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scarlet consequences
Breathing out
l o n g , slow and cleansing
relief slow-warms my sharpness
an echo of 'maybe' thoughtfully escapes
( just maybe...)
Completely done teetering at a wits end
righteous greedy lungs
inhale deep promise-fought equity
expelling pure ardent hope
resuscitating faith
Tender-tough hope that springs forth
consequences and accountability
aimed at silent wishes
whispers that spark combustion
dawning scarlet awareness on the horizon
Rising from ashes of the east
burning away belittlement
being recognizably branded
in a permanent always
a queasy wandering
via public displayed disgrace
O' ease and willingness
of such bold howls
that bravado assumed to hide unseen
when everyone saw
tis open viewing by one and all
I dreamt you carried that choice
paying
properly and purposely
for every single unadmitted truth
that justice "Hester Prynned" upon
so all could see—
[right] through the con
Published 9th Feb 2022
| Edited 25th Feb 2022
Author's Note
After overhearing a conversation between two guys, who had no idea I was listening; these
thoughts on chauvinism, sexism, name calling and just plain disrespect bubbled and brewed. Thinking whether this talk is intentional, peer pressure or maybe an ideology so ingrained via learned behavior over time that it becomes an automatic personal belief system. Shining daylight on how a mindset that goes out of the way to degrade anyone, is simply 100% wrong and should never be considered ok or cheered on. This piece is a fictional 'turning of the tables' that blossomed from those various stands of thought. I imagined if those men were forced to publicly show everyone, every day, their own ignorant chauvinistic views not able to hide EVER! 24/7 wearing their own scarlet "C" (chauvinist)
©Blu202
thoughts on chauvinism, sexism, name calling and just plain disrespect bubbled and brewed. Thinking whether this talk is intentional, peer pressure or maybe an ideology so ingrained via learned behavior over time that it becomes an automatic personal belief system. Shining daylight on how a mindset that goes out of the way to degrade anyone, is simply 100% wrong and should never be considered ok or cheered on. This piece is a fictional 'turning of the tables' that blossomed from those various stands of thought. I imagined if those men were forced to publicly show everyone, every day, their own ignorant chauvinistic views not able to hide EVER! 24/7 wearing their own scarlet "C" (chauvinist)
©Blu202
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- Edited 6th Dec 2022 00:45am
9th Feb 2022 8:06pm
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It's a fictional payback.... in The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne had to publicly wear the letter A because she was deemed an adulteress.... hence the letter C would have to be worn 24/7 by any man that was found to be a chauvinistic 🐽... lmao.....Just where my mind went when I heard these two guys talking on a conference call when they thought they were muted..... Just absolutely crazy. smh....
No, no.... No easy excuses for these two....Not in my mind. It's about the caliber of your character, plain and simple. Ugliness and blatant hurtful degradation cannot be explained away by blaming the women they might have had previous interactions with. We are all responsible for our own actions....
Much obliged for the generous RL and your insights, my friend 🙏🏻. I always enjoy our exchanges!
🌹 - B
No, no.... No easy excuses for these two....Not in my mind. It's about the caliber of your character, plain and simple. Ugliness and blatant hurtful degradation cannot be explained away by blaming the women they might have had previous interactions with. We are all responsible for our own actions....
Much obliged for the generous RL and your insights, my friend 🙏🏻. I always enjoy our exchanges!
🌹 - B
9th Feb 2022 8:55pm
Nicely penned... great flow... poignant... but wrapped in velveteen rhyme... love where you went with this...
10th Feb 2022 5:06am
Thanks for the visit and such positive reinforcement, dear LilD. I deeply appreciate you and the way you perceived my intentions....
Thank you so much
🌹 - 💙
xo
Thank you so much
🌹 - 💙
xo
9th Feb 2022 9:19pm
Blu
I have wondered this also, like... Why people do what they do.
Or why so called men act how they act.
(I think you astutely raise a number of the variable origins.)
I always had a problem with this sort of thing.
Honestly, I grew up mostly around adults,
and like... Serious people, you might say.
I got an apartment, when I was 17...
And I let a few friends move in with me.
One day I come home, and they (and some others... like a whole room full of degenerates.)
are together, watching porn.
I'm like... WTF. Why?
I mean... I don't know that I
was judgmental... Just... Disappointed... Maybe even disgusted.
Who the fuck do I have around me?
And just listening to the way they
spoke about women...
Not cool or okay. And I let that be known.
(of course none of them would say shit to me about it.)
(I've always been ultra secretive about
any interactions I have with any females...
That just seems right.
And misogyny... I just see that as fucking weak.
I know... Some women like this?
To each there own... For shore... I guess I just feel a bit different about that.)
When see people acting how you describe,
I want to take a flame thrower to them.
Let me tell you something.
And I always go back to it...
Who was there?
What sex were they?
I had a friend who once said to me:
"Most of these dudes, I just want to chop them in half with a Samurai sword."
He said that to me, because he sensed that I would understand.
Nevertheless.
This is a quite beautiful write.
I have wondered this also, like... Why people do what they do.
Or why so called men act how they act.
(I think you astutely raise a number of the variable origins.)
I always had a problem with this sort of thing.
Honestly, I grew up mostly around adults,
and like... Serious people, you might say.
I got an apartment, when I was 17...
And I let a few friends move in with me.
One day I come home, and they (and some others... like a whole room full of degenerates.)
are together, watching porn.
I'm like... WTF. Why?
I mean... I don't know that I
was judgmental... Just... Disappointed... Maybe even disgusted.
Who the fuck do I have around me?
And just listening to the way they
spoke about women...
Not cool or okay. And I let that be known.
(of course none of them would say shit to me about it.)
(I've always been ultra secretive about
any interactions I have with any females...
That just seems right.
And misogyny... I just see that as fucking weak.
I know... Some women like this?
To each there own... For shore... I guess I just feel a bit different about that.)
When see people acting how you describe,
I want to take a flame thrower to them.
Let me tell you something.
And I always go back to it...
Who was there?
What sex were they?
I had a friend who once said to me:
"Most of these dudes, I just want to chop them in half with a Samurai sword."
He said that to me, because he sensed that I would understand.
Nevertheless.
This is a quite beautiful write.
10th Feb 2022 5:39am
Yeah, I totally here you, P.
I find it deeply interesting, your take on this phenomenon that happens between some men. I applaud any man who steps up to the plate and voices their disdain at the actual degrading, belittling and bullshit macho talk that a lot of folks take for granted as aok... It makes my skin crawl.
Yeah, I get disappointed and disgusted, too.
Misogyny... hatred of women, is a byproduct of some other, really deep internal issues. Is my belief...
Thank you for sharing all your amazing and insightful thoughts /opinions.
I'm so very glad you were able to take away what it was that I tried hard to convey without sounding so cunty... lol...
You're a lovely kindred spirit, for sure!!
🌹 - 💙
xo
B
I find it deeply interesting, your take on this phenomenon that happens between some men. I applaud any man who steps up to the plate and voices their disdain at the actual degrading, belittling and bullshit macho talk that a lot of folks take for granted as aok... It makes my skin crawl.
Yeah, I get disappointed and disgusted, too.
Misogyny... hatred of women, is a byproduct of some other, really deep internal issues. Is my belief...
Thank you for sharing all your amazing and insightful thoughts /opinions.
I'm so very glad you were able to take away what it was that I tried hard to convey without sounding so cunty... lol...
You're a lovely kindred spirit, for sure!!
🌹 - 💙
xo
B
Some men are dogs and they ruin it for the nice guys. Keep on writing you strong beautiful smart sexy woman.
10th Feb 2022 5:28am
You could have said it better, Francisco!!! I need to remember that it's not all only some...
I very much appreciate your thoughtful comments!
I very much appreciate your thoughtful comments!
10th Feb 2022 5:15am
This piece was far too subtle for me to fully appreciate. I liked the imagery, rhythm and the language, I definitely felt something but the meaning was totally lost on me.
Gotcha.... Thanks for that feedback NB. .. It was subtle, you're very correct. I added the Author's note to the poem because of that very reason...
I appreciate you taking the time to read and for leaving me your thoughts... it means a lot to me. I might reassess what I've done here, who knows....
🌹-💙
B
I appreciate you taking the time to read and for leaving me your thoughts... it means a lot to me. I might reassess what I've done here, who knows....
🌹-💙
B
10th Feb 2022 11:45am
Please don’t change it on my account.
Your writing is simply beautiful; the way poetry is meant to be. The composition is so fluid and natural, my writing is so obvious and blunt, but that is just the way I am.
Your writing is simply beautiful; the way poetry is meant to be. The composition is so fluid and natural, my writing is so obvious and blunt, but that is just the way I am.
10th Feb 2022 2:04pm
I very much enjoy your style, please don't sell yourself short!!
(thanks for all your loveliness, my friend 🙏🏻)
🌹-💙
x
(thanks for all your loveliness, my friend 🙏🏻)
🌹-💙
x
10th Feb 2022 5:22pm
And the truth will set us free, if everyone was naked in the light, and every reason on display, there would be no shame no guilt no fear only acceptance and growth
Great poem
Powerful concept
Great poem
Powerful concept
11th Feb 2022 00:28am
It's within those dank dark crevices that our truest colors seem to be most potent. People are usually on their best behavior when naked in the warmth of disinfecting sunlight.... Your comments are truly insightful and very astute. We all need a little more awareness and continual growth.. that's my hope for myself, always.
I deeply appreciate your visit and the abundance of kindness you've shared, MM
It's a sincere pleasure ✨
🌹 - 💙
B
I deeply appreciate your visit and the abundance of kindness you've shared, MM
It's a sincere pleasure ✨
🌹 - 💙
B
11th Feb 2022 00:08am
11th Feb 2022 00:23am
My poem is fiction, sure.... The situation that I describe in my Author's note that sparked my imagination to write this fiction , is sadly all too real.
11th Feb 2022 00:47am
11th Feb 2022 00:57am
11th Feb 2022 3:11am
Actually I think it's lack of maturity on those men's part. Bad parenting, poor choice of quality friends, and so on. I wasn't privy to the conversation obviously. So I'm guessing the way it went. Which is probably far too common.
If I was around, I woulda popped them upside the head for ya!
I actually got into a fight with three guys once, who were verbally harassing a young lady, while her husband did nothing. They were being extremely graphic to the point that she was crying. So, I had to stop it.
They beat my ass pretty good (and no, her husband never jumped in to help me. What a guy). But I absolutely destroyed the loudmouthed one's face. It was literally pulp. I wonder if he changed his ways after that night!
If I was around, I woulda popped them upside the head for ya!
I actually got into a fight with three guys once, who were verbally harassing a young lady, while her husband did nothing. They were being extremely graphic to the point that she was crying. So, I had to stop it.
They beat my ass pretty good (and no, her husband never jumped in to help me. What a guy). But I absolutely destroyed the loudmouthed one's face. It was literally pulp. I wonder if he changed his ways after that night!
11th Feb 2022 5:09pm
You're definitely military man through and through.... lol. Not that fighting is an answer but sometimes (even if you get some licks yourself) getting a point across requires 'certain finesse'... ;)
Yeah, talk and actions like these willing probably always be around, unfortunately. I wish I had the courage and gumption to have spoken up and called it out myself-in the moment. Since that didn't happen in real life, this poem was how I made them 'pay' and lessened my guilt for not doing so....
Thanks for reading and for sharing... you.
It means a lot that you trust me with your life's happenings, S
All my warmest appreciation and deep regards
🌹 - 💙
B
Yeah, talk and actions like these willing probably always be around, unfortunately. I wish I had the courage and gumption to have spoken up and called it out myself-in the moment. Since that didn't happen in real life, this poem was how I made them 'pay' and lessened my guilt for not doing so....
Thanks for reading and for sharing... you.
It means a lot that you trust me with your life's happenings, S
All my warmest appreciation and deep regards
🌹 - 💙
B
11th Feb 2022 5:54pm
Me and my friend had to get into this woman"s husbands ass because he was harassing a waitress who was only doing her job. I know in my poetry I write alot of crazy shit but I really do hate when people are fucked with for no reason.
13th Feb 2022 2:15pm
Good morning B.
Her husband was military also...
And I don't think it was so much that I was military. It's a mindset. Right is right. I grew up with "issues" that made me do a lot of introspective self-awareness. As sort of a victim at a young age, I grew up looking out for others so that they could hopefully have a better day.
Trust me, I've done my share of sins. I'm no saint. Well, maybe nowadays. Lol.
Yet I have always taken the role of big brother, even to strangers. Especially towards women and children. Part of a man's role on earth is to protect. To defend. It isn't just military, it's a basic ingredient of being a man.
Fun fact: I graduated the police academy ages ago, but never applied anywhere. Because, after an argument about punishment for child molesters, I was told that my judgement is "off" and that I'd be a liability to the force. Because I firmly believe that child molesters should get the death penalty, and I'd gladly do it. They cannot be reformed and everyone knows that. So blow their head off. They're too warped. They have to be removed from our earth.
Shit, sorry. I get riled up at times. And it's so early!
Her husband was military also...
And I don't think it was so much that I was military. It's a mindset. Right is right. I grew up with "issues" that made me do a lot of introspective self-awareness. As sort of a victim at a young age, I grew up looking out for others so that they could hopefully have a better day.
Trust me, I've done my share of sins. I'm no saint. Well, maybe nowadays. Lol.
Yet I have always taken the role of big brother, even to strangers. Especially towards women and children. Part of a man's role on earth is to protect. To defend. It isn't just military, it's a basic ingredient of being a man.
Fun fact: I graduated the police academy ages ago, but never applied anywhere. Because, after an argument about punishment for child molesters, I was told that my judgement is "off" and that I'd be a liability to the force. Because I firmly believe that child molesters should get the death penalty, and I'd gladly do it. They cannot be reformed and everyone knows that. So blow their head off. They're too warped. They have to be removed from our earth.
Shit, sorry. I get riled up at times. And it's so early!
It's aok, being riled up no worries, M.
I'm still reeling that your amazing work is gone and I can't reread it at my will! It's always those fucking few bad apples that spoil it for everyone... grrrrrrrr.... I totally get your decision, yet it doesn't make my sadness any less. I hope you don't fade away to never be heard of again, from DUP. My heart, mind and soul would all definitely be seriously crushed and bruised, if that were to happen. Please PM me if you're deciding to call it quits completely, so we can stay in touch.
I made the comment of being a military man, more as a description of a man who does and willingly comes to the the rescue... You reminded me of my dad and a few other good friends that are former military, who would've done the exact same thing you did .... that's all I meant ;)
A good heart and decency are sometimes rare commodities...
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me, M.
I am so so fortunate to have cultivated a friendship here, it means so so much to me, sincerely. 🙏🏻
Be well and be safe, dear storyteller
🌹 - 💙
xo
-S
I'm still reeling that your amazing work is gone and I can't reread it at my will! It's always those fucking few bad apples that spoil it for everyone... grrrrrrrr.... I totally get your decision, yet it doesn't make my sadness any less. I hope you don't fade away to never be heard of again, from DUP. My heart, mind and soul would all definitely be seriously crushed and bruised, if that were to happen. Please PM me if you're deciding to call it quits completely, so we can stay in touch.
I made the comment of being a military man, more as a description of a man who does and willingly comes to the the rescue... You reminded me of my dad and a few other good friends that are former military, who would've done the exact same thing you did .... that's all I meant ;)
A good heart and decency are sometimes rare commodities...
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me, M.
I am so so fortunate to have cultivated a friendship here, it means so so much to me, sincerely. 🙏🏻
Be well and be safe, dear storyteller
🌹 - 💙
xo
-S
19th Feb 2022 5:17am
Hey hey BV! What up gurl! Lol.
No, I'm not pulling out...entirely. I'm working on another long short story, it's a mess (like my thoughts!) And also time to dedicate to it is not favorable lately. But in a good way.
I've talked to a few sincere people here in DUP, and a few outside it. Some of my material are like my kids or something. I am very protective of things I value. Ahem.
And I have even talked to a friend who can track(find) online thieves( stateside) who steal written material, including not officially copyrighted by law. The loose version of copyright in the states is that it's automatically protected under copyright "rights" as soon as it is printed/posted in any format and authored.
He can literally get their physical address. So if not prevention, at least revenge is a recourse. He's a genius actually. Ugly as hell, but hey, I don't kiss him or anything! Lol.
And wow, thank you for airing your thoughts about my material. A few others have written me as well, and the one thing I do get from it, is this is a kinship. It's a trade.
I will try to hold up my end again.
No, I'm not pulling out...entirely. I'm working on another long short story, it's a mess (like my thoughts!) And also time to dedicate to it is not favorable lately. But in a good way.
I've talked to a few sincere people here in DUP, and a few outside it. Some of my material are like my kids or something. I am very protective of things I value. Ahem.
And I have even talked to a friend who can track(find) online thieves( stateside) who steal written material, including not officially copyrighted by law. The loose version of copyright in the states is that it's automatically protected under copyright "rights" as soon as it is printed/posted in any format and authored.
He can literally get their physical address. So if not prevention, at least revenge is a recourse. He's a genius actually. Ugly as hell, but hey, I don't kiss him or anything! Lol.
And wow, thank you for airing your thoughts about my material. A few others have written me as well, and the one thing I do get from it, is this is a kinship. It's a trade.
I will try to hold up my end again.
9th Mar 2022 4:14pm
You really brought something to light that many people (especially men) are afraid to admit. Having been raised by strong independent women, I always had respect for them especially those who were single moms raising a family. The "locker room" talk is very contagious, but it has become like a toxic spillage over the last couple of years in society.
I had to take a women's studies course in college (to complete my degree), and though I was a little hesitant at first, I fully understood why it was needed and why I think everyone pursuing an education should take them. It gave me a wealth of information, as well as refined my diligence when running into certain conversations or situations.
The world feels like it's been upside down as of lately, but I think it's always important to know and understand how this can affect those around us.
Thank you for sharing.
I had to take a women's studies course in college (to complete my degree), and though I was a little hesitant at first, I fully understood why it was needed and why I think everyone pursuing an education should take them. It gave me a wealth of information, as well as refined my diligence when running into certain conversations or situations.
The world feels like it's been upside down as of lately, but I think it's always important to know and understand how this can affect those around us.
Thank you for sharing.
