The Whisper – (Rispetto Challenge #68 & #69)
It is tough to lift your voice in a riot,
It may be a challenge to keep safe the peace,
As your silence sounds deafeningly quiet,
When you really want something to stop or cease.
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A whisper, however, might well lend its power,
Matched with a quizzical, curious glower,
To stop dead all those, who are loosing their head,
And foster a demur dialogue instead.
(Rispetto)

Post inspired by MMA’s Rispetto Challenge #68 Silence & #69 Challenge. Click through for the rules if you, too, would like to join in …

This makes me want to take to the streets!
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🤪 that wasn’t my intention 🤣
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Your poem is as realistic as modern situations today. Breaking silence amidst injustice and authoritarianism is a thing of courage. Your free verse worth my time of reading. Great!
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Thank you, Henry. I really appreciate your thoughtful comments.
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Always my pleasure.
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