Observations of The Urban Spaceman 
Descent #writephoto
The darkness swells around you
It fills your heart and mind
Beneath your skin, you burn with fever
Stung by words unkind
You try to rise above it all
To take the higher ground
But insults drag you back below
Where silence stifles sound
They talk in whispers behind your back
Cruelly rumours spread
Ignoring them just doesn’t work
They breed inside your head
The bully’s power comes from meanness
The need to cause a frown
For the weak who cannot raise themselves
Put everyone else down
A metaphorical deep, dark place written for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt. The photo is from Sue’s blog, The Daily Echo. Check it out!
Glorken
The Urban Spaceman
Observations of The Urban Spaceman 
wow, this reflects out time, and the prevailing lack of refined behavior…well done.
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Thank you, and very poignant observation. Sometimes it feels like we take one step forward and two steps back, and with the rise of social media, bullies can follow you into your home and sit mocking you from your pocket.
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A great poem…and asubject that should never be pushed underground.
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Reblogged this on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo.
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I think we’ve all been to that place. Nice capture of it in rhyme form. 🙂
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This is awesome! Your poetry always has a great rhythm to it, and I love your rhymes!
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Aw, thanks! 🙂 I’m always concerned my rhymes might come off as cheesy (even when I throw in some masculine rhyme, to try and mix things up) so I’m glad to receive the Jade M. Wong stamp of approval. 🙂
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I didn’t realize there were such things as “masculine rhymes”, but rest assured, your rhymes are perfectly gender-balanced :p
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Bravo! this moves like a chugging train I love its rhythm, nicely done.
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Thank you, Ellen!
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