The Trap-2

THE TRAP

The trap is open, with the bait arguing out
Its immunity with the victim somewhere
In a world that flashes its sharpened sword
To cut across all those rock-hard impunities

You petulant preacher comment not on that,
Count your days instead and collect your doom
Mouth craving, head reeling, you are a sluggard
You, the evening's fever  on  night’s forehead.

I might trip once more into the trap of birth
No guide is looked for, no wisdom is sought
May be I'm a harlequin too wise for all this
Go slow with your game. I'm no more fair game.

Be sure that fine- honed day is waiting to flash
In a ready demonstration of how to slash. 

For Charlotte's 'Free for All' contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 11/1/2014 1:28:00 AM
WAy to go in the contest, Jag. BIG congrats to you.
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Date: 10/30/2014 10:30:00 PM
What a beauty Nair! Very creative write, congrats on huge win!
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Date: 10/30/2014 4:38:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win with this gem.
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Date: 10/30/2014 4:16:00 AM
Congratulations on your great win and on this outstanding poem of yours my dear friend, Jag! Hugs and cheers! love lots, Leonora
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Date: 10/29/2014 9:40:00 PM
Congratulations on your fine win.
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Date: 10/29/2014 9:00:00 PM
Wow....the message and the wit/sharp tongue couldn't be expressed any better than this !! Excellent poem !! Wow!! Congratulations are in order !!!
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Date: 10/29/2014 7:47:00 PM
very deep write - many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 10/29/2014 6:29:00 PM
well jaggy, this was a surprise, I had no idea this one was yours! but I should've known really, because it's so deep, as your poems invariably are...it's very well written, and reading it again it possibly should have been a 2nd place, but it went very well with the other two poems in 3rd; I really like "the evening's fever on night's forehead." - congrats on your win in my contest, sweetie xoxo :)
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Date: 6/29/2011 5:16:00 PM
Yes trials is what its all about, come here to suffer learn about, tangled pig trough for the snout, this methinks without a doubt... :) interesting verse mate, Don
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Date: 6/28/2011 9:25:00 AM
wow great pen you have artfully written
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