Burned 21/02/2014 by adeeyoyo 20 Comments . Adulation warped his image: Mirror-perfect it seemed to him, He was bigger than all, Better than all, Even the law. But pride goes before a fall. He flew too close to the sun Like Icarus of old, and Despite all his gold He was consumed By the flames of his own Imperfection. . ©Denise G Allen, 21 February 2014 07:17 Rate this:Share this:TwitterFacebookEmailPrintLinkedInPocketLike Loading... Related Author: adeeyoyo I am a middle-aged South African woman, living in Johannesburg. I began writing poetry towards the end of May 2010. I love animals – sometimes more than people! I am back after a break. Thanks for still being here, if you are! Missed you! xxx
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21/02/2014 at 8:02 am
Brilliant…
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21/02/2014 at 4:47 pm
Thanks, Bulldog. 🙂
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21/02/2014 at 1:40 pm
i need to think on this one…it was a bit of a surprising close
consumed by her imperfection.
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21/02/2014 at 4:55 pm
In this instance the imperfection was to believe himself perfect and thus untouchable.
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21/02/2014 at 3:01 pm
Pistorius?
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21/02/2014 at 4:52 pm
Among others. When one believes one is untouchable…
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21/02/2014 at 3:08 pm
In a nutshell, adee. Excellent poem.
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21/02/2014 at 4:52 pm
Thank you, AD. 🙂
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21/02/2014 at 4:48 pm
Great poem! I read it twice, wanting to capture all of the twists. 🙂
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21/02/2014 at 4:56 pm
Thank you so much, Angela.
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21/02/2014 at 5:43 pm
Hubris. A recurrent theme throughout history, both individual and collective.
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22/02/2014 at 6:20 am
This blog is proving to be quite educational for me at times, Ben. Thank you! 🙂
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21/02/2014 at 11:21 pm
This is fantastic just as Ben says it Hubris. He had lost all humbleness.
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22/02/2014 at 6:23 am
Usually perspective brings us up short – but obviously not always! Thanks SHO! 🙂
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22/02/2014 at 6:50 pm
Beautiful!
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23/02/2014 at 6:28 am
Thank you so much.
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23/02/2014 at 5:44 am
Guzman? Whoeva, pride can be a killer. Well done.
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23/02/2014 at 6:32 am
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/22/world/americas/mexico-cartel-chief-arrest/
Wow, Mike! Yes I agree… arrogance taken up a notch from ‘normal’, huh?
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23/02/2014 at 6:46 am
Good poem with great rhythm, Adee. Justin Bieber springs to mind. What a horrible little ratbag.
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23/02/2014 at 7:11 am
When you think of it, Bb, there are quite a few… our ‘most esteemed’ president and perhaps even Joost van der Westhuizen to mention only two.
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