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Tyrannosaurus Hack

A Poem on Dealing with Authority

By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
Tyrannosaurus Hack
Photo by Fausto García-Menéndez on Unsplash

If you are anything like myself, you'd cringe in the presence of authority figures who do not see reason. There is a problem with them, though. They're far from easy to deal with. 

Like them or not, we can't live without them and will encounter them at some point. How then, do we hack a tyrannosaurus? Other than running under a table (definitely not an option for me) there might be a few tricks we can put up our sleeves which can help us react to them in a balanced manner, considerate of everyone involved. 

We pick our battles and try to empathise with why they insist on their policies or behaviour. Set those boundaries, and if the roar of the tyrannosaurus gets a bit too much, we weigh our options. Perhaps the king of the dinosaurs is also a sign of the times. 

Enjoy these cinquains. 

Tyrant

The king of beasts

Roar tears heaven, deafens

Majestic beast, burden

See with his eyes, feel with his hands

Tiny

Tyrant

Tries to expand

Kingdom so insecure

Draw boundaries around the land

Defend. 

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About the Creator

Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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    Written by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin