the fear is palpable, sweaty, reeking, stagnant, primal.
the spectre of thermonuclear war, the ravenous vultures circling overhead.
all at the switch of a button.
infantile lunatics at the ready, exchanging taunts, rotten school yard bullies,
while the rest of us, the people, forced to hear the terrorising drivel and spewed vitriol of ad libbed threats,
of the hubris of dictators, whose people starve,
engaged in their machismo, their infantile game, their egos puffed and swaggering, their testosterone fuelled male ugliness putting on an obscene, murderous show.
they have rested easy, ensconced in their grotesque wealth, cocooned and coddled, while countless souls sleep hungry and wanting, while numberless souls slog for minimum wage.
these men are unspeakably dangerous, unhinged, seeing this world of ours as their fiefdom, devoid of humanity, brimming with twisted, smug arrogance.
we the people, can not, should not, and must not sit silent, lest we be complicit by being mute.
we the people, can not, should not, and must not allow our indignation to be squashed.
we the people, have for far too long, been battered blue by the actions of such men, always men, who have rained death and destitution and destruction upon millions.
we the people, can not, should not, and will not, sit quietly on the sidelines, as these men attempt to lead us to the precipice, the brink of horrific suffering for our fellow human beings.
we the people, can not, should not, and will not allow our voices to be hushed, our collective outrage to be beaten down,
for we are now in the deep, murky waters of hate,
and unless we rise as one,
we doom ourselves to choke, gag, and drown.
Amazingly strong poem full of truths. Oh, I hope we will never be silent about such things.
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thank you and yes may we never be silent about such things!
Peace ✌👍
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Yes yes yes beautiful and powerful but I’m looking forward to some stupefyingly delicious panoply of words of romance that you do so well but so little. 🙂 love and hugs
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absolutely, there shall be more romantic scribbles, dear friend. as there should be, for what are we if not able to connect on a deeper level with someone. Love and hugs
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Oohhh this is beautiful..
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thank you, friend.
Peace ✌
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This is exactly how I picture these fools of arrogance and self-centeredness: “infantile lunatics at the ready, exchanging taunts, rotten school yard bullies!” Put perfectly. They’re no better than a couple of boys on the playground trying to prove who is the bigger idiot, from most other’s point of view! I’m so sorry my “leader,” if you can call him that because he does not exemplify it in any form, is one of the two most grown pompous children I’ve ever witnessed given power they don’t deserve! Let’s all hold hands and stand tall for our lives and future, across borders & oceans. Humanity UNITE!🤝🌏🌎🌍✌️ ~Anne💕
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your words, dear Anne, cut right to the crux of all that is completely absurd about this world – absurd in the most dangerous way possible. we can and must keep the pressure on, and I join you in saying Humanity Unite!
Thank you as always, friend!
May peace prevail!
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