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Succession

John Prophet

Succession.
Lines of
succession.
Battle cries
from
yore.
Melded.
Mixed
in with
the
wind.
Sparks
of fury.
Flickering
fade.
Snuffed
out of
existence.
No memory.
Gone,
forgotten.
As never
were.
From
one
to the
next.
Ancient
past
forward.
Generation
to
generation.
Chapters
dissipate.
New
authors
ascend.
New
pages
assigned.
Deadly
work.
Messy
words.
Then to
now.
Strange
tome
written.
Aggressively
transcribed.

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Skeletal history of humanity

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Written on November 27, 2022

Submitted by JohnProphet2 on November 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

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Characters 408
Words 84
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 52
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John Prophet

John Prophet is considered by many in the literary community to be the Salvador Dalí of poetry. His rough-hewn unfettered style mimics the artist’s unconventional view of perceived reality. Prophet encourages (through the skeletal approach of his writings) the reader to focus on the individual meaning of each word, thus allowing its message to be front and center. Meaning that can be muted within sentences and paragraphs. This creates vividness otherwise hidden. The skeletal nature of his efforts also allows the reader to flesh out meaning based on the readers personal worldview. Thus, no two observers are reading the exact same creation. more…

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