When did you imagine that the world revolved around you? Did it take a stray strand of rogue gene to prove otherwise?
How utterly predictable of you!
a glimpse of
pitiable reptillian
indifference …
we can only blame ourselves
for the fix that we’re in
for Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 178 #PhotoPrompt
dVerse Poets’ dVerse Poetics: About Portals (pubtended by Anmol (Alias (HA))
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Frank J. Tassone 
A provocative write and I agree. Stay healthy.
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I believe in our own small minds we all believe we are invincible and that the world really does revolve around us…whether we will own up to it or not! This pandemic many have shaken that a little! Great Poem Frank!
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I also agree that your poem is spot-on.
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I like this challenging take, Frank. I hope we will take better care of both our world and ourselves, as all of this eventually begins to fade.
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Great – it had to be said. 🙂 I really enjoyed your poem.
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I agree with the concept of your poem and how it manifested. Alligators have been revealed as good mothers. As reptiles are other than us in our egocentric indifference to “other” we write them off as worthy of exploitation without a 2nd thought…
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So true.(K)
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Very truthful, Frank, and very impactful.
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True…
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Such a powerful statement — such occurrences do remind us of our indifference. Well-penned, Frank! 🙂
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Good point that we can only blame ourselves for the fix we are in.
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A glimpse…of indifference is certainly powerful!
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I agree, Frank. We have no one to blame but ourselves. A wonderful poem. 😀
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I love how you begin with these bold questions….yes, how dare we?!
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YES!
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Unfortunately so true.
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This is unique, deep and beautifully written
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Thank you! 🙂
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Aw, and here I thought the world did revolve around me. Good one, Frank!
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Thanks, Sara! 😀
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Oh in parts we all have difficulties in seeing the world in any other way… but even if only looked at ourselves we could take better care of the world.
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It’s so true. Nicely done. I agree with Björn. To some extent, we all do see the world from our own perspective, but we could take better care of it–and of others, too. We’re seeing a great lack of empathy these days–starting at the top.
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