Our Greatest Weapon Poem by Flying Lemming

Our Greatest Weapon

Rating: 2.9


The evil dictator prepared for the day
Against all weapons that might come his way
By pulling on his bullet proof vest
With extra armour across his chest
Including the mesh stab proof lining
With his titanium helmet shining
Climbed in his flameproof air tight jacket
With lead set panels inserted to back it
Covered with a lead lined coat
And padding with steel wrapped round his throat
Adrenaline pills to keep poison at bay
A mask so gas won’t get in his way
He stepped out to the crowd and soon he felt halfed
He had no defence against the people who laughed

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Jayatissa K. Liyanage 25 September 2015

Looks like a conscientious dictator. Interesting theme for a poem. Thank you for sharing.

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Kinyua Karanja 25 September 2015

It's ironical of how armored he was but not to the fullest, he was still venerable to one thing people would laugh at him, nice poem

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Edward Kofi Louis 25 September 2015

He had no defence against the people who laughed! Nice work.

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Reshma Ramesh 06 December 2008

haha! ! what a superb write...........loved the ending....

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Malini Kadir 20 March 2008

This is a thought provoking and humorous work! loved it! malinikadir

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Hans Vr 17 November 2015

Good one, fully enjoyed it

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Abdulrazak Aralimatti 13 October 2015

Verily, a lovely poem and amusing one Loved reading it........10

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Curtis Johnson 25 September 2015

I like this from start to finish. It is both humorous and clever. I looked for a climax of drama and excitement; I received perhaps as much surprise as the evil dictator.

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Douglas Scotney 25 September 2015

It's good when a list ends in a laugh

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Jasbir Chatterjee 25 September 2015

very nice poem...loved the last line the best, 'He had no defence against the people who laughed.

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