens of millions in our own country (USA) deride & dismiss the simple human act of caring for another person as "woke" so that we can go on living however we want just because we are the dominant race, gender, sexuality, etc., etc., etc. And then you arrive at your MLK, Jr. moment, your "I have been to the mountaintop & I have seen the promised land" words of hope, & the exhausted & despairing find strength & encouragement once more to stay the course. Thank you, Judey, from one who has grown exhausted & discouraged. Thank you.
That was really good. I am such an amateur when it comes to poetry of any sort. But every so often I read one that i understand and enjoy. This was one of those.
really well done. Great job
BRAVO! WELL DONE!
Excellent! That's all I can say. No, also, Impressive!!! You took what I thought was a boring challenge and made it interesting!! I hope this wins or makes top story.
Terrifically tight tautogram
Oh, well done!! A really smooth flow to this one, great work!!
Wow. Great Tautogram Judey. The flow is so amazing. So… poetic. “T” for TERRIFIC!
Truly Terrific Tautogram
Wow. Wow wow wow wow WOW. 👏 😮 👏