Line 1 is a short phrase or image. Line 2 is another short phrase or image using the same first word as line 1. Lines 3 and 4 starts with the same word used as the last word of line 2. Then, lines 5 and 6 use the last word of line 4. This pattern is followed until line 48. Line 49 uses the last word in 48. Line 50 begins with the last word in line 47. The title is three words long. The title format is the first word of line 3, a preposition or conjunction, and the first word of 47. You can’t use any punctuation. Luckily, these poems don’t need to rhyme. This poetic adventure will either be a lot of fun or leave me frustrated. I will call this Blitz poem is titled Spin and Winter. Let’s get our spooky scare on right now.
Spin and Winter
High-class problem
High-class spin
Spin a phony perspective
Spin a blatant lie
Lie to the gullible people
Lie until they think it’s truth
Truth swallowed like a bitter pill
Truth designed to trick and deceive
Deceive the working class
Deceive the working poor
Poor in resources
Poor without a voice
Voice of a clown
Voice that stage whispers
Whispers for us to pay
Whispers something about a fair share
Share of the giant tax pot
Share the burden of build back better
Better than what
Better than the current life at the circus
Circus clown
Circus elephants
Elephants to lead out the parade
Elephants to go on stampede
Stampede to roll over the crowd
Stampede to stomp us into the ground
Ground that shakes under the weight
Ground that rolls under our feet
Feet too small to bear the burden
Feet too weary to carry more load
Load of the spin doctor manipulated statistics
Load of the ringmasters distorted directions
Directions and mandates
Directions and whips
Whips and threats
Whips and chains
Chains to trap us on center stage
Chains to display our poverty
Poverty due to empty shelves
Poverty of stagflation
Stagflation of the mind
Stagflation of the soul
Soul craving inspiration
Soul suffering from starvation
Starvation while left languishing
Starvation in the dark winter
Winter of cold and ice
Winter with no heat
heat
ice
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