Blind?
A joke this must be
It is laughable to see
Where is the lesson?
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A joke this must be
It is laughable to see
Where is the lesson?
Featured photo by Raul Najera on Unsplash
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Dominic Alapat
An interesting and poignant poem! All said in a few words!
Sara James
I love the title, Jaya; Simple words made a powerful impression on people’s minds.
Great work!
Kelly Diane
This is such an emotive poem. I love that you’ve used such simple yet powerful imagery to coincide with it.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you so much, Kelly, for sharing your thoughts on this piece!
sunkissedlexblog
I love how meaningful this is with so few words. Thanks for sharing!
Aspen Hite (pen name)
Profound poem! Love the different perspectives.
Hayley
I love that if you focus on one photo over the other, your poem tells a very different story than if you look at the other photo. Like others have said, it speaks volumes in so few words which is really incredible.
I find that it’s usually the people who think a joke is just a joke that are more likely to use physical punishments against their children. Interesting to think about…
Jaya Avendel
🙂 It was amazing to me as well how much the poem changed if one took in only one of the images!
Love your point on how people who think a joke is a joke are more likely to use physical punishment; thanks so much for sharing!
Jenny in Neverland
This is really powerful in so little words.
Unwanted Life
Your words with then picture say how there’s no good lesson in beating your child, but the words on there own could relate to so many different things
Jaya Avendel
It is always amazing how much a picture lends or takes away from a poem. Thank you!
Keep Calm & Drink Coffee
And too often we forget that it’s children who teach adults
Jaya Avendel
😍 So well said!
Brooke
I have always thought this way too. You expressed it perfectly in so few words.
Rishika Kakar
Excellent writing, Jaya. Whatever happened to leading by example. Compelling and powerful.
glowsteady
Love this one! Very powerful and thought provoking x
Sophie
lifestyleseason
Wow this is so powerful! Thank you for sharing this!
leapvisions
damn!!! this is deep.
diaryofagaydad.net
Yes, we lead by example!
The Queensights
Great haiku 🙂 Sometimes a joke can be really offensive
Nancy
I feel this – a joke can really be harmful where we think it is nothing, but to the receiving end, there is some truth. We don’t often think about the consequence of something we wanted to play lightly of.
Nancy ✨ exquisitely.me
quirkymoms486
Powerful Jaya!!
athousandbitsofpaper
Succinct!
Prettysam
And this will remain the same, don’t know when it will stop🥺
Jaya Avendel
Every person who chooses not to remain blind helps make it stop. 🙂
postcardstoriesblog
Your content is deep.
Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog
The vicious circle continues…
Jaya Avendel
Indeed. I look to the day when the day will dawn and the world’s children will not be spanked. The circle can be broken if people are willing to break it.
Baby Boomer Super Saver
Love this, Jaya! The first image tells a story at it’s face value. The second has a much deeper message. It takes vision and commitment to stop in the moment and choose an alternative response. The audience of two is taking it all in. What do we want to teach our children?
Jaya Avendel
It always amazes me just how much an image can change the meaning of a few words!
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on this. 🙂