Title: Cultural Counterfeit
Source: Weekend Writing Prompt #115 – Judge
Objective: Write a poem or piece of prose in exactly 95 words.

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“I educated the uneducated. Facts are indisputable, provable. Nothing else matters,” I said.
There was an imperceptible head shake.
“I am surprised, how have you missed the truth?”
“What more could there be?” I asked.
“Love?”
“Overrated.”
“Friendship?”
“Not worth the effort.”
“Beauty?”
“Subjective.”
“Art?”
“Do you have a point?”
Silence followed.
“Go ahead. Judge me. I have lived my life without regard to others.”
“That’s the problem,” the cherub said.
I opened my mouth to speak as the angel raised a finger to his lips.
Silenced, I finally saw a light in the darkness.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Thought provoking words
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Glad you like it, Sadje.
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😊
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like a dialogue with self, the two sides of a personality validating a moment of clarity – this read like a monologue in a way
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Thank you, Gina.
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😊
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That’s eloquent!
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Thank you, Jonetta
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