
Step carefully into this filth
Keep you clothes clean, pristine
Get involved but don’t immerse yourself
For making friends with slime, will result in
Sucking you into this cesspool of grime and slime
Everyone avoids situations which can muddy their reputations
Which can make their hands dirty and clothes splattered
But bystanders can not hope to fix the leaking gutters
One has to wrestle with the broken pipes after standing in the waste
Just don’t let the stench pervade your soul or spirit
Keep it at arms distance and away from your mind
The cesspool of humanity needs fixing up collectively
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Written in response to;PROMPT #258– Cesspool, hosted by Reena
#Keepitalive
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Wow! The imagery in this poem is quite unique, Sadje. Rousinly deep, poignant, and…surprisingly relatable!
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Thank you so much Suzette. This was a difficult prompt
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You did amazingly 👏 💓
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Thanks my dear friend
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✍️💐
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💜
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Oooh… great poem. We really do need to step lightly.
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Thanks a lot Chelsea
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Wow! Such powerful words at the end, “The cesspool of humanity needs fixing up collectively.” It’s so true. A lot of humanity doesn’t even know how to action decency and common courtesy nowadays. It’s incredibly sad and victimizes others around them. Thank you for your powerful words and for sharing ❤️
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Thanks S. Yes, only we, ourselves can clean up this from the inside.
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You’re very welcome! Agreed. It will take a very long time to realize it and a very long time to action it.
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Yes, if we start to fix things!
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Exactly! And that’s a pretty big “if”
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Yes, unfortunately it is.
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Brilliant post! Reminds me of an old adage (translated from rustic Hindi) “Even the wisest who enter a chamber of soot cannot come out clean”
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Thanks a lot! There was something similar in my mind about stepping into mud and keeping white clothes white. Thank you for this challenge. You really make us think.
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👍☺️
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🥰
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Let the striking image draw you in the depth of the poem.
My friend Sadje is again first this week 🙂
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Much appreciated dear friend
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I just ate dinner 😲
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Sorry. Read it tomorrow
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Oh, yeah. I could do that 😀
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😺
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Something different from you ~ I like it! This is my feeling about some sites and that it’s best to stay away completely rather than try to “fix” anything 🙂
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Thanks Paula. I drew inspiration from urdu poetry. Yes not everything and everyone can be fixed. Some are better left alone
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it sure does )
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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A strong message here Sadje. I agree with others, a powerful poem
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Thanks Brenda 🙏🏼
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To keep a safer distance are always good. If we immense into deeper, mostly it ruins self.
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Yes it has to be a balancing act
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Yes it is
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Reblogged this on How I found My Muchness and commented:
I will assist you as you dry your laundry but I will not wash your clothes
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Thanks Nikki. ❤️
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that was a perfect depiction of humanity snd collective consciousness. thank you for this piece, Sadje.
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My pleasure! ❤️🥰
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Beautiful poem!!!!!
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Oh thank you so much
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Well said, Sadje! Sometimes you do have to wade into the muck, but thank goodness it doesn’t mean you have to stay there! 💞💞💞
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Indeed, very true. Thanks 😍
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Very well said, Sadje. Very powerful poem.
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Thanks a lot Indira
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Welcome, dear.
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❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Well said and great lines Sadje
💗💗💗
“But bystanders can not hope to fix the leaking gutters
One has to wrestle with the broken pipes after standing in the waste
Just don’t let the stench pervade your soul or spirit’
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Thanks a lot my friend 💜
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It’s a pleasure Sadje!❣️
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💞💞💞
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A powerful write, Sadje. The last line is so true, it takes all of us working together to effect the most change.
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Many thanks Jeff.
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You’re welcome, Sadje. Always.
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Intriguing suggestions, Sadje. Thank you for sharing.
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It’s my pleasure. Thank you my friend
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💖🤍
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🙏🏼
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