in a perfect world
arms are safe haven—
body parts
wrapped around your waist
they are not pieces of steel
sending you to hell
or to heaven
at point-blank range
in a perfect world…
arms bring bodies closer
not bodies enclosed in boxes
In response to dVerse’s Quadrille #62: Thinkin’ Inside the Box hosted by De Jackson.
For some reason, today’s prompt reminded me of the rampant killings in my country and the world as a whole. 😦 The image above, Soldier Flower Gun Boy, is another guerilla graffitti from Banksy that has stirred the minds of many with its irony and juxtaposition. The image speaks for itself.
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DoodleScribbles 
August 14, 2018 at 9:37 pm
emotive use of boxes and it reads so well – in a perfect world though we do not exist and sometimes we need to arm and armour even our arms
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August 14, 2018 at 10:32 pm
Wonderfully expressed. In a perfect world. Just a little curious, why didn’t you chose that as your title?
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August 14, 2018 at 10:32 pm
Good comparison between arms and boxes at “point-blank range”.
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August 15, 2018 at 1:33 am
Oh, Maria. This really choked me up. Such powerful words here, and a perfect comparison. Chilling, and poignant.
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August 15, 2018 at 2:45 am
Effective. At the end I shivered. Well done Maria
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August 15, 2018 at 4:47 pm
This is so poigant! I am really sorry to hear about the rampant killings 😥😥
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August 16, 2018 at 6:55 am
Arms are safe haven. I feel you… the terrible news outside can be depresing.
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August 16, 2018 at 11:49 pm
lovely ironic positioning of terrifying and loving images evoked by the same three letters. Very well done, here’s to loving arms, and hopefully someday a farewell to the other kind.
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August 29, 2018 at 2:43 am
Couldn’t agree more.
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