A willing subject is the key
Believing all will be
What is spoken to me
Tickling my itching ears
Stirring my righteous anger
Calling me to do what
I would never dream of doing
had this spell not been cast
on me…
so willingly
This is my second poem for the prompt Spell. As I watch some of what is going on with the Senate hearings on the January 6th riots at the Capital, I had to think about why this happened. The hypnotist chooses willing subjects to do his bidding, but the subjects usually choose who they want for their hypnotist! This is not only true in politics.
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Thank you very much!
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That is an interesting thought, Dwight! Choosing your own demons. Influencing your influenceability.
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That is how the bandwagon effect works. When enough people hear what they want to believe instead of what is real, the narative changes and for them it becomes their truth! Thank you Peter!
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WOW…POWERFUL! 🥰💪🏼😊 Dwight my friend, I never thought about your narrative in such a way as the subjects usually choosing to be spellbound by who they want for their hypnotist! Spot on! 🎯 What a great complementary analogy to your topic, and also, so very true! 😲😥😞 Thanks for your thought-provoking influence and delivery. 🙏🏼
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Thank you my friend! I am amazed at how many still believe what they want to believe rather than facing reality and looking at the facts. When it comes to politics, I believe it comes down to picking your poison! Especially during the campaigns.
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Oh my gosh Dwight, you hit the nail on the head…the poison we choose. 🔨 Sometimes I feel like I am an alien, 👽 on the inside looking out, not on the outside looking in. 🧐 It’s as if we are watching in real-time brain cells slowly decaying right before our very eyes. 😲 I never thought I would see this level of acceptance with mediocrity and ignorance. Yet somehow, I shouldn’t be surprised! Ho-hum. 😞
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I have pretty much given up on politics on both sides. It is so discouraging to watch that dysfunctional family in congress, bickering back and forth and getting very little accomplished, besides lining their own pockets! So very sad!~
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I know exactly what you mean Dwight. It’s way too exhausting and very disappointing! 😫😠😱
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I know just what you mean, Kym.
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Thanks so much Liz! 🥰💖😍
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You’re welcome, Kym!
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So very powerful.
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It doesn’t take much to slap us back to reality does it Eunice? 🤔😝😞
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:>)
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🤦
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:>)
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Thank you, Eunice!
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You are welcome.
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Sad that so many unwittingly let their hypnotist choose them!
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It really is… Seems thinking and common sense goes out the window.
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Sad, isn’t it?
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Yes! :>(
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An interesting and fitting analogy, Dwight. Captivating painting that pairs perfectly!
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Thank you, Michele. This one came to me out of the blue as I was reading through a lot of the posts on spell. I am so glad you enjoyed.
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You are welcome, Dwight. I love that about poetry!
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So do I~
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As the old nursery rhyme goes, if wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
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Yes that is true!~ This is the first I have heard this one. :>)
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I think it was in one of the earliest nursery rhyme books my dad read to me when I was little. When I was working, I trotted it out on a regular basis.
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Nice!
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This is absolutely brilliant. I love the use of analogy here and agree that it’s sad when it happens. Thank you so much for writing again to the prompt, Dwight ❤️❤️
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Thank you, Sanaa! I am so glad you connected with this one. It is very sad when we choose to be taken in by smooth talkers and schmoozers!
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Powerfully done Dwight and so true. Love that painting & interestingly when I saw it, my eyes got heavy and it had that trance effect.. I kid you not. How is that for the perfect paining chosen for your well written poem. Maybe a protective device to get me through the hearings IDK.
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Ha ha… I hope you did not get too carried away! Thank you Cindy. This seemed to be the painting for this poem. It is amazing how entranced people become!
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hahaha not at all. I swear it was the pic well and the damn news.. xo 💖
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So glad you enjoyed it!
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Perfect image choice for the poem, and you describe the dynamic so well.
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Thank you Lisa! I am still amazed at how people choose to stay under his spell~
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You’re welcome, and I do too. I can see why some people would be very dissatisfied with the state of the nation, but to follow the lead of a worm like that and hope it will lead to positive change is a mystery to me.
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You nailed it! We still have our choice to believe or not.
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Yes, we need to think and use common sense!
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Thank you Grace for your kind comment!
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such a powerful insight … we all need to be very careful!
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Yes, we can be seduced by our own desire to believe we are right.
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seduced … blinded by our own arrogance or ignorance more likely 😉
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Yes, that too!
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Very sound poem. Lovely painting
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Thank you Derrick. It sad to watch the sheep following the “hariling” leading them astray!
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I like this one too. 👏
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Thank you Selma!
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Bravo, Dwight!! 😁✨✨👍
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Thank you Chuck! It is amazing to watch how this works.
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Excellent insight into the current situation, Dwight! The painting is a perfect complement to your words.
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Thank you so much. It is really eerie how his constant repetition keeps people believing what is not true
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I couldn’t agree more, Dwight! I see the same phenomena here…how narratives are created through repetition. Excellent write.
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Thank you very much for your comment! We choose to be so gullible at times.
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Beautifully written. The paradox between free will and destiny …
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I guess our lives are a bit of both!
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Not far from the truth.
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:>)
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So very true, Dwight. They do seem to be willing subjects, refusing to believe any facts that contradict what the hypnotists say.
Beautiful painting, too.
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Thank you Merril! I am amazed at how people gravitate to what they believe is true instead of seeing what is reality!
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So true, Dwight, and you’re welcome!
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Loving the flow of this poem and what a beautiful way to capture us all in your spell of words.
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Thank you, Daphny, for your kind words. I am glad it connected with youl
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You’re most welcome, Dwight!
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Remarkable!
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Thank you!
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