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Entitled to Love
They tell us;
“You are not entitled to anything.”
But, somehow we feel that’s wrong.
The birds have food,
the beasts have water;
and they can find a mate.
They tell us;
“The world is harsh,
it hands you nothing.”
But, humans seem to make it worse.
Your rules, and laws and boundaries of the mind;
enslave us to earn a dollar,
while you stand and jeer and watch.
They tell us;
...
Friday 2nd April 2021 5:00 pm
Lockdown Fatigue
Quick scribble. I just want to be the squirrel in the tree outside my window today. I've had enough.
Up and down the Ash trees,
Round and round they go,
Unaware, oblivious,
Of these troubles that we know,
No Coronavirus seeping,
Through their very roots,
Dampening their daily walks,
Or tarnishing their fruits,
No handwashing,
Isolating,
Searing, hurting longi...
Monday 1st March 2021 4:05 pm
Scream...
Freedom screams on the back of my words
demanding more than just a numb text...
A nation succumbs decapitated during years;
suffocated by discouragement piled on their path,
mocked for their sorrows, sufferings
and the blood they shed
The perverse, without mercy,
brandish a sharp iron,
ceaselessly striking the cheeks of the innocent...
tearing souls apart,
c...
Tuesday 23rd February 2021 6:21 pm
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