April 20, 2023 · 3:18 pm
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Pilloried – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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“Being embarrassed means that you’re human, and we like you better for it.” Nick Morgan

Pilloried 

Why
am I pinned in
this wooden contraption?
The jeering,
things,
projectiles,
soft, rotten,
aimed at me.

Feeling naked
right at noon
on a busy platform,
exposed,
in the town 
at my center.

Uncertain,
something I said,
Of that 
I am certain,
but what?



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12 responses to “Pilloried – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. Liz Gauffreau
    April 20, 2023 at 3:33 pm

    Exactly. We’ll pillory you, but we won’t tell you why.

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  3. OIKOS™- Art, Books & more
    April 20, 2023 at 4:31 pm

    A nice reminder on the horrible past. Now you only have to pay money. 😉 xx Michael

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  4. newepicauthor
    April 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm

    I think being put in the stockade for punishment would be better than being tarred and feathered.

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  5. Ana Daksina
    April 20, 2023 at 10:19 pm

    We so love to do this to each other.

    If we spent a fraction of the energy building ourselves into something worthy of respect, we wouldn’t be feeling the need to constantly be making others feel “less than.”

    Although admirably equipped to do it, I never give anyone a hard time ~ except for giving myself or someone on my watch a hard time. Then it’s like, oh, you wanna dance?…

    Jeese. I mean ~ how do they feel about world hunger, right? 🙄

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  6. pvcann
    April 29, 2023 at 9:00 am

    I couldn’t have put it better, a big yes to your response, I share the view.

    Like

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  7. lync56
    May 29, 2023 at 5:34 pm

    Interesting words with a hidden meaning – well crafted

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