an as-long-as-it-rhymes scribble …
just what am i doing, scribbling these vaguely rhyming rhymes,
as people are disposed of willy-nilly, in these terrifying times.
where riches and high office are what matter most,
regardless of the billions of souls just barely surviving, as long as the parties continue, all vying to be the most hospitable host.
just what am i doing, as brokers funnel millions, wading through the murky machiavellian mire,
and as the 99% sink deeper, into the bowels of deprivation dire.
words such as peace and equality and freedom and justice and democracy have been from us putridly pilfered,
snatching our language of struggle away, leaving us with slogans so feebly filtered.
i often ask myself as to why i even bother to belch out so many a scrawny scribble,
impotent as they are, dribbling down as hypocritically doleful drivel.
i have no response to these inquiries so earnestly enquired,
all i can say is that i am sick to the marrow of being so terribly tired.
exhausted, fatigued of carrying in my pocket cold change – always just a couple of coins, and never crisp new notes,
to fling at the coarse beggars who stain the windows of my magical mercedes, even as thoughts of that new yacht in my mind freely floats.
is this the world of humanity? humanity stripped of being kind and being humbly humane,
this callous world of wealth obscene, these ugly societies of greed insatiably insane.
how dare we call this world our collective mother, our mother whom we have so savagely stripped,
of all she has to offer us, her very children who have defiled her, plundering all we can, as we ravaged her being, and as her soul we have ravenously ripped.
we make pompous speeches, we have conferences, we prattle on as we tediously talk,
all the while we lust after this portfolio, and that deal, treating each other as prey whom we surreptitiously stalk.
i have been searching for a home, an abode of peace and stillness, while all around i hear the pin-striped cackling crowd,
the ones who barely see anything beyond their green-backed shroud, where the anthem of greed, they bellow out arrogantly aloud.
the words of religious piety are mumbled, us versus them, our creed, our caste, our tribe, our race, tattooed for all to see on our conscienceless consciousness,
we go to war, we kill and we maim, we abuse and we discard as damned refuse, as we build walls between humans, creating boundaries of morbid monstrousness.
just what am i doing, to really feel alive, to love, to embrace, to share, and to not allow myself to be drawn into the cult of only me, me, me,
but to breathe, to hug another soul, to go against the grain, to simply be, and in being, be.
just what am i doing, to be a part of the whole, to be an infinitesimal grain in our collective soul, to use my bare hands to help save our shared humanity’s teetering tree,
in truth i am doing nothing, i am a mute spectator, not wanting to ever get my hands dirty, to be content to sit on the fence, to perch myself away on a hill, to do nothing at all, but see, see, see …
Insightful. Well stated!
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many humble thanks. deeply appreciated.
warmest wishes to you and all those dear to you.
Peace ✌
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You speak for all of us. If it weren’t for God to turn to for some peace, we might all give up
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many thanks my friend. I am humbled. Warmest regards and wishes to you and yours.
Peace ✌
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Afzal, I hear you. Mi think we all feel impotent. We talk about having advanced as a society. We say the world is a better place than it ysed to be. And sure, some things have changed. But have they in REALITY changed? Because the change has to occur inside the hearts of human beings. And yes, there IS too much greed in this world. And once someone hasvtasted if money and ‘goid’ things, it becomes an adduction. I do not understand the gearts of people who are this way, but I too feel like you do. Impotent.
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it is so sad that we feel the way we do – especially given that we live in societies where we elect politicians etc whom we then expect to honour the social contract with the people – alas it is not so and as you say the change has to come from within – and the “addiction” you talk of is so real as again we live in capitalist societies where money and material things are valued above all else. our hope is that we can do what we can to find and make the change within and then perhaps all do whatever we can to make just our own circle less callous – perhaps those circles will grow
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Yes, I totally agree with you. I gave up on politicians a long time ago. I do not know that much about yours, but ours certainly make promuses with their fingers crossed behind their backs! And yes, all we can do is make sure that we ourselves do not fall prey to the seductive vouces within society. It is hard. Really hard. I know that in our country, prople have hardened so much inside over the years. It seems to be everyy man for himself. And there us always a rubnush heap ready to throw the weaker ones onto.
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your words and emotions are so powerful and so so true – as true as can be – it’s the same everywhere where politicians pop around every four years or so to make impassioned but empty speeches and over the years that has hardened people and that has directly led to the everyone for themselves attitude. there is no decent and promising alternative for people to put their trust in. and to our collective shame and disgust the rubbish heap you speak of is just getting bigger as more human beings are discarded like trash.
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I know. And it has happened all over the world. I guess we just keep on writing but longing to do more. We have little chouce, sadly. I feel so terribly sad and outraged at what recently happened in Puttsburgh too. Things are changing for the worse, and it seems people are not learning the lessons of history. Peace to you brother
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Yes the horrific attacks on innocent people in Pittsburgh just because they are of a different faith is a deeply painful reminder of the hate that is flowing and that consumes people who view themselves as superior to other. It is a shame on all of us that we have over the millennia shaped our world to have such hatred be a part of so many people’s outlook. And to act on those fascist views and murder and kill and maim innocent people at a place of worship is reprehensible and unspeakably dastardly.
The Struggles Continue in so many ways all over the world.
Hugs and Peace my friend ✌
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Hugs and peace back at ta
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🤗
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Amazing piece of writing!
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Thank you as always and am humbled by your kind words as always.
My very warmest wishes to you and all dear to you.
Cheers and peace always ✌☮
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You’re welcome!
Stay blessed 😆
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stay blessed too, my friend. 👍✊
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🙂
nice post
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many humble thanks. deeply appreciated and warmest wishes to you and all those dear to you.
Peace ✌
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“but to breathe, to hug another soul, to go against the grain, to simply be, and in being, be.” – 🌷
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🌻☮✌
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