Anatomy Of Arrogance Poem by Robert Charles Howard
Anatomy Of Arrogance
A shivering ball of fear
wrapped in a crust of pride
too thick for sharpest arrows
huddles alone but well protected.
Grown to (wo) man,
that shivering ball,
aglow with haughty lustre,
plies the difficult art
of strutting from a seated position -
hoping beyond all fearing
that none will ever come to know
the terror behind the mask.
December, 2006
a lovely depiction of arrogance...a shivering ball of fear, wrapped in a crust of pride...lovely
a disturbing image you paint Robert, however it depicts arrogance quite accurately and portrays it with little bias or at least i read little bias coming from your works wonderfully terrifying, Timothy
I have reviewed your assertions and findings and hold them to be anatomically irrefutable. Now may I return to my upstandingly seated position! !
Arrogance can spring out of a totally nasty soul, but, yes, it can also spring out of a heart filled with fear as a defense mechanism. Very good expose of the topic.
Arrogance well portrayed...good write..the ending lines really read good...i liked...10
u are absolutely positively correct! ! amazing! u speak of it perfectly
Very nice I enjoyed your description. The poem also accomplishes its task of exposing what arrogance is. Wonderful work!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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11/27/2023 12:17:26 AM # 1.0.0.1117
A summary of excelling discernment on the subject of arrogance Robert.... first class metaphor usage too...... I really enjoyed the read and shall put this into my favourites...... greetings from Fay....