Three Word Wednesday asks us to write a piece using three nominated words.
This week they are 'ripe', 'dignity' and 'lacerate'.
The Emperor's Clothes
Fooling no-one, seen as lewd,
Considered strange and rather crude;
Do you think the crowds are blind
To the delusions of your mind?
That they will not quickly conclude
That you are ripe for being screwed?
That you have now become unglued?
You are, sadly, you will find,
Fooling no-one.
Your character is harshly viewed
And your dignity, exposed and nude,
Is lacerated and assigned
To be mocked by the unkind.
You are, we must sadly conclude,
Fooling no-one.
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© 2012 J Cosmo Newbery
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You can fool some of the people all the time; fooling no-one takes a special talent. :-)
ReplyDeleteHa...brilliant retort Berowne.
DeleteGood point. I will have more respect for my subject in future!
DeleteGreat re-write of the old fable--and always applicable to current situations. Good work!
ReplyDeleteVery clever re-telling.
ReplyDeleteObviously the subject of your poem cares nothing for public opinion otherwise they would not behave in a way that would provoke criticism and instead curry favour with the crowd who are inevitably always blind...sounds like someone with balls...bet it's a woman!
ReplyDeleteOr maybe they are oblivious to public opinion. THere are none so blind...
DeleteHadn't been thinking of a woman when I wrote it but it is not impossible. :-)
Well-written! But I can't believe that everyone judges this harshly...
ReplyDeleteThis is quite good !!!
ReplyDeleteBear is not fooled!
ReplyDeleteBear is not bare!
DeleteBravo, well said, and well done. Sooner or later, the charade ends.
ReplyDeleteWow- so many people come to mind when I try to picture in my mind who the subject is- all female and all with low self-esteem.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. But no comment. ;-)
DeleteA number of politicians come to mind reading this. Unfortunately they do seem to be fooling some people.
ReplyDeleteYes, sadly, they do.
DeleteI found myself wanting to answer the comments, so here, for just a few... Oh, no, not a woman. And no, not all the crowd is blind. And, oh, I do so hope everyone judges this harshly.
ReplyDeleteGood one, JCN. And you are so right.
Interactive poetry! The way it should be!
DeleteI suspect (going by the success of some politicians) that at least half the crowd would be wondering where they could purchase the emporer's clothes.
ReplyDeleteWhat? You mean they haven't?
DeleteSounds like the emperor fooled no one but himself. Happens a lot in this country too, though this particular year a lot of folks are being fooled as well as being made fools of.
ReplyDeleteYou can fuel some of the people all of the time
ReplyDeleteor all of the people some of the time :-)