#poem, «A S K»

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ASK

Did I hear you right?
Did you really say that I can ask
and that you will give me whatever I want?

So my friend, then I’d say
give me a rainbow.
No!

Instead,
give me a magic tornado,
one that would sweep from the earth all the ugliness,
all the misfortunes, all the pain,
suffering,
disease.

A storm with a magic broom to sweep away
everything that we’re afraid of.
Let it’s flash floods,
instead of destruction, wash away the sadness,
wash away the pain,
so that after the rain
we can smile
and forget all our hardships.

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This poem does not imply that the damages caused by tornadoes are valuable and good, instead it refers to the idea of a cleansing storm that would only wipe from our midst negative things and leave all the good people and good things unharmed. It is figurative and most certainly not literal.

Thank you.

I wrote this poem back in 2021

Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 19 FEB 2021, València, Spain

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  1. Avatar de satyam rastogi satyam rastogi dice:
    12/16/2023 a las 09:14

    Nice post ✉️

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/16/2023 a las 09:52

      Thank you so much!

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  2. Avatar de christinenovalarue christinenovalarue dice:
    12/16/2023 a las 11:06

    🧡

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/16/2023 a las 12:39

      🌞🌹🙏

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  3. Avatar de ourcrossings ourcrossings dice:
    12/16/2023 a las 14:25

    This is a nice poem, Francisco!

    »A storm with a magic broom to sweep away
    everything that we’re afraid of.»

    Given that humans can become very intimidated by fear; causing them to go along with their wishes without caring about their input, it would be nice to have it all swept away by a magic broom. xx

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/16/2023 a las 18:32

      It would be lovely indeed for a magic broom to sweep away all negativity, like a storm that cleans away rubbish in the street… Thank you so much Aiva and a happy weekend to you!

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      1. Avatar de ourcrossings ourcrossings dice:
        12/17/2023 a las 10:57

        🥰🥰🥰

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      2. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
        12/17/2023 a las 12:53

        🙏🌹🌺

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  4. Avatar de Adelheid Adelheid dice:
    12/16/2023 a las 15:31

    👏🏻👌🏻❤️

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/16/2023 a las 18:30

      🌼🙏🌼🙏

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  5. Avatar de Dawn Pisturino Dawn Pisturino dice:
    12/18/2023 a las 16:41

    Yes, sometimes we do need that! Right now is a good time for it.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/18/2023 a las 18:16

      I think so Dawn, I really do… I truly thank you and appreciate your words. All the best to you.

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  6. Avatar de sandrasimagination.com sandrasimagination.com dice:
    12/18/2023 a las 21:27

    Hi, this poem is much happier than you usually write!!! I was craving a sad one because I am strangely addicted to these, but congratulations, you have written a happy one!!! Lots of love my friend Sandra xxx

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/19/2023 a las 00:01

      I know exactly what you mean Sandra… I truly appreciate your words and your replies. Thank you! Greetings from Spain.

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