Thank you to Mark Antony Rossi of Ariel Chart for publishing my poem in the April issue.

https://www.arielchart.com/2022/04/screaming-pretty.html

Screaming Pretty

 

 

The cowards whisper along the wire,

convinced they wear the wit of the world.

We all exaggerate the what and the why,

but usually the who is the greatest unknown.

They reflect the color association - 

the reds, the yellows, the oranges.

The sore cost of our veracity once shamed.

Our pricey honesty finally paid back with interest

 

as the image of the ill-informed becomes clear,

and wields the deciding blow.

The cowards hide, still whispering along the wire

when it breaks.