2026 Poetry Challenge - Dry Humor - Poems

Paragon

In a world of ripped blue jeans
and scuzzy graphic hoodies
and puffy Nike sneakers,
aim to be a fashion moral paragon.

There's never a wrong time
to be fit for a runway walk-off
display of your ethics.

How will our descendants
remember you?
For your clothing choices
or your conscience?

¿Porque no los dos?
Don't fall for false choices.

Carry an awe for beauty
and the art of truth
onto the battlefield
for our existence.

Part goddess,
part glam
pledged humanitarian,
fully unforgettable.

Don your helmet.
Raise your hem.
Fluff your train.
Carry those gilded layers.

Because, truly.
Any world worth saving —
is worth doing
while looking fab.

Poet, writer, photographer and slightly distracted day-dreamer who muses on (gestures at everything) from the petty to the profound. On a semi-serious, fully earnest search for meaning in the mayhem. Perimenopausal, melanin-deprived, irony-enhanced recovering perfectionist Type A+ millennial woman. She balances the ever-continuing quest to Know Better/Do Better, with the distinct ego-death of parenting a smart, full-throated child who was raised to know the power of her voice. Mothering a teen means catching a side-eye in almost every interaction. Diana navigates the minutiae of everyday life through seeking the magical in the mundane. Follow along and laugh with her as the world flames out!

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