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Open Poetry #14

A thinking man

Hollowman
Member

since 2001-06-01

Posts 117

0 posted 2001-06-18 09:12 AM

More food that I can ever eat
More debt any man can pay
Lottery win, dream come true?
that would make my day

Smelly river, heavy metal fish,
no fenders on the bank, not god,
not miracles or evolution its
Mr. Chemical Industry
we have to thank

Fallen angels in the trashcan,
The homeless in the street
no shoes, no hope, no love
dancing to the same old beat.
If there is a heaven, then why
do they live in hell, why oh why
my lord these folks just cannot tell.
Rich-

[This message has been edited by Hollowman (edited 06-18-2001).]

Lady In White

Member Elite

since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

1 posted 2001-06-20 10:10 AM

I think the last line says it all...

well done, Rich....

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

2 posted 2001-06-20 10:27 AM

yep, these folks just cannot tell

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

3 posted 2001-06-20 11:18 AM

Yeah I know what you mean.....In our present state of imperfection we seem to be victims of greed and power that creates these very things that violate our very consciousness!
Nice message!

The role of poetry is to utter the un-utterable; to open up
spaces of consciousness and resistance; to language oppressions; to
re-language historie

Dark Enchantress
Senior Member

since 1999-07-27

Posts 1258
meet Morgana

4 posted 2001-06-20 12:33 PM

I agree with Lady In White. The last line just said it all...and then some. Excellent poem.

"...if you want love you must be love.."
Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins

Freedom comes when you learn to live unafraid.

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