A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 118

Day 118: “Movie Review”


Have you ever gone to a movie

Not knowing what to expect

I read the synopsis

But it was so not what I thought


I wanted to watch an unlikely love story

Connecting against all odds

Falling in love in an unlikely place


A story of perseverance

Growth

Resilience

Of seeing and being seen


Instead I saw a devolution

A chaotic, vengeful mess

Lord-of-the-flies-esque mania

A thirst for power

At the expense of everyone else


I didn’t hate it

I saw what the filmmakers were trying to do

I just don’t feel like it all worked


Next time I think I’ll just help myself by seeing a different movie

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