The mutant Janus
two backs, no front
Rusting chains
dipped in sludge
Never a question
always exclamations
Stunted stumps
no growth
A gravestone inscription
“Refused To Know”
Grey wash water
The color that cannot find the rainbow
Ignorance
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This was wonderful – and you use great examples to make your point. Very inventive and damned necessary! Thanks.
I just hadda get that one out of me…Thanks very much for the read and supportive comment!
I agree some great examples to drive your point home. I hate ignorance
Odd, I can put up with genuine stupidity…after all, that can’t be helped…But ignorance is not stupidity…it’s just a refusal to think, to know. Thanks so much for the read and comment!
Who else but you jackie can write on something as insipid as “ignorance” in such poetic manner!! All the nuances have come through, vividly.
There’s nothing like anger, irritation, annoyance…to act as a motivator when it comes to writing about negativity. It’s part of our lives and needs recognition as well as the beautiful aspects of life. I thank you, J, for your comment about the poem and for your generosity as well.
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Solid and to the point. This is such an enormous world problem and I think you distilled it down to its essence. I was going to call a specific phrase or line that captured that essence, but really every word you use paints that picture of not just someone who doesn’t know but doesn’t want and steadfastly refuses to know. The heart of ignorance!
Ben, you nailed it! Thanks much for the read and right-on comment!
Oh wow! Poignantly delivered! Ignorance is not an easy topic to write about but you have executed this with upmost meaning and insight! Profound work, enjoyed!
Thanks so very much for the lovely comment!
Oh, Jackie! Ignorance kills me! Thank you for this masterpiece! ♥
You raise the bar for me, Brad…but I thank you so much for that! Thanks for the lovely approbation!
Daaaaamn I love this poem …. The images are so potent!
My favourite is “The mutant Janus / two backs, no front” Awesome!
Ha! So glad you like that line and the poem. Thanks for dropping by, and for the read and comment!
A very clever poem indeed, Jackie. Loved it.
Thank you for the visit, read, and comment
Layered – not a word extra – love it!
Aw, M; your words always mean so much to me. Thank you so much!
which mutant Janus will win the Academy Award next year?
Good question! ….and what will she/he wear on the runway! Thanks for stopping by and for the comment/question! LOL!
oo this is really good…refused to know…nice allusions in the rainbow as well giving form to the ignorance or a target….always an exclamation but no attempt at understanding…smiles…excellent write ma’am
Yo! Pleased you like this, Bri…thanks much for the great comment and support!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE the absolutely stripped down power of this write. There’s just no prettying up somethings…ignorance is bliss…for those who have no clue.
O, I love it when you nail it, Tash…and you always do!! Thanks so much for the read and comment
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‘A gravestone inscription
“Refused To Know” – so brilliantly powered -
an ignorance in – ‘Grey wash water
The color that cannot find the rainbow’ – Oh that can’t find find a rainbow, superb!
Oh Jacquie this is so richly potent and descriptive
and in so few brilliantly crafted words.
It’s so sad and such a shame that so
much ignorance thrives – such a waste – but then I suppose
they are too ignorant to know –
Hugs You Lib x x
Love that “too ignorant to know”.. Lib! o, you sweetie you! Thanks so much for stopping by, reading and commenting…Always look forward to what you have to say! Mwah!!
One of the most cruel and crushing things in the world–you do it justice here, jackie. Love that mutant Janus phrase.
Cruel and crushing it is…ignorance is an abortion to creativity, fair judgments, and true democracy. Thanks much for your comment, Hedge!
Ignorance–the common presence behind most evil. A powerful reminder at work here…and so focused and compact. Very fine work.
U certainly got that right. Ignorance is behind most evil! Thanks so much for the comment, Steve!
Great, powerful imagery contributing to a brilliant take on an established subject.
As always, a great read.
Very much appreciate your great comment!
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Ignorance the ultimate inhibitor of all things that could florish into beauty. It kills, so it’s appropriate the lines of the gravestone “Refuse to Know” and grey waters that can’t reflect anything much less make rainbows. Well done on portraying “Ignorance”.
Thanks so much for your sensitive and thoughtful comment! Much appreciated
Still love it.
Ha! Still love ya’ for still lovin’ it! Thank you!!
Like the mutant Janus ~ great imagery in your posts ~
http://a-sweetlust.blogspot.ca/2012/06/slow-beating-of-night.html
Thanks very much, Heaven!
Clever poem, J…ignorance is so like grey wash water…ugh …great description!
Thanks much, Louise. Pleased you like it!
A very intense and original poem. k.
Thank you~ Pleased you connected!
oh heck..i don’t want a grave stone inscription like that…i really have a hard time with ignorant people.. i think we should be open and never stop learning…well penned jackie
You, Claudia, will never have a gravestone like that! Thanks much for the comment:)
The only thing missing is indolence – as well as the stubbornness you mention. It’s pulling the globe to polarization and leaving no room for men of vision and understanding to compromise. The bane of our time! Well said.
Pleased you connected to this piece, Gay! Ignorance is the bane of our time…as well as past times..We do not learn. Thanks much for the read and right-on comment!
Pleased you connected to this piece, Gay! Ignorance is the bane of our time…as well as past times..We do not learn. Thanks much for the read and right-on comment!
I love couplet strings, the flow is always so delicate even when delivering a powerful message, such as you have here, wonderful write my friend! Send u love! ~ Rose
Thanks,Rose…Always interested in your comments! Hugs
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