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abecadarian

An Equation of One Self Over Another

by michaelcahill

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An Equation of One Self Over Another     Are you enamored of days gone by      bothered and bewildered by these times? Can you not see the folly of the past?   damnation is cast in shadows       ever shimmering in the haze of                forgotten pain and shame   goodness knows some reckoning       had to be derived it always comes along joining the parade as it were   knowledge though can be skewed    learning can be forgotten    meaning can be perverted   new ideas may change    old thinking in ways never        pondered before   questions arise   reason finds a new twist   solemn oaths        turn into nursery rhymes   undertones of freedom lost shout             "VICTORY" in vain when slavery has returned X becomes your signature   you ... never were zero is your sum

Writing Prompt Write an abecdarian poem, using the 26 letters of the alphabet chronologically. An abecedarian poem is a special form of an acrostic poem, in which the initial letters of the words beginning each line or stanza spell out the alphabet in order.

Abecdarian Poem Contest Winner