When Egos Clash

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June 29, 2025, entered in Joseph May's Roundel contest, placed 2nd

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When egos clash, and anger flares, prepare to see an ugly scene. Some folks behave like enraged bears when egos clash. Competitors can be so mean and territorial. Each dares to strike. Should someone intervene? When two desire one girl, each swears he’ll win her, and she’ll be his queen! You’ll see fistfights and baleful glares when egos clash.

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Vanya Evangeline

Date: 7/7/2025 4:10:00 AM

We often consider ourselves to be more civilized than animals. But guess in many cases, we're just as bad. I really love the use of the bears as metaphor to man's ego. Congrats on your win.

Janice Canerdy
Date: 7/7/2025 8:53:00 AM

Thanks so much, Vanya. So many uncivilized acts are perpetrated by supposedly civilized people! Janice

Joseph May

Date: 7/6/2025 6:41:00 PM

Congrats on your win Janice, Very nicely done

Janice Canerdy
Date: 7/6/2025 7:49:00 PM

Joseph, thanks so much for sponsoring and for my win! Janice

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/2/2025 12:09:00 AM

Nice job comparing human ego to bears clashing .

Janice Canerdy
Date: 7/2/2025 7:11:00 AM

Thanks so much, Andrea. This one took me a while! Janice

Jeanette Swan

Date: 6/30/2025 6:19:00 PM

Another poem where the rhyme patterns add gravitas. Easy to read, hard to do. Great poem, and I hope the watching lady doesn't choose a grizzly bear at all. J :)

Janice Canerdy
Date: 7/7/2025 10:08:00 AM

LOL!

Jeanette Swan
Date: 7/1/2025 2:07:00 AM

Good point! She would have to, to able to bear it...

Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/30/2025 9:44:00 PM

What if she is a grizzly bear too? LOL!! Thanks so much, Jeanette. I really worked on this one. Janice