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Set a Sentence
If the future was more kind
without misfortune few deny
perhaps the fear would be removed
from procreation of blessed broods
the call to family some resist
is the outcome of that persists
when grandparents have condemned
the world resulting from their sins
inheritance should be boon
instead the cliff clearly looms
the edge within sight of all
only dooms the tender ones
the elders who will fall away
are the ones that had betrayed
now future parents hesitate
to set a sentence of doomed fate.
© 2020. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20200226.
without misfortune few deny
perhaps the fear would be removed
from procreation of blessed broods
the call to family some resist
is the outcome of that persists
when grandparents have condemned
the world resulting from their sins
inheritance should be boon
instead the cliff clearly looms
the edge within sight of all
only dooms the tender ones
the elders who will fall away
are the ones that had betrayed
now future parents hesitate
to set a sentence of doomed fate.
© 2020. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20200226.
Published 6th Apr 2020
Author's Note
The poem “Set a Sentence” was inspired by a Facebook posting that stated, “when people my age are all afraid of the world that their kids are inheriting because of their irresponsible grandparents, it makes you take pause .”
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7th Apr 2020 4:55am
The older generations did make mistakes and sometimes the younger generations make the same mistakes because they enjoy the moments. Keep on writing.
Anonymous
14th Apr 2020 9:35pm
The words successfully convey the timeless quality that this poem needs, by its very nature, to root itself to. I can imagine this poem having complete validity if it were written long ago or long into the future. I would love to hear this spoken.
