05 Tuesday Apr 2011
Posted in challenge
With lightning speed
it spreads
contaminating
each and every cell
like an epidemic
of epic proportions
subduing reason
igniting passion
making humanity
the casualty,
to wither in the wake
of its acidic waves.
A sacred disease
that blinds,
bigotry kills
and makes you kill…
– Shail Mohan (April 2011)
Written for
Prompt 162: Epidemic
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ohh sorry i did not get you 😦 sniff sniff
@bikram,
Aww.. no probs. Its just a few words to say how bigotry becomes the reason for killing and being killed.
How true!
@Agnija Bharathi,
Thank you 🙂
Loved it. Totally agree.
@Indian Homemaker,
Thank you 🙂
“Acidic waves”…what a powerful description.
@Sweetest in the Gale,
Welcome to Shail’s Nest and thank you 🙂
I couldnt agree more. Bigotry kills twice, it first kills our potential for harmony and then the physical killing starts.
@Rashmi,
Exactly, first the insides and then the outside.
Unfortunately humanity truly is the victim of bigotry and humanity is the only one taht can fix it1 Great writing!
@Amanda Moore,
Welcome to Shails Nest and thank you 🙂
Bigotry is indeed that fast and that destructive. Well written.
@Teri C,
Welcome to Shail’s Nest and thank you 🙂
When beliefs get so very fixed
it becomes as if one is apoplexed
when will people see reason that
it is hard to construct with the muscles flexed?
and will only add to the people who are vexed.
Liked it!!! 🙂
@Govind,
Thank you 🙂
@Govind,
Thanks Govind for your guidance on how to use the strike out feature while commenting.
I was off the blog world for a couple of weeks and read your advice only today.
Let me experiment here.
The following line must appear with words struck off.
I have no time to read blogsRegards
GV
@G Vishwanath,
Success! 🙂
@Shail,
Nope. Not yet.
How do I stop this juggernaut?
It keeps striking off long after I want it to stop.
I tried again with no success.
Govind, are you there? Help!
I used the “Less than symbol” followed by the word “strike” followed by “greater than symbol” before the start of the strike out operation and repeated it at the end of the strike out operation. But the ending instruction has been ignored and everything that follows has been struck off.
Regards
GV
Powerful lines…I especially love the last ones “bigotry kills and makes you kill.” So true. Wonderful poem and thanks for your visit to my poem as well.
@Write Girl,
Welcome to Shail’s Nest and thank you 🙂
Very well done.
@Jessi,
Welcome to Shail’s Nest and thank you 🙂
so true! lovely take on the prompt! 🙂
@Priya Iyer,
Thank you 🙂
“A sacred disease
that blinds,
bigotry kills
and makes you kill…”
powerful expression!
@PremI,
Thank you 🙂
a corrosive force, once it takes hold! Well said.
@gabrielle,
Welcome to Shail’s Nest and thank you 🙂
“Bigotry kills and makes you kill”
That’s a new quotable quote.
Sadly, some don’t see their bigotry as bigotry.
They glorify it. They believe it is a religious duty to be a bigot.
Great writing.
Regards
GV
Oh No!
I overdid that a bit.
I didn’t intend striking out “regards” and my name.
What did I do wrong?
Let’s try again.
I have no time to read blogsRegards
GV