"Murky Waters"

Gold cherry

By Penny4athought

Sat, 29 Jul 2023
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11 comments
 

Misleading words

Linguistic twists

Blur the lines

Between us

 

Ego aggrandized

Facts victimized

Truth obliterated

History manipulated

 

Tribe of like minded idiots

Spout false righteousness

Wield power where

Empathy is null and void

 

Tender hearts vilified

Brilliant minds scoffed

Writers silenced

Artists stifled

 

Vicious society

Denies the soul

Truth of self

And human rights

 

Unbalanced politics

Financial demigods

Crush dreams

And criminalize hope

 

But like a Pendulum

Swings

back and forth

in Light and Shadow

 

Hope struggles to survive

a world

of Perpetual flux

Ad Infinitum!

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate 15
Poem
Philosophy

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Very true! Are you coming along to the Zoom reading night Penny? I know you're not reading but it would be lovely to see you in the audience and we have some great readers! All details on the front page - hope to see you there

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Yes, I did register to be there. Thank you for asking. smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by airyfairy on

This thoughtful and compassionate poem is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.

Submitted by Penny4athought on

I am truly honored and Thank You for this unexected honor of POD. smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by marandina on

"Unbalanced politics

Financial demigods

Crush dreams

And criminalize hope..."

 

"Hope struggles to survive..." but is always there. Powerful poem, Penny. Very nicely done. Paul

 

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you Paul; I appreciate your reading it and always appeciate your comments. smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by celticman on

I hope we're swinging  back into the light. Maybe not yet, Maybe not ever. But the hope sings in your poem. 

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

I am looking for the light too celticman -

Penny4athought

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Congratulations Penny - and I'm very pleased you're coming along too - looking forward to it!;

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I did feel for you, listening to a news program about America the other day. Our lot are pretty grim, too, falling over themselves to say how they want to put off transitioning to renewables, in between updates of forest fires. A heartfelt poem, wonderfully expressed - I loved "linguistic twists"!

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you Di-hard; it is strange times indeed.

Penny4athought