Monday, February 24, 2020

Fish Guts




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Fish Guts

“The corridor couldn’t have smelled stronger of 
fish guts if we had been inside the fish.”
--Arthur Golden.

Sometimes politicians
are like an onion,
that looks great
on the outside,
but it is ten
kinds of rotten
in the center.

As we peel back
the layers,
the putrid stench
of lies, cons
and fish guts
assaults our senses;
the truth can stink.


Glenn Buttkus

Quadrille; exactly 44 words.

Posted ,over at d'Verse Poets Pub

15 comments:

sarah said...

Ha, Glenn, great take on the prompt. Nothing worse than a rotten onion.

brudberg said...

The scent of lies is something that can stick even to gilded suits

Jane Dougherty said...

A common problem with politicians.

Linda Lee Lyberg said...

This is dead on Glenn- there is nothing worse than that smell, and it's tragic if it's the last one in the house!

Jenna said...

Accurate.

Kim M. Russell said...

I agree about the smell of a rotten onion! And politicians!

Frank Hubeny said...

It is good to realize that people have these layers below the surface on display.

Jade Li said...

With the knowledge, no need to peel, just hurl it into the landfill.

lynn__ said...

Stinky and slimy!

Arcadia Maria said...

Such true words.

Truedessa said...

The truth does stink especially these days with so many rotten onions. I fear there will be more decay. sigh...

Ken Gierke said...

Pan fry 'em all!

Mish said...

And still so many are nose blind.

Sillyfrog said...

We won't know unless we seek answers on our own. Sometimes the stink is from the media throwing trash on top of truth. I follow my "in stinks". Great piece! It made me think and that's always good.

AnotherFearlessYear.net said...

More often than not, it seems, these days.