In a blur of inner city
(macular) de-
generation,
corporate vampires suck
the blood of the nation,
toppling steeples
and spires,
dessicating beauty
with concrete make-overs,
car parks and high rises,
leaving only
outcrops of history,
occasional surprises
on a motorway flanked by fields,
canopied by enormous skies.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
– NEKNEERAJ
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #138 and shared on Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Tuesday Platform
writing in north norfolk 
I like the way you wrote this and the play on “(macular) de-
generation” …………. and “leaving only outcrops of history”
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Thank you, Debi!
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This is soo good! Love the way the words swirl upon the page ❤️ Good job, Kim 😀
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Thank you, Sanaa!
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The chasm of space in your poem, creates a hiatus amid the words… many thoughts arise. This is very cleverly done.
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Thanks Kerry!
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Such lively fabulousness!
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Thank you!
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Your poem is visually arresting – and the last line, beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Stacie!
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You put this together beautifully!
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Thank you, Mama Zen!
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Like the the corporate vampire building you leave that chasm open… much like the world today.
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The question is, will the corporate vampire win the election?
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I hope not.
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This is so damn good!
Will the corporate vampire win the election? I don’t know, but I do wonder who is the lesser of two evils…
Kind regards
Anna :o]
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Anna!
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On my first reading, I read “outcries of history” instead of “outcrops of history”, and wondered if it’s a mental Freudian Slip…
Like Bjorn, “I hope not.”
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Is there a result yet? I’m too scared to look. Comments on Facebook have me worried… no scared.
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It seems there was reason for fear… 😦
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Let us see what happens……….
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I’m really worried. I haven’t seen or heard the news yet but I have seen comments on Facebook. I’m too scared to find out.
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A stark vision, in excellent words.
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Thank you, Rosemary!
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We devour that which should be preserved. Today’s vision doesn’t see the future has deep roots in the past.
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