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Awkward

An Objection to Smoothness

By D. J. ReddallPublished 7 months ago Updated 7 months ago 1 min read
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"Stanczyk," Jan Matejko, 1862

When did awkward become anathema?

The cult of smooth has not always reigned thus;

Long ago, gauche moves made no agita

Often, they showed that spirits were with us

The odd gait or strange speech of a madman

Betokened wisdom holy, insight rare

What we cannot see, wild or blind eyes can

Thus were the weird treated with special care

Peculiar fell out with its friend, sacred

Now, the touched are diagnosed and treated

Drugged or bound, even incarcerated

Cryptic revelations aren't repeated

To change the game, you have to miss the mark

Smooth out the awkwardness and strike no spark

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D. J. Reddall

I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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  • Mackenzie Davis6 months ago

    Oh how often I have pondered this very thing! I find it very interesting how we went from venerating those touched by the gods to wanting to drug them into silence. It seems very telling of a cultural shift, one that disparages anything nearing a higher power. I wish I could see just how they used to do it, so we could bring it back again. I particularly enjoyed this part: "Peculiar fell out with its friend, sacred Now, the touched are diagnosed and treated Drugged or bound, even incarcerated Cryptic revelations aren't repeated" Smooth certainly seems to be the villain here, and in your work of late. I can't say I disagree. Texture is what makes everything interesting and worth living. You can't exactly get a grip if the surface is slippery, eh?

  • Novel Allen7 months ago

    To Smooth or not to Smooth, that is the question. So being smooth in not being smooth. SMOOTH!

  • Kendall Defoe 7 months ago

    You have nailed it here! Excellent!

  • To change the game, you have to miss the mark. That line was so profound. Loved your poem!

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