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Your Last Defence



“Your Last Defence”

The conversation concluded,
“Imagination opens doors”.
 
This is your last defence
to barriers pushed against 
your moral conscience.

Words mean nothing eventually. 
Towards the end -
Feelings, everything. 

And so, you rebel, like a poet
and take up life as such, 
sharp fanged and mind boggled. 

What poet impresses logic? 
In a world gone mad?
What poet impresses love in all its dimensions?

Most true poets, do, 
whether they deem so, or not. 
Other poets, true poets, read them well. 

The great pretenders do not. 

The sense of being real in the moment 
erases all words of f’chery; your truth is real, undeniable
to import some relevance to nothing of little large importance.

This life, and all achieved to this point, 
of little value, when the bigger meaning of it all 
punches you in the throat, and leaves you voiceless.

So you write, armed with weapons of words
more powerful than loaded bombs
and sharper than bayonets. 

Life is only found, as you like it
in the remnant of an Arden dream,
gardens to be seeded; bare threads,

slide through the loop hole 
of the Eye of a worldless needle
that sharply pricks the mind and 
stitches the heart’s verdant flower bed;

what bleeds forth is lush recalcitrancy. 
This is the life of an irreverent 
pure pagan poet.

Shakespeare like God watches on
waiting for you to translate
his Midsummer meanings. 

Even Homer keeps his patience
watching you from the aether, he thinks the Illiad becomes you
and your tragic comedy - well, deep Dante feels, he knows you intimately. 

You came through it all in another life. 
And still you can’t see the pure poetry in it all. 
Just different shades of black and white, dissolve.

At the end of the day, 
At the end of the read,
At the end of the road, 

you know what’s Life
and what it should not be; 
still, 

it’s pure poetry, 
poetic, 
honesty

when you finally see. 
Fuelled full on empty.

There’s no escaping 
Argos Panoptes
in all his guises 



Candide Diderot. '25




“And set a watcher upon her, great and strong Argus, who with four eyes looks every way. And the goddess stirred in him unwearying strength: sleep never fell upon his eyes; but he kept sure watch always.”

“According to Greek mythology, the peacock was a sacred bird to Hera, queen of the gods, wife to Zeus, and the patroness of women, marriage, and childbirth. Hera became jealous when Zeus would spend time with Io, one of his many mistresses, and recruited Argus to watch her with his hundred eyes. After Argus was killed in a plot, Hera set Argus’ eyes on the tail of a bird as a tribute. The new creation, a peacock, became so important to Hera that they were chosen to pull her chariot.”

“Argus Panoptes, also known as Argos, was a formidable figure in Greek mythology, renowned for his hundred eyes. As the son of Arestor, Argus was a giant whose name "Panoptes" aptly means "the all-seeing one," a testament to his unparalleled vigilance and perception.”

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."





Alternative Title: “Peacocks”. 









Greek
Egyptian
India (Hindu)
Islam
Jewish
Christian

gods, giants, mortals
symbolism, beliefs
ancient literature

Imagination
Life, Death
portals, keys



Poets.
Poetry. 
Humanity.
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Kavanagh  Avatar
October 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
So even when one can’t handle the truth, it’s still poetry, so long as we’re honest to ourselves! A powerful statement and poem Candide, congratulations on your unflinching POTW, cheers David
Diderot Avatar
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thanks Kavanagh; I think. :). Xx
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 4:46 AM
a captivating read worthy of POTW. Congratulations
Diderot Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thank you.
Gifford Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hello Candide, congratulations on your beautiful poem winning POTW. An excellent read. Have a wonderful day as you celebrate.
Diderot Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thank you.
Anaya Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
For they relied upon their muses to guide them toward their brilliant profusion of words spun as grandly as a seamstress produces an elegant silken garment. Alas & alack, such muses pay few of us a visit to ignite our thoughts & inspire our words to such lauded heights. However, we are all summoned, in our own perhaps more modest efforts, to bare our feelings & display our thoughts—the very heart & soul of all poetry~ Congratulations on Poem Of The Week Candide! A great tribute to the all seeing one & the oblivious. xXHugs
Anaya Avatar
October 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ty :)
Diderot Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Thank you. Loving your new Avatar.
Goldsmith Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Congratulations on your POTW win. Have a blessed day with your win...................
Diderot Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Thank you.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Trade Certainty for Curiosity"...This one is very interesting.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mFerbt0vz-k
Diderot Avatar
October 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Alternative Title: "Peacocks".
Diderot Avatar
October 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Astral Invitation"/Alison Goldfrapp.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-COzZgYx6RI
Diderot Avatar
October 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
LYRICS/ "Astral Invitation", Alison Goldfrapp. https://genius.com/Alison-goldfrapp-astral-invitation-lyrics
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October 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"When I asked Chat GPT where Ideas come from, it went somewhere ... else"/The Paradigm Experience.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RfmyVn751dA
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October 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"Koko (Sun’s Signature Remix)"/Goldfrapp
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October 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I_j_P6KInE
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