writing 101,Day, 9 : Camouflage by Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Assignment: For today’s poem, take inspiration from ‘Camouflage’__ you may apply it in any way you like, whether you write about visual or social dissimulation, or focus in the way we hide our myriad emotions,actions, and reactions. What would be your ultimate smokescreen, concealment, or mask?
Image from Wikipedia
The peacock flounder,is a flowery fish
They are outwardly colored
with spots that are bluish!
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Their ability to change color
in mere seconds
helps them to hunt
and hide from predators!
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These flowery flounders
can move in any direction
One eye can look forward
and the other can look backward!
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Camouflage is the name of the game
Comparatively humans put us to shame
Our human predator’s face is so fake
We are unable to recognize them
Even if our life is at stake!
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Many innocent lives are lost
We don’t seem to have the instinct
like that of the flowery flounder
Who is always ready to react
whatever may be the cost!
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Sabethville 
Dear Ranu,
I really like your rhyming and creative arrangement of everything here. You *are* a poet! 🙂
All good wishes,
robert
Dear Robert,
It’s always a pleasure reading your comment, you are so encouraging and sweet. 🙂
I like how you created a modern ode for the peacock flounder. Well done, Ranu!
Thank you Mescalime. 🙂
What a fabulous creature to have the ability and perception to identify dangers to its survival and take actions. I like how you contrasted it with our human capabilities which are deficient in identifying it’s predators fake face. Well done Ranu 🙂
Dear Jacqueline,
Thank you for the prompt and your wonderful comment. 🙂