Here on planet fear,
if we see something,
we say something.
Here on planet fear,
our ears are open wide.
For all that we hold dear,
we throw our billions
at box knives.
"Better there than here"
while we let here rot inside.
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- Maude Lynn
- Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days. ---Flannery O'Connor
18 comments:
This is such an amazing tight little piece. Especially love "we throw our billions at box knives." Goosebumps - Looking forward to your interview tomorrow :D
Lots of love,
Sanaa
drew me to Magicians and their illusions, ah but reality is a given
have a good Sunday
much love...
Nothing beats a gated community to grow the fear...
Those last few lines tear at me as I want to rage at this...a perfectly penned piece MZ.
Perfect, as always and I do agree with Brudberg, gated communities do tend to plant/nourish fear. Have a great new week, MZ!!
Well said.
ZQ
Every political entity needs a bad guy to get the people excited and distracted. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Muslims! Jews! Atheists! Blacks! Gays! Liberals! Oh dear oh dear oh dear....
Whoa! those closing lines say it all to perfection. That we do........
Yup! Tight write MZ
Definitely!
Oh yes, nothing like a good war "over there". And yes again, the cost "here" is horrendous too.
Sometimes your poems themselves are as piercing as knives, going straight to the heart and finishing with a quick skewer! (That's meant to be a compliment, btw!)
MZ--
Screeeech. (As she skidded to a stop.)
Interview? I hope I remember to go to the link tomorrow. (Will you provide a link on YOUR blog tomorrow? Please?)
There is a lot to this skillfully rendered, nuanced piece. So often in poetry, less is more, I think, especially in a commentary such as this. Awesome!
I often think that poets see the bigger picture better than anyone else. How telling and moving you poem it today.
Nicely caught. And boxed.
Fear is the enemy we cannot see..perhaps it is not even there..which i feel runs deep in your words..
Somehow "here" is always less alluring than "there."
Fear! - the glasses we get from our birth. Great!
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