PWoF 2016 - Topic 02 - Sept. 23

[rayheinrich]

        PWoF 2016 - Topic 02 - Sept. 23
       
       
        Instructions:
        You should attempt to write a poem inspired by this topic -- not a derivative, literal
        interpretation of the topic.   Create a poem that reflects your own true self.
       
        --> Since the officious rules of PWoF 2016 stipulate that you can submit more than
        one poem; may I suggest, if the fit strikes you, that you include, after your major work,
        a second poem consisting of a bit of transient doggerel, a limerick, or a trenchant
        end-rhyming nonsense poem that somehow reflects the intention of this topic.
       
        (And for anyone who's a bit uncertain about starting out here: Ignore my bullshite and
        just string some words together (that's what everybody else is doing ).  
       
        Topic 2:
       

       

        you're a god -- or almost one -- or like a god
       
        eternal -- or created by others?
        serene, loving, understanding -- or brooding, guilty, vengeful -- or both
        all-powerful? -- constrained?
        heroic deeds? -- tragic flaws?
       
        the one true god -- or are there others?
        who are your comrades - your enemies -- do you war against them?
        your punishment of other gods - their punishment of you
         
        the tricks you play on mortals -- the one's they play on you?
        they're love for you -- they're fear
        their contempt -- their resistance
       
        do you sometimes think you're not  a god --  or worry that you don't exist?
       
        maybe your dog thinks you're a god -- or should
        maybe your cat thinks she's a god -- or is
       
        OR
        is this metaphor, reality disguised? -- is this you, the one who's writing?