Arlene Corwin Poetry

       Wielding Power

(a sudden sequential click of thoughts)

Such a verb: to wield.
Indicating yielding, shielding,
Why not welding, healing, fielding,
Even a constructive building?

I think of wielding
And I think of ‘trump’ the verb, whose meaning is,
To fabricate, invent and fake
’trump something up’, upstage, eclipse,
‘put in the shade’, excuse, accuse
And even ‘walk away from’..
Each a synonym
For ‘trump’ the verbal word in action.

One who wields power
Has the task to yield not to anger.
He or she responsible for shielding
With an open heart each waking hour
Those whose part’s the weaker.
He/she speaker and protecter:
Never ever the dictator.

Well, I’ve used up all my ‘wielding’ thinking.
Mind is such a quirky thing.

Wielding Power 5.3.2021 The Processes: Creative, Thinking, Meditative II; Arlene Nover Corwin