I also confess

Posted on 2022-04-24 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a superhero or supervillain poem.

I also confess

I’ve been using my poetry group
to subtly alter the literary flow
of our culture by indoctrinating
my fellow poets through workshops

Two years ago I launched the pandemic
to broaden my influence and force
everyone to become introverts
because I was tired of open mics

Remember this is just poetic fancy
until the Purple-Shirts kick in your door
demanding a Shakespearean sonnet
or some obeisance to Bukowksi

Hero or villain— Madman or visionary
it all depends upon who wins in the end

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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28 Responses to I also confess

  1. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2022-04-24 at 19:57

    Ha very cool!

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  2. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar (Gypsie) Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2022-04-24 at 20:13

    You have missed your calling! Fantastical flash fiction possibilities, both of them. Wonderfully done! 😉

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  3. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2022-04-24 at 20:39

    Hmmm .. Do the Purple-Shirts win?, … although over here they have Orange-Shirts …

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  4. yourplateormine967244485's avatar yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2022-04-24 at 21:29

    Yes, well done and cleverly done too! ✨

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  5. Priti's avatar Priti says:
    2022-04-24 at 22:09

    Beautifully written yes all depends on the winner al last! Well shared thanks 😊👍

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  7. pensivepoetblog's avatar pensivepoetblog says:
    2022-04-24 at 22:22

    ah hah. I suspected as much!

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  8. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-04-24 at 23:23

    I really did LOL when I read this. But that was just to cover while I checked my closet for purple shirts. I have two. Think that’s enough? :)

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  9. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2022-05-08 at 00:24

    Haha, I knew you had an agenda! ;)

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