Andy Williamson @andywilliamson.com 路 Jan 12

A bit of a change from my usual for this week's #promptcombo #TakingItUpStairs, but it felt timely. Thanks to Ben Okri and George Orwell for the ideas and, of course, Paul @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for the great prompt! #poems #poetry #PoetsAreDangerous

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Paul Brookes 路 Jan 12

Aye, its always the poets first because words hurt tyranny.

Emily Tee 路 Jan 12

Brilliantly timely, but then again I fear it's always been so. 馃敟馃敟馃敟

Ju (Julian) 路 Jan 14

Trips along nicely but with a steely subversion! Bravo!

Jude 路 Jan 12

Yes Andy, dangerous times for truth tellers 馃憦馃徎馃憦馃徎

Carolyn Thomas 路 Jan 12

Chilling and timely, Andy. I love the way the anaphora works to set that tone of evil intensity from the outset and that final line - wow! Brilliant, unsettling - an amazing piece