The Bully Spoke
They all believed him, as a matter of course
Syllabic 30 Poem
The
bully
spoke,
and all
jumped forward,
ready
to attend
his every whim.
No one dared
to look away,
turn a wary eye,
or cared to say
a word to disagree
with anything he said.
They all knew revenge
would be their surest fate.
Their “love fest” would turn to hate,
in the blink of an eye,
the turn of an errant word.
He alone could say what he pleased,
all else toed the party line,
or faced their certain consequence.
He told them how it was from the start;
no one listened to what they heard,
it all seemed too patently absurd.
In love with the sound of his manic voice,
he ranted and raged his vitriol forth,
and told them he would save them from the worst.
They all believed him, as a matter of course,
so no one suspected the guillotine’s force.
A Brand New Syllabic Form
Monthly Prompt №6: September — the “culminating 30”medium.com
Michael Hall
“Syllabic Poetry — the Culminating 30”
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Really Excellent Bob and sadly true
So very very true!!