who will call out the hubris of the new normal,
the deliberate perversion of utopia,
the ratio of distension between wallet and starvation,
the buried congruence of hunger and unresolved rage?
who will point a finger at the new naked emperors,
at the impossible distortion of equality,
at the sea lapping longer and louder at its shores,
the dead dying slowly in its barren womb?
who will pluck the feathers from this sky of burning metal,
where the last blue mangles in the smog of twisted grey,
where the new normal croons with a red lipped pout
and disembodied hands deliver a standing applause?
who will give me reason to hide life in a secret box
when humanity buries itself everyday in unmarked graves,
when the eternal beloved who pours wine in my carafe
denies my whirling rapture, intoxicated by his own tears?
Interesting…
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Thank you Sean.
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I intend to call them as I see them, as we all must, hopefully in an atmosphere of mutual respect that allows us to come together and work for the good of our ‘perverted utopia.’
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More power to you Susan. Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂
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Unlike past eras, the free speech and creative outlets are now in the hands of giant corporations. I can only hope they will continue to stand for profit and openness. Big business has discovered that politics as usual has is bad for the bottom line. No matter the blather and promises w/o the cooperation of conglomerates very little will change.
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I think, that is sadly the truth. The narrative is completely controlled and curated.
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The poem constantly made me want to say “I Will”. I think that is what it wants to provoke inside yourself as well 🙂
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Possibly! Thanks Oloriel.
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very, very powerful and thought provoking piece of work.
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Thanks so much 🙂
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So “thot-provoking.” That first comment struck me: the poets.
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Thanks Victoria 🙂🙂
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The colours and sense of fog is almost a blur of suffocation and yet a hope for freedom.. beautiful..intriguing and lingering
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Thanks so much Jae.
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If utopia can be perverted, is there any way we can convert or ameliorate dystopia?
This poem has such a strong voice and difficult questions. I do love the lines:
‘who will pluck the feathers from this sky of burning metal,
where the last blue mangles in the smog of twisted grey,
where the new normal croons with a red lipped pout
and disembodied hands deliver a standing applause?’
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Thanks Kim. Glad you liked it. 🙂
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The new naked emperors. Yes! We just need someone with the innocence to point out, “he has no clothes! “
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Indeed! Thanks so much Bryan.
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Beautiful!❤️ thank goodness for the creative ones 🙂
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Thank you Sanaa.
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We try, we try, and fiction is truer than words. The chasm is ever widening if it’s never read.
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Thanks Bjorn. 🙂
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The poets, the artists, the writers, the painters, the singers, the musicians–and that God for them
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Indeed..thank you 🙂
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I hope that some would stand up and make their voice/s heard ~ If I were back in my native land, I will be joining the street protests and making my dissent against reckless killings and the burial of a dictator in a hero’s plot, loud and clear. But I have hope in the new generation, that they will learn that their voice/s matter and that it can topple or break a government. Good one ~
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Thank you Grace. Times are changing rapidly it seems, titling in one direction and there is desperate need for contrary voices to be heard.
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Read this again tonight. Such a powerful piece. ‘disembodied hands deliver a standing applause”–a memorable line.
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Thank you Janice. Much appreciated.
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the poets , dear rajani, the poets.
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Yes, I sure hope their voice continues to be heard. Thanks so much Tio.
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