Chutzpah
(Yiddish) adopting a ‘don’t-take-no-for-an-answer’ attitude
So it was here to stay
I looked it in the eye
in the quiet of many nights
amidst the lonely panic
in the middle of an anxiety attack
it stood firm
testing all I had!
A year later
it stands firm again
in that dark spot
in my bedroom and my heart
and I stand where I do
surviving every day
not on air
just chutzpah!
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Chutzpah attitude, to stand by pandemic as well as life...
ReplyDeleteLovely Poem
Yes something to pass this tunnel
DeleteDefinitely got by on Chutzpah for the last year. Stopping by from A to Z.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lt, yes we all must
ReplyDeleteMuch needed attitude, I must say! :)
ReplyDeleteYes we do.
DeleteA lot of chutzpah here!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lancelot
DeleteI think your attitude will get you through this second surge. Honestly it is really trying everyone's patience and this kind of devil may care is the best way to face it.
ReplyDeleteYes we must do whatever it takes to survive
DeleteDidn't know the Yiddish meaning.
ReplyDeleteRemembered the dialogue from 'Pink' movie- "No means No".
Oh! I didn't know that reference
DeleteVery interesting poem!
ReplyDeleteThe poem reminds me of a phrase "not today" - it's quite an intense doggedness. I'll get through because I have to.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting Suchita
DeleteWow! Priya--kudos for the chutzpah and poetic flair.
ReplyDeleteYes trying
DeleteLove this use of Chutzpah! Have sent the link to my sister who is recovering from Covid...
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That's wonderful, hope she recovers soon.
DeleteChutzpah it is! This should be the keyword for 2021 as well. The pandemic is doing its best to wreck things for us. Love the poem.
ReplyDeleteyes the only way to survive maybe
DeleteChutzpah -- that's how we push forward through life! And through the A to Z Challenge :-) My letter C post is along those lines as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Molly, all the best for atoz
DeleteWe all need Chutzpah to survive I guess in darker times, in melancholy times in times where hope eludes us. This is deep !
ReplyDeleteyes we do I guess
DeleteChutzpah, the right word for all of us to survive these gloomy days! Your poem is so apt and readable!
ReplyDeleteThanks Deepti
DeleteBeautiful, loved it <3
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteAbsolutely needed on a daily basis!
ReplyDeleteYes Leha
DeleteIt's all about survival now, is it not? Nicely rendered poem :-)
ReplyDeleteYes mostly it is
DeleteYou're speakign of resiliance, are you not?
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The Old Shelter - The Great War
Maybe but with a lots of attitude
DeleteInteresting how it lost the negative connotation over time.
ReplyDeleteGlad you brought this up
ReplyDeleteI love this word for today; and have it heard used a lot in books I read as well as on screen..
ReplyDeleteand love your poem too
You say a lot in a few words!
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Great word choice! Thanks for visiting and best of luck for the rest of the challenge. Stephanie - http://theroadweveshared.com/blog
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