Truth Told

Truth Told

A Poem by Alec Shrimpton
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A tweet-length poem about the purpose of poetry

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The world is on fire

Truth told in a poem

verse gathers hot imagery

words like flames, dressed red,

glimmering, flickering,

all we can hope for

a prayer

to mend what is wrong.


© 2018 Alec Shrimpton


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Added on June 18, 2018
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Author

Alec Shrimpton
Alec Shrimpton

London, United Kingdom



About
I am writing as Alec Shrimpton but I am a woman. I have always loved writing and compose poetry and short stories. I have had one novel published under another poem name and it disappeared into the et.. more..

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