Awe-struck vision,
Blind to derision,
Panic lesions,
Mindful excision.
Poet, Author, Photographer, former UN Assistant Secretary-General
©️Victor Kisob [poetry, paintings & photos]
The secretary-general of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. .. more
Petulant intruders
leave their smirking smudges,
no scrubbing shall suffice.
The bad penny turns up,
clinking in your pocket,
a debt you cannot pay.
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It never shouts to be heard,
It often does raise a brow,
And wins the day somehow.
No mere shyness, but a test,
Where quiet is the password,
For those who know the word.
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The pen's cryptic command
End-to-end encryption
You cannot understand
Thought's reign shall not decay
Brain-to-brain encryption
Spurning speech that decays
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There’s no comeback story,
A late and weak sorry,
Brings no lasting glory.
Shame—the first proof of life,
An apology rife,
But penned by a hired knife.
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Copy tries to look designed,
It aspires to be the prime,
And not a mere waste of time.
Tracing the original,
You trace the form, not the air,
Thus it lacks the needed dare.
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The rule about exceptions,
It too has an exception,
A logical deception.
Exceptions don’t break the rule,
They simply prove it a fool,
Showing it a clumsy tool.
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A brittle form we share,
Some soon beyond repair,
And others yet to bear.
So innocent and young,
Until life's sting is stung,
And cynic songs are sung.
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The groupthink group hug means
It’s stifled every thought,
And dissent is not sought.
In groupthink's warm embrace,
No one steps out of line,
The herd’s mind holds the line.
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The facepalm's gaining speed
Is momentum times dread
From every foolish deed
The hand's final attempt
To intercept nonsense
With palpable contempt
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The perfect imperfection,
Ink blot displays true intent
A sign of deep reflection
Inked with the handwritten card,
Evidence of delayed haste
Demonstrating true regard
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Their coded terms convey
What bluntness cannot say
To those who must obey
Its tuned message breeds doubt
It turns clear plans to mud
It puts all truth to rout
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Fake news is the apprentice,
But red herrings were the true masters
Of misdirection's ancient arts.
Before deceit went viral,
Those red herrings were the subtle classics
Of confuse-and-conquer tactics.
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Intellectual parkour,
A foolish endeavour,
It shows they are not clever.
Lessons skipped, egos soared,
It led to a logic crash,
Which left a pile of ash.
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Traditional practices,
Leave no space for novel thought,
And validate old vices.
Tradition’s echo chamber,
It makes old prejudices loud,
And gives them lasting glamour.
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Nothing to see here. Move along,
This famed scandal is rather tame,
It scarcely warrants any fame.
Making nothing look important,
A masterclass in sheer pretence,
That truly defies common sense.
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Please don’t look too closely,
The slogans, smooth and bland,
A well-rehearsed demand.
Hand picking distractions,
We choose from the display,
So we may look away.
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