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Virtual Muse #3: Responsibility Accepted

 

 

 

Responsibility- exercise it.
Duty- honor it.
License- a privilege, work to keep it.
Government- protection, if you obey it.
Kin- mirrored in our AP community.
Education- sure beats poverty!

 

Responsibility in this Internet community?
How does it apply? What can it be?
If we have it, we stay,
if we don’t, were gone,
so I guess it all boils down to 'me'-
and what we want our influence to be...

 

So being directed to an AP family
I found myself exercizing broader responsibilities
born from being an uncle,
a father, a brother,
but, why do I do it, why do I bother?
The answer lies somewhere in the cosmic sea...

 

My duty is not only to me, but to you-
to be honest, and impart my wisdom, too;
whether you're an adult
or a child in life,
so when you face your independence there
you’ll have already dealt with heartache and strife...

 

To share some love and caring, too,
for I find those who receive it number too few;
It makes for a better world, you see,
for those neglected and treated abusively-
kind of like fighting poverty,
and is also good for the writing on Allpoetry!

 

 

 

 

 


 

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a difficult intellectual challenge presented by lavender shadow's 'Virtual Muse' column, #3: "Responsibility".
allpoetry.com/poem/1616464
Written November 7th, 2005

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  • wbiro gold member
    November 15, 2005
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    Hello, pozo, just catching up on replies here... nice to hear from you! Busy here! I got into 'romance' around August and have been there most of the time ever since! (I haven't forgotten my intellectual and humor, however!) and I see your entering the realm of the heart, too... Yes, quite an intellectual challenge my AP daughter set up here! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • pozo
    November 14, 2005
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    Great write which I liked a lot I liked how you wrote this poem based on the inspiration, it was a very interesting piece and put across interesting views Keep writing, this was great
    All the best,
    Pozo


  • wbiro gold member
    November 7, 2005
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    thanks for the critical eye, my bride-after-death!


  • vampira1665 silver member
    November 7, 2005
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    I love this piece. Was perfectly said my dear.

    Hugs and bites, Your Partner in Death


  • lavender shadows
    November 7, 2005
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    Awsome job on this! I actually didn't think that somebody would write off the prompt on that one because it's quite strange, but there you go, proving me wrong there again. My duty is not only to me, but to you-, I was hoping that somebody might take this here. Responsibility isn't simply for yourself, but for others as well. You've mastered this challenge well. Thank you!

    lavender the prompter

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