The Fickle Crowd

Chalkboard Poetry Prompt — July 15, 2020

Photo by Boston Public Library on Unsplash

Mobile vulgus — the fickle crowd
aspiring loud:
voices, results, appearances,
making Machiavelli proud.

Tweet-tweet here. Tweet-tweet there.
Cancel anyone everywhere.
Not all there?
Why care? Power’s fair!

Theme: Fickle

Respond to this post with your love, your rage, your laughter, your skepticism, your sighs in a one-line or an espresso-shot-like poem.

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A special helping of Shweta Stormborn love for the Chalkboard team. They have worked to keep spirits high in times when leaders have staggered, faked, and failed by relying on patterned promises of the past.

© Shweta Stormborn 2020