Imago Populi, Imago Dei

I love French graffiti.  This chat was found in Dijon.

I watched too much of the Sunday morning news shows this weekend.  So when I sat down to create a response to the Second Platform Campaign Challenge all of those words passed back and forth across all those anchor desks of the news pundits still had a choking grip on my brain.

I guess if it didn’t have directions like these, they wouldn’t call it a “challenge”:

Write a blog post in 200 words or less, excluding the title. It can be in any format, whether flash fiction, non-fiction, humorous blog musings, poem, etc. The blog post should:
•    include the word "imago" in the title
•    include the following 4 random words: "miasma," "lacuna," "oscitate," "synchronicity,"
If you want to give yourself an added challenge (optional and included in the word count), make reference to a mirror in your post.
For those who want an even greater challenge (optional), make your post 200 words EXACTLY!

So, here for your entertainment is a bit of political poesy.

Imago Populi, Imago Dei

Mud slings, barbs fly, hatred, venom, lies
Prop up the ambitions rising from the miasma
     of proverbial smoke-filled back rooms.
A lacuna of leadership;
They oscitate and equivocate,
Playing with semantics and our lives.
Mirrors are held up, not to reflect but to deflect
Awareness of the synchronicity of their posturing.
Would He really want to claim us?
Or does He say, hands on hips, head shaking,
“I just can’t wait until you have children of your own.”

If this bit of creativity caught your imagination, head over to the Challenge and give a "like" to #109.

If you're not part of the Challenge, I'd still like to know what's on your mind in the comments.