Threadbare in many parts,
Abuse gradually impacts.
Maltreated and presumed,
We often overlook the
gift.
Centuries before our time,
It was simply another word.
Decisions amassed as
actions,
Many fought and died for it.
Weltanschaunng now demands,
Causes to legislate and
legalise.
Today’s moaning wants
more,
Sack cloth and ashes of
greed.
The weird and bizarre
vocalise,
Wrongs are the rights of
now.
Whisper behind a cupped
hand,
The world is listening to
your all.
Pigeons carry innermost
secrets,
Trust eroded by tetchy technologies.
Big brother’s sister knows
about you,
Don’t dare say you dislike
aubergines.
Choice is not a freedom
for dissent,
The movement of populism
says so.
©Copyright Eileen T O’Neill 05/07/2015
Choice is bot a freedom for dissent. Exactly. Probably the most ho.east line about the state of our society that I have read today.
ReplyDelete"Wrongs are the rights of now."...root cause of all maladies brilliantly exposed...
ReplyDeleteThis poem is powerful Eileen. I feel you passion and desire to heal the politics of hypocracy. Brilliantly expressed!
ReplyDeleteI like the words Sumana has highlighted...really a strong poem, Eileen.
ReplyDeleteHad to look up "Weltanschaunng"---thanks for the introduction to a new word....I always love that :-)
ReplyDeleteWrongs are the rights of now.
ReplyDeleteWhisper behind a cupped hand,
The world is listening to your all.
Powerful verse.. depicting the corruption and politics all around the world. Well penned!
Lots of love,
Sanaa
I am most struck by "Wrongs are the rights of now" and "Choice is not a freedom for dissent." Deep thoughts, Eileen, well presented.
ReplyDeleteA very powerful poem, I agree.. Well penned. Sad to see the though, the things that happen.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many ways of spreading wrongs, and populism seem to just get stronger.. a beautiful world is build on compromise and respect.
ReplyDeletethreads and threats of freedom is expensive and a difficult to define. a powerful sentiment here, hope it can be heard
ReplyDelete"Big brother’s sister knows about you' is it possible for your jaw to drop and smile at the same time? This certainly hits home, wonderfully penned
ReplyDeleteYour opening lines are powerful and a needed punch in the face so to speak...a wake up...
ReplyDelete'Threadbare in many parts,
Abuse gradually impacts.
Maltreated and presumed,
We often overlook the gift.'
Donna@LivingFromHappiness
Hypocrisy is a devious playmate...if you own such a playmate...Rather, find the gifts of elsewhere, without strings attached. An interesting piece of writing.
ReplyDeleteClever, and all too likely.
ReplyDeleteA profound and insightful poem but 'Don’t dare say you dislike aubergines' made me smile with abandon..doesn't that just sum up life.. who dares go against the middle class/blue suited grain...
ReplyDeleteYes but the choice to visualize is still there even when its a unpopular opinion.
ReplyDeleteLuv the aubergines Line; do you know that they were originally a white round veg that where the name egg plant got started (◕‿◕｡)
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in at my Sunday Lime
my Rain poem is not at Lunch Break it is at 'verses
http://myblog-verses.blogspot.com/2015/07/93_6.htm
have a good week
much love...
I think most of us always moans for more, even if what is needed is already with us. Well said.
ReplyDeleteLeo @ I Rhyme Without Reason
"Wrongs are the rights of now." An indelible line and - in the context of society's current predilection in favor of passivity and indifference - courageously forthright.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I did have to look up a few words and you used them powerfully.
ReplyDeleteZQ
I liked the concept of "Big Brother's Sister" and all it implies...
ReplyDeleteWell-penned, Eileen!
I wonder sometime if we have painted ourselves into a politically correct corner--thought provoking piece--one to come back to again and again
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