Lit eZine Vol 9 | p-7 | POETRY | The Rebels

MICROPOEMS

THE REBELS
Micropoetry by Rod Raglin

A tulip blooming defiantly in a field of thistles — *AI-Generated Image*

the truth about a lie

dubious, illogical, 
the truth is a mongrel
muttered, misshapen

plausible, well-considered
the lie is a purebred
ready on the lips

spawned from an eclectic gene pool
truth is strong, resilient

genetically modified and manipulated 
the lie is fragile, vulnerable

speak

truth unspoken
a stillborn child
promise unfulfilled

silence
future unrealized
death in safety

defiance

in response to the silence

a tulip blooms amid a field of thistles
a house finch sings above rush hour’s roar
graffiti defaces a safe space 
and from the wall 
a brick 
goes missing

small acts of defiance are better 
than none at all

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Rod Raglin is a journalist, photographer and author of fourteen self-published novels, a collection of short stories and two plays. His short fiction, poetry and photographs regularly appear in online publications and anthologies. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.