Poetry competition CLOSED 29th March 2017 3:58am
WINNER
DarkPandorasKnight
DarkPandorasKnight
RUNNER-UP:
drone
Society in ruin
Loose binds
A man born into
Society's perils yearns
to escape his plight
Rattling of his chains in hand -
the man shouts in agony
Instead of more tears
he decides to jump again
off the highest peak
Only to swing from his binds
as he dangles in mid air
Finally, the man resigns
to let his arms fall freely
Submission meant for 'Society in ruin' competition.
Society's perils yearns
to escape his plight
Rattling of his chains in hand -
the man shouts in agony
Instead of more tears
he decides to jump again
off the highest peak
Only to swing from his binds
as he dangles in mid air
Finally, the man resigns
to let his arms fall freely
Submission meant for 'Society in ruin' competition.
Written by LostGirl18
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American't
The banks are broke
Our leaders; the thieves
Always a trick to hide up their sleeves
Our people divided
No longer strong
pass by the homeless and hurry along
nobody helps
nobody cares
lost in a dream that's been dead for years
war is the goal
instead of education
and oil is the only way to unite the nation
fires burn bright
in the eyes of the youth
lost little flames searching for embers of truth
soon to snuff out
soon to be gone
our leaders have let it run unchecked for too long
in god we trust
because we cant trust ourselves
and anarchism is a first class ticket to hell
though we patch our own roads
and take care of each other
our free thought and freedoms are soon to be smothered
by a one world nation
that none of us see
keeping us occupied with curable disease
Our leaders; the thieves
Always a trick to hide up their sleeves
Our people divided
No longer strong
pass by the homeless and hurry along
nobody helps
nobody cares
lost in a dream that's been dead for years
war is the goal
instead of education
and oil is the only way to unite the nation
fires burn bright
in the eyes of the youth
lost little flames searching for embers of truth
soon to snuff out
soon to be gone
our leaders have let it run unchecked for too long
in god we trust
because we cant trust ourselves
and anarchism is a first class ticket to hell
though we patch our own roads
and take care of each other
our free thought and freedoms are soon to be smothered
by a one world nation
that none of us see
keeping us occupied with curable disease
Written by MichaelMorgue
(Chris Addict)
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Thriving
There are those who have truly given up
There are those who think they have given up
There are those who are pretending they have given up
The second and third above are just lying
And join the rest of us struggling every day
Most human beings belong to the “Thriving”
And they thrive to survive at all cost
Even if it means putting down another
if push comes to shove, and it usually does
we will rat out the Jews hiding in the cellar
we will point the finger, when in the wrong
we will mob rule and hang the innocent
we will succumb allowing the missiles to fly
we allow the death of millions because they are brown
through starvation, war and dirty water
as long as we can survive and thrive
bottom line we couldn’t care less
crocodile tears for a charity commercial
send off some rusty guilt easing pennies
yet still the death toll terminally increases
Our new religion: Rather you than me
Our new religion: Charity begins at home
Our new religion: Just turn a blind eye
Our new religion: Fuck You!
It even breaks down on a local level
Screw my neighbour and his noisy dog
Screw my neighbour and his noisy kids
Screw my neighbour, he’s Brown
Only those who truly don’t care are exempt
Hospice workers, thrive on the dying
Politicians thrive on the lying
Bullies thrive on the crying
Psychologist thrive on the sighing
Lawyers thrive on the denying
Government thrives on the complying
Terrorists thrive on the terrifying
Most thrive on self gratifying
All of us thrive on falsifying,
Care implying, low lying,
Pacifying, self denying
Surviving and thriving
Without really trying
I am so not like you
I belong to a small special group
Of people who really don’t care
Nothing is worth fighting for
We clearly don’t give a fuck
We care for nobody
We clamour for nobody
We follow nobody
We love nobody
We hate nobody
The death of us
Or the death of humanity
Will be a blessed release
We are not tethered
We have no vested interest
In humanity’s outcome
Humanity is lost
And those who truly don’t care
Like me, just laugh
There are those who have truly given up
There are those who think they have given up
There are those who are pretending they have given up
The second and third above are just lying
And join the rest of us struggling every day
Most human beings belong to the “Thriving”
And they thrive to survive at all cost
Even if it means putting down another
if push comes to shove, and it usually does
we will rat out the Jews hiding in the cellar
we will point the finger, when in the wrong
we will mob rule and hang the innocent
we will succumb allowing the missiles to fly
we allow the death of millions because they are brown
through starvation, war and dirty water
as long as we can survive and thrive
bottom line we couldn’t care less
crocodile tears for a charity commercial
send off some rusty guilt easing pennies
yet still the death toll terminally increases
Our new religion: Rather you than me
Our new religion: Charity begins at home
Our new religion: Just turn a blind eye
Our new religion: Fuck You!
It even breaks down on a local level
Screw my neighbour and his noisy dog
Screw my neighbour and his noisy kids
Screw my neighbour, he’s Brown
Only those who truly don’t care are exempt
Hospice workers, thrive on the dying
Politicians thrive on the lying
Bullies thrive on the crying
Psychologist thrive on the sighing
Lawyers thrive on the denying
Government thrives on the complying
Terrorists thrive on the terrifying
Most thrive on self gratifying
All of us thrive on falsifying,
Care implying, low lying,
Pacifying, self denying
Surviving and thriving
Without really trying
I am so not like you
I belong to a small special group
Of people who really don’t care
Nothing is worth fighting for
We clearly don’t give a fuck
We care for nobody
We clamour for nobody
We follow nobody
We love nobody
We hate nobody
The death of us
Or the death of humanity
Will be a blessed release
We are not tethered
We have no vested interest
In humanity’s outcome
Humanity is lost
And those who truly don’t care
Like me, just laugh
David_Macleod said:Thriving
There are those who have truly given up
There are those who think they have given up
There are those who are pretending they have given up
The second and third above are just lying
And join the rest of us struggling every day
Most human beings belong to the “Thriving”
And they thrive to survive at all cost
Even if it means putting down another
if push comes to shove, and it usually does
we will rat out the Jews hiding in the cellar
we will point the finger, when in the wrong
we will mob rule and hang the innocent
we will succumb allowing the missiles to fly
we allow the death of millions because they are brown
through starvation, war and dirty water
as long as we can survive and thrive
bottom line we couldn’t care less
crocodile tears for a charity commercial
send off some rusty guilt easing pennies
yet still the death toll terminally increases
Our new religion: Rather you than me
Our new religion: Charity begins at home
Our new religion: Just turn a blind eye
Our new religion: Fuck You!
It even breaks down on a local level
Screw my neighbour and his noisy dog
Screw my neighbour and his noisy kids
Screw my neighbour, he’s Brown
Only those who truly don’t care are exempt
Hospice workers, thrive on the dying
Politicians thrive on the lying
Bullies thrive on the crying
Psychologist thrive on the sighing
Lawyers thrive on the denying
Government thrives on the complying
Terrorists thrive on the terrifying
Most thrive on self gratifying
All of us thrive on falsifying,
Care implying, low lying,
Pacifying, self denying
Surviving and thriving
Without really trying
I am so not like you
I belong to a small special group
Of people who really don’t care
Nothing is worth fighting for
We clearly don’t give a fuck
We care for nobody
We clamour for nobody
We follow nobody
We love nobody
We hate nobody
The death of us
Or the death of humanity
Will be a blessed release
We are not tethered
We have no vested interest
In humanity’s outcome
Humanity is lost
And those who truly don’t care
Like me, just laugh
Interesting write,
Very thought provoking!
I like this
:)
There are those who have truly given up
There are those who think they have given up
There are those who are pretending they have given up
The second and third above are just lying
And join the rest of us struggling every day
Most human beings belong to the “Thriving”
And they thrive to survive at all cost
Even if it means putting down another
if push comes to shove, and it usually does
we will rat out the Jews hiding in the cellar
we will point the finger, when in the wrong
we will mob rule and hang the innocent
we will succumb allowing the missiles to fly
we allow the death of millions because they are brown
through starvation, war and dirty water
as long as we can survive and thrive
bottom line we couldn’t care less
crocodile tears for a charity commercial
send off some rusty guilt easing pennies
yet still the death toll terminally increases
Our new religion: Rather you than me
Our new religion: Charity begins at home
Our new religion: Just turn a blind eye
Our new religion: Fuck You!
It even breaks down on a local level
Screw my neighbour and his noisy dog
Screw my neighbour and his noisy kids
Screw my neighbour, he’s Brown
Only those who truly don’t care are exempt
Hospice workers, thrive on the dying
Politicians thrive on the lying
Bullies thrive on the crying
Psychologist thrive on the sighing
Lawyers thrive on the denying
Government thrives on the complying
Terrorists thrive on the terrifying
Most thrive on self gratifying
All of us thrive on falsifying,
Care implying, low lying,
Pacifying, self denying
Surviving and thriving
Without really trying
I am so not like you
I belong to a small special group
Of people who really don’t care
Nothing is worth fighting for
We clearly don’t give a fuck
We care for nobody
We clamour for nobody
We follow nobody
We love nobody
We hate nobody
The death of us
Or the death of humanity
Will be a blessed release
We are not tethered
We have no vested interest
In humanity’s outcome
Humanity is lost
And those who truly don’t care
Like me, just laugh
Interesting write,
Very thought provoking!
I like this
:)
What Will They Think of Us
What will they think of us when they read about us?
About the wars we engaged in over governments and creeds
Or the lies we’re told in the auspices of things to come
When we lost our humanity under pretentious greed
Will they weep for us when they study our history?
When we destroyed mother earth to live beyond our means
Because one day she will rise against us and take it back
And upon our ruins a new society will realize their dreams
When will we ever learn the true meaning of harmony?
That the original particle still runs in you as it does in me
In spite of the deities we worship beyond our comprehension
Regardless of our differences, kindness should be our legacy
How will future generations and civilizations see us?
When the avarice spread through the masses like cancer
Will they see us like we see our past from days long ago?
In our lifetime, will we ever be able to find the answer?
What will they think of us when they read about us?
About the wars we engaged in over governments and creeds
Or the lies we’re told in the auspices of things to come
When we lost our humanity under pretentious greed
Will they weep for us when they study our history?
When we destroyed mother earth to live beyond our means
Because one day she will rise against us and take it back
And upon our ruins a new society will realize their dreams
When will we ever learn the true meaning of harmony?
That the original particle still runs in you as it does in me
In spite of the deities we worship beyond our comprehension
Regardless of our differences, kindness should be our legacy
How will future generations and civilizations see us?
When the avarice spread through the masses like cancer
Will they see us like we see our past from days long ago?
In our lifetime, will we ever be able to find the answer?
Anonymous
Monkey Town Maddness
Life in the Wood, beer blood and mud
and plenty of sweet puka green
the laughing clown chokes Monkey Town
and the dogs get the cats and the cream
There’s wolves in sheep’s clothing
with secrets to hide
there’s stones that keep rolling
and ones stuck on their side
there’s villains with morals
while the righteous have not
the clown and the rat share a piss pot
and everyone’s along for the ride
Days on the hill, no standing still
and nights that are never alone
stay on the move, in your own groove
rolling on by like a stone
Monkey Town its all going down
and the rats have eaten their fill
dangerous times catching rhymes
with nothing but time to kill
There’s angels in denim
with old dirty shoes
you got prophets just Jammin
who do as they choose
there’s cocaine in classrooms
and kids smoking pot
there’s the boy in the corner who never forgot
with only a bad education to loose
The snake and the rat outwit the cat
and occupy the dog with flees
nothing to get except sweet regret
and a licence to do as they please
Just a penniless poet who thought that he knew it
all…. till he was sat flat on his arse
smoking and drinking but never stopped thinking
and realised its all just a farce
You got wolves in sheep’s clothing
with secrets to hide
there’s stones that keep rolling
and ones stuck on their side
there’s no sign of sorrow
and no sweet regrets
as the circus continues the crowd quickly forgets
and everyone’s along for ride
The snake and the rat the dog clown and cat
playing a game on their own
stay on the move in your own groove
rolling on by like a stone
By Danny Carr
Written by monkeyman
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