The Take-Over (poem) by Diana J Legun on AuthorsDen

The Take-Over
by Diana J Legun → (All Poetry by Diana J Legun)
Friday, January 12, 2024 Rated "G" by the Author.

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All about oppression and denial,

... the artists flare up their voices… the musicians write the lyrics, painters create the images, observers capture the now of it.. *The Take- Over* He oozes in — by ounce by pound by ton and numbness begins when He vampires every single thought, silences every sound of anyone around Him, He oozes in — Logic confounds, knowledge fades, a newspaper, a book page dying in His thoughtless flame. Human resolve — the glowing edges curling, shriveling — all dissolved, those artful conjoining efforts and then the blackening reality, humanity’s thin ashes drifting weightless, the flickering embers the burning awareness, — the take-over of ours, the absence of His. He’s running out the clock for us, our time to neutralize His ruin and rut, His crush — while our collective souls resist — — and our multitudes cry, “Not this!” — “Not This!” 1/12/24 ~~ djl

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on January 15, 2024

Like Odin, my mind couldn't help but believe that you were referring to a real individual instead of the typical nemesis of the devil in all of us. In your image so artfully done showing the burning of poetry invokes rekindles my thoughts of who you are referring to.

All in all, a beautifully rendered poem of great insight.

Ron

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com

Reviewed on January 14, 2024

First off, interesting how effective the use of capital letters on the He and Him choices was. I found myself on first reading trying to bring a justification to the gender choice, but in the second reading, it became more apparent to me that the "hunter" image is most closely associated with the male (even exemplified in the opening of 2001 Space Odyssey)and for me, even with some rather "hunter" experiences with my wives--they being the hunters--I chose to allow the more masculine actions to prevail. The work also arrested my preoccupation of late with "time" and how it seems to speed up the process of living, as your piece alludes to as well. Overall, I have to admit, the red-faced, blond, and evil blue-eyed demagogue kept popping up in my mind. Much to conjure in this short and succinct assessment.

Reviewed by Mystic Rose

Very intense Diana I can see your heart is made up of art that is exquisite and your soul of poetry that is out of this world, I so love to read your thoughts :)