To celebrate the achievement of ten poems to prompt, I am to write a poem based on a headline, cartoon, or other journalistic tidbit featured at Yesterday’s Print.
I selected one from The Bridgeport Telegram, Connecticut, October 22, 1954: “Pent up prejudices.”
Black Swan
To say
“I’m only human” is descriptive,
yet
it’s neither explanatory nor extenuatory.
But confirmation bias,
is as humanly normal
as old dogs scratching fleas.
I know I like it; I mean,
hooray for my side!
I like being right. But …
What if I’m wrong?
How do I control
for
them telling me lies?
Am I just
hearing what I want to hear?
Look and listen both ways.
Knowing we are imperfect leans toward self-awareness.
Mind the gaps in the political speeches
where back scratching helpfulness willingly hides.
Our Literary Journey 
Good find on the prompts! Great response!
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Thank you, Shannon.
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Wow… that headline says it all, doesn’t it? Excellent choice for your smart poem. We understand what we want to… or what they want us to want to.
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Thank you, Dale. 🙂
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As a member of the inarticulate masses I salute you Sir!
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Thank you, Peter. Although I doubt the inarticulate claim. 🙂
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You are too kind!
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