Agent Provocateur

By dwells

       Agent Provocateur


Oh noble savage in the fern,
some things you know, some things you learn,
while altruistic values churn.

Your need was us, you feigned concern:
your empathy was ours to earn.
When other cheeks refused to turn,
the purest did by guilt discern.

Enamored by the words you voiced,
your acolytes were green and moist;
with single-mindedness you foist
your banner that the faithful hoist,
above the smoke – the mob rejoiced.

You did them “well”, no battles won,
your legions marched into the sun;
by actions were your words undone.

Your holy grail became an urn;
to find your heaven, we must burn.

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Copyright 2016 dwells
Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2016.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Open to reader's interp; intentionally vague (I know what I mean) - cheers! - Dan
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  • sTr8-jAcKeT On Monday, March 25, 2019, sTr8-jAcKeT (735)By person wrote:

    Good ol' King Louie 16'th & Marie Antoinette seem to be the primary provocators in this to me. Let them eat cake! But it turns green & moist after a while; because well, a sweet-tooth only goes so far. Kudos!

  • A former member wrote: This is an amazing entanglement of a great flow of words. My mind is buzzing with possibilities, definitely one to dwell on

  • carlosjackal On Saturday, March 24, 2018, carlosjackal (3011)By person wrote:

    This was a wonder of intrigue...For some reason I read this as a poem about nature vs man and the idea of the destruction of nature by man as an insane victory. Yeah, this poem is about insanity.

  • dwells On Sunday, March 25, 2018, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Thanks CJ and I think this was about the purity of the savage innocents; above that of the rude encroachment of a civilized chaos. I can't recall the specific trigger now, possibly a discussion on cultural equivalencies? Cheers my friend! - Dan

  • SolApathy On Monday, December 5, 2016, SolApathy (665)By person wrote:

    ...Open to interpretation is an understatement, there are so many possibilities; colored by our own own experiences. For me this echoed my thoughts of the 2 pawns in our latest election. Yet another amazing work by you.

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    I enjoyed this joy-ride! Before I saw the comments, I was picturing a gnome king with a secret army watching from your garden. As a proud embracer of the cheesy elements of suburbia, I have several of these folk in my yard, one even positioned to look through the ferns... : ) Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • A former member wrote: "To find your heaven, we must burn." Lord knows, there is a certain satisfaction in calling out literal provocateurs, as I'm sure there is a certain satisfaction in literally smashing windows and burning down buildings. It's a game where everyone wins, except insurance companies. Scholar

  • molock On Friday, November 25, 2016, molock (314)By person wrote:

    you are a clever one dwells, this had my head spinning, my girlfriend called a priest. always good to read your work. later, ...mo

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