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1st Place Winner in A Wilderness of Mirrors Contest (Sponsor: Craig Cornish)

Judged: May 22nd, 2025

 

the end of dignity

it is a nightmare and a terrible place
      a confrontation, a quick draw, frightful conclusion
glass: empty of illusion
a pagan deity whose hard eyes shall drink you in
and spit
and run over you
like an obnoxious lorry
or through you
as a plough
at this abandoned carnival marooned in the undesirable
    wilds and the nonorgasmic
    riffs of ticking clocks
              working juju on your brain
every grasshopper is a man in the bush
       where the bushes are mirrors
laughing at you/your pathetic fallacies
smart flesh
gorgeous teeth
and confident hair
awaiting dignity's end
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Guptar Avatar
May 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Congratulations, poet friend on your top placement in this contest with a very thoughtful poem. An intelligent take from the prompt. Wish you a pleasant day.
Cornish Avatar
May 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Trina, this is a wow! You came in first for me against from very stiff competition. I got more out of this with every reading - just hopped out of the bushes to praise you "for real"!
Layne Avatar
May 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thanks for the feedback! I was very intrigued by the prompt. I wanted to follow through with my impressions and thoughts. It worked out well on this occasion.
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