A pinch of purpose
For the absolute truth
Flexible as to person to person
Freedom to choose in a perfect circle
Fortitude or bravado in our youth
A pinch of purpose
A reason or reckoning that’s for certain
Sometimes denial is so smooth
Flexible as to person to person
Peace at last, don’t be nervous
Independent of our own truth
A pinch of purpose
Reality is sometimes a burden
Tell ourselves anything to soothe
Flexible as to person to person
Finding truth is such a circus
Truth versus the untruth
A pinch of purpose
Flexible as to person to person*
(c) ladyleemanila 2020
- Villanelle
For: http://www.octpowrimo.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-day-14.html, https://puttingmyfeetinthedirt.com/2020/10/01/october-writing-prompts-3/
Ladyleemanila 
8 responses to “OctPoWriMo Day 14 – A pinch of purpose”
its a lovely take on the prompt…
“Peace at last, don’t be nervous….” true…. 🙂
https://serendipityofdreams.blogspot.com/2020/10/truth.html
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thank you 🙂
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I tend to temper the truths I tell my mother. It’s easier to get along with her if she doesn’t have reason to criticize me. Sometimes I think the fact that I’m breathing is enough reason for her to criticize me, but if I weren’t breathing, she’d criticize me for that too. We have a difficult relationship.
~cie from poetry of the netherworld~
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yes, we choose what we could tell, right? thanks, Cie 🙂
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A pinch of purpose— loved the way you phrased it. A lovely villanelle👍
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thank you, Roshni 🙂
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Reality is sometimes a burden
Tell ourselves anything to soothe
Truth, with more than a pinch of purpose… (I really love that repeating line, by the way).
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so glad you like it, Angela 🙂
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