Diablo, you old God of War,
How we quake when you want more.
Militantly ignorant,
Losing all you’re looking for.
Linked to dVerse Poetics where SarahSouthWest is hosting with the theme to use three names of video games from a list somehow in a poem. I picked Diablo, God of War and Quake although I haven’t played any of them. The “militantly ignorant” comes from M. Scott Peck’s description of evil in Further Along the Road Less Traveled, which I found in a used collection of books a few days ago.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
“militantly ignorant” says so much. Sounds like an interesting book.
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Agreed!
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Thank you, Sara!
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Thank you!
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Diablo is a mean god of war…
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Yes, he is. Thank you, Rob!
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Very powerful Frank and I think the word “ignorant” is very fitting to war & it’s horrors
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Thank you, Amanda!
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I wondered how you would “Frank” this. With panache, I see. There are lots of diablis out there, and we all stand to lose.
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Thank you, Sarah! I am glad you liked this.
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Wonderfully succinct yet lyrical.
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Thank you, Linda!
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What great use of prompts. Fierce Frank!
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Thank you, Christine!
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militantly ignorant… that expression says so much… and it seems to be a fashion statement in these days of post-truth
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I mostly owe it to M. Scott Peck who used something similar to it. Thank you, Bjorn!
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May this Diablo leave the earth forevermore!
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If they only would. Thank you, Lillian!
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Ah Yes Militantly
Ignorant and from
my View this Reminds
me of the Propensity
To Erase Empathy
Where
Warriors
Are Required
to Destroy
Other
Tribes
That Other Wise
Might Comes as
Friends instead of Enemies..
Places of ScarCity Lend this
Direction it Seems Versus
Abundance when Social
Roles are Full Force
too and mostly
Clearly
Defined
From Birth as Well..:)
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Militancy does erase empathy. One remains ignorant of the others. Thank you, Fred!
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SMiLes.. I’m not
Much of
A Gun
Person..:)
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I like the use of the phrase…”militantly ignorant”, but especially like the tone of voice in the poem. Nice one, Frank.
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I am glad you liked the tone. Thank you, Mish!
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It’s a pleasure to read you.
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Thank you!
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I love this response. War is full of ignorance. (K)
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I like your play on words here. (I have never played any of those games either. Assassin’s Creed on the other hand…)
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Thank you, Barry!
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