Power and Illusion

Posted on by Reena Saxena

rockets of misinformation
unleashed
planets jump out of orbits
perceive invaders
as messengers of God
spelling doom

rockets hit the Sun
unplanned self-immolation
but remnants of lies
scattered in the universe
fake orbits
to house planets
who misinterpreted
Power

It destroys the source
yet lets the impact remain
-polluted mindsets
carrying imprints
of what ceased to exist
memories ago

Power and Illusion
shake hands
it’s their best kept secret
so far … but
not so good

-let people see
what suits power suits
-let people hear
voices of doom
and seek protection
from so-called well-wishers
and be doomed forever

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  4. I don’t think anyone else has chosen this image yet Reena, and I think they would have a hard job matching yours! I love the wordplay in ‘what suits power suits’ at the end. You’ve captured the atmosphere in the world at the moment in your poem. The phrases ‘rockets of misinformation’ and ‘remnants of lies’ set the tone and ‘Power and illusion shake hands’ brought to mind a photo of Trump and Putin from a few years ago.

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