Evicted - Writers Online One Word Challenge

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Entry for Writers Online  monthly One Word Challenge based on the word OUTCAST


Evicted 

                                                                No longer performing 
                                                                at your best,
                                                                for you've lost your speed
                                                                and you've no control,
                                                                now your strength has gone
                                                                and the weakness shows -
                                                                it's time for another 
                                                                to take on your role.

                                                               Though you used to lead
                                                               and you knew the way,
                                                               you are soon outranked
                                                               by the fit and young,
                                                               who lie in wait
                                                               as you perform the test.
                                                               They have no respect 
                                                               for the song you've sung.

                                                               They will stop you moving
                                                               and they'll cut you off,
                                                               till the territory boundary's 
                                                               on the farthest side.
                                                               You might howl at the moon
                                                               with your soul laid bare-
                                                               Lone Wolf cast out
                                                               with no pack in which to hide.

   


Graphite by Stewart Platt Nov 2012




(Inspired by the novel Lone Wolf  by Jodi Picoult )

Comments

Patsy said…
The start sounded very like my NaNo effort!
7 November 2012 at 05:10
Lexia257 said…
Ha Ha Great minds and all that! I didn't even THINK about doing Nano this year (well any year come to that :) )
7 November 2012 at 05:58
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