Antonymy Prompt - ambiguity vs clarity

In Oulipian usage, antonymy means the replacement of a designated element by its opposite. Each word is replaced by its opposite, when one exists (black/white) or by an alternative suggesting antonymy (a/the, and/or, glass/wood). Source: https://the-muse.org/poetry-prompt-april-25/

ambiguity

am I clear
maybe no
barely so
is it that
good words are not enough
unfit for clarity
instead
trained for brevity
yielding unclear and confusing directions

© Linette Rabsatt 4-17-2026

clarity

could I be unclear

definitely yes

regularly I am

it could never be that

bad words are what are needed

fit for confusion

set in place

untamed for the deluge

hiding clarity and simplicity

© Linette Rabsatt 4-25-2026