A Polite Smile

Dear reader, the 18th prompt of #OctPoWriMo is 'found' or 'blackout' poetry. We were asked to take the page from a book, and black out all the words that don't belong in the poem we want to write. I chose the book Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llewellan, and my wife chose page 350. And so, I took a picture of the page (I wasn't about to color in one of my favorite books) and armed with Photoshop, I created, or found, a poem. Please enjoy.

Rod E. Kok
October 18, 2014

Beneath black curls

beautiful eyes said

I’m wrong.

I’m not some experience,

much as I know

my grasp is better

to be weighed.

While time creeps,

caution.

They haven’t ignored it.

Waste time.

March down.

Crush them,

make an example

of his enemies!

It maddens me to listen,

explaining things that

accomplish much.

His eyes found themselves

locked on the wave of

anger, crying.

You gave the best,

you chose

a polite smile.