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One Picture. Ten Meanings. Endless Morals.
<p><br/></p><p>I came across a post on Facebook where the author shared a simple picture and wrote just one line:</p><p><em>“Poets in the house, do your thing.”</em></p><p><br/></p><p>The image was ordinary at first glance: a neatly wrapped sweet on one side… and on the other, the same sweet exposed, crowded by ants.</p><p><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/FB_IMG_1768998373457.jpg"/></p><p>What followed in the comment section was magic.</p><p><br/></p><p>Different people. Different minds. Different lives.</p><p>Yet everyone was looking at the <em>same picture.</em></p><p><br/></p><p>Short poems started pouring in. Each one carrying a new meaning. A new lesson. A new mirror to society. That was when it struck me again: <strong>one image can hold a thousand truths, depending on who is looking.</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>So here’s my own TwoCents take on it — ten short poems, ten perspectives, ten different morals… all from one picture.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><h3>1. “<strong>Packaging</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>They ignored the one dressed in gold,</p><p>And rushed the one standing naked.</p><p>Not everything valuable begs for attention,</p><p>Some things are protected by silence.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: What screams isn’t always what’s worth the most.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><h3>2. “<strong>Boundaries</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>One sweet said “come and take,”</p><p>The other said “earn your access.”</p><p>Only one knew the power</p><p>of being untouchable.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: Boundaries don’t reduce value, they define it.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><h3>3. “<strong>Exposure</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>The world didn’t attack it,</p><p>It simply noticed it.</p><p>And notice is often</p><p>the beginning of loss.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: Not everything sweet should be displayed.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><h3>4. “<strong>Discipline</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>One waited in peace,</p><p>The other entertained a crowd.</p><p>Noise gathered where control was absent.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: Discipline is quiet. Distraction is loud.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><h3>5. “<strong>Social Media</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>One kept its wrapper,</p><p>The other chased visibility.</p><p>Soon, likes turned to bites.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: Not all attention is applause.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><h3>6. “<strong>Relationships</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>The covered one was admired from afar.</p><p>The open one was touched by all.</p><p>Only one remained whole.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: Accessibility is not intimacy.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><h3>7. “<strong>Self-worth</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>One knew its price,</p><p>The other advertised its sweetness.</p><p>Guess which one survived the crowd.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: When you know your worth, you don’t beg to be tasted.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><h3>8. “<strong>Success</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>The wrapped sweet was delayed gratification.</p><p>The exposed one was instant pleasure.</p><p>One built value.</p><p>The other fed strangers.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: Not every quick win is a wise win.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><h3>9. “<strong>Protection</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>The wrapper looked like a prison,</p><p>But it was actually a shield.</p><p>Freedom without wisdom</p><p>is an invitation to damage.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: Some restrictions are actually rescue.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><h3>10. “<strong>Life</strong>”</h3><p><br/></p><p>Life doesn’t attack what is hidden,</p><p>It consumes what is careless.</p><p>Preserve yourself,</p><p>or the world will help you finish.</p><p><strong>Moral</strong>: How you handle yourself teaches the world how to handle you.</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p><p><br/></p><p>One picture.</p><p>Ten poems.</p><p>Ten meanings.</p><p>Ten different mirrors.</p><p><br/></p><p>And that’s the beauty of perspective.</p><p><br/></p><p>Now it’s your turn.</p><p><br/></p><p>What do <em>you </em>see in this picture?</p><p>What story does it tell you?</p><p>What poem would you write?</p><p><br/></p><p>Drop your own short poem, meaning, or moral in the comment section and <strong>join the challenge.</strong></p><p>Let’s prove again that one image can carry a thousand insights.</p><p><br/></p><p>— <strong style="background-color: transparent;">Emmanuel Daniji</strong> </p><p><br/></p>
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