Apparently I'm in a controversy mood this month with another thought-provoking poem. Traditions Don’t change our waysWe need our traditionsRespect our forbearersWhile the hanging rope swings from the tree We have the right to bear armsWe have the right to be heardWe must preserve our historyWhile the hanging rope swings from the tree That’s how... Continue Reading →
Fair Warning, you may not like this poem, or it may hit a nerve, or trigger upsetting feelings. Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Red Plaid Shirt He thought he was invincibleHe didn’t need to listen to rulesNothing can hurt me, he’d sayWith his goofy grin and red plaid shirt They don’t know anythingIt’s not as bad as they... Continue Reading →
Back to the opinions today, with a poem called Scorch. Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Scorch Pillars of lies, upliftingOur wayward society, driftingBurn it all down Entwined oppression of dreamsExploitation and denial extremePillars of lies, uplifting Turn a blind, broken eye to the painBabble the consistent crazed refrainOur wayward society, drifting Engulfed, like a phoenix dyingA new world... Continue Reading →
A short poem today, for a bit of Zen. Image by Jed S from Pixabay In The Air DriftBeyondDisturbanceHarmoniousCalm
Some more opinions in poetry for today. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Exclamations OutcriesOutragefor empty conspiracyand repugnant traditionClinging to what they knowinstead of letting gointo a brave new world Oh, oh, ohDon’t change it!Oh, oh, ohYou’re too sensitive!Oh, oh, ohI didn’t mean it like that! Hollow exclamationsThreatened recriminationsagainstnew expectationsfor a better society
Be Afraid of the Dark 