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SUFFERING MASOCHISTICALLY
You wanna put a cap on my pen
Want activism to quickly end
Squelching voices via radio silence
At peaceful protest, you respond with violence
Violence begets violence; typically
But we proceed to act peacefully
O' say can you not see our sincerity
Justice is blind so we can't find any
The hypocrisy is so hard to swallow
Misery is a place where we refuse to wallow
We've suffered sorrow since the African shores
Today it continues to knock on our doors
Want activism to quickly end
Squelching voices via radio silence
At peaceful protest, you respond with violence
Violence begets violence; typically
But we proceed to act peacefully
O' say can you not see our sincerity
Justice is blind so we can't find any
The hypocrisy is so hard to swallow
Misery is a place where we refuse to wallow
We've suffered sorrow since the African shores
Today it continues to knock on our doors
Published 2nd Apr 2022
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2nd Apr 2022 1:25pm
Dear D,
Alas, this makes me wonder if it will ever be okay? I so want it to be a better world. I think your poem has a great sense of poignancy and eloquence throughout in stating the madness and injustice of the world. H🌷
Alas, this makes me wonder if it will ever be okay? I so want it to be a better world. I think your poem has a great sense of poignancy and eloquence throughout in stating the madness and injustice of the world. H🌷
3rd Apr 2022 4:33am
The more I observe the ruling class in America, the less hypocrisy I see. Those at the top mistreat all who they consider beneath them. They only separate other folks into categories that prevent unification against them.
Like the old Roman Empire, "bread and circuses" for the masses
Like the old Roman Empire, "bread and circuses" for the masses
12th May 2022 5:08pm
The second stanza is true and at the core of today's issues. It's so frustrating to try to protest and have a voice, raise awareness and the other side makes it about something else.
Excellent work.
Excellent work.
