Anisha Dutta Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

09/13/2026

The Power of Fiction 

Second Place 

Contest by Natasha L Scragg

 

 

Fiction Versus Truth

        Fiction evolves from reality.
        Even Truth in stranger than Fiction
        Again Fiction has the power
        to initiate real stories.

         Fiction is the reflection of Reality 
         and vice. Versa.  
          The measure of power of Fiction 
           depends to what intensity 
            it can influence readers.
        The more the reader is engrossed 
         or impressed, more powerful is the Fiction.

      Reality and Fiction apparently resemble 
      two poles of a magnet, attracting one another.
       If Fiction be the shadow of Truth,
        Truth is Shadowed by Fiction

       Life is not a Continuous Function -
       But contains chapters of discrete function 
       as several happenstances 
        producing Fiction of ruthless Truth

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Alison A Smith October 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM Your free verse gives these reflections room to unfold, with the varied line lengths echoing the shifting relationship between fiction and truth. The magnet and shadow imagery is especially thought-provoking, while the closing idea of life as discrete chapters brings the philosophical theme into human experience. Congratulations on your contest placement ❤️