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The Danger of All The Isms...
In these challenging times, this limerick tries to capture the destructive force of all the "isms"—racism, antisemitism, extremism and others—shaping a world where security and peace seem ever more distant. By highlighting the deep-rooted nature of these hatreds, it emphasises how they threaten our safety and undermine the unity we desperately need. A call to action against intolerance, this piece...
Monday 11th November 2024 12:07 pm
Voices For The Just
The tide is rising with corrosive lies,
Where ignorance and rage entwine in dark disguise.
Unmoored from truth, they shout and blind the mind,
And reason, silenced, falters, left behind.
Young hearts, unshielded, gripped by twisted creed,
Through platforms pulsing with a poisoned feed,
Fall prey to rhetoric of scorn and spite,
As venom fills the streams and taints the nig...
Sunday 27th October 2024 4:31 pm
THEY FED US LIES
The cruelty of the world we woke up to,
A tapestry of lies and deception.
Hopes bestowed, dreams squashed.
Duped with their sweet words
Our trust we gave them, shuttered they were.
We thought it would be better with them,
Regrets now siege within us.
We thought they were one of us,
Wolves in sheep clothes they really were.
Where is the sweetest of our promise...
Saturday 27th July 2024 3:50 pm
THE UNHEARD VOICES
Saturday 27th July 2024 3:29 pm
FLAMETHROWER
FLAMETHROWER
_____________
My internal spirit of rebellion
Is far from calm--
Incendiary
Anger builds
Single spark ignites
Observing injustice
From figures of authority,
Power moves, prejudice--
Inferno in the making
Refusing to be
The next victim, the next pawn,
I know these sensations well--
Long ago, I marched on California's streets
...Thursday 29th February 2024 3:23 am
Unholy Boss
Unholy Boss
It was during the Pandemic of 2020,
when I heard a boss chewing out a worker.
“You’ve been coming in late…Lately”
“You check your phone too much, buddy”
“You drag your feet too much, after lunch.”
“You take too long when you get the stuff.”
“Your attitude has been terrible, man.”
“And that’s why I have to make rules for everyone.”
He says this while working during a shut d...
Sunday 19th April 2020 5:57 pm
Intertextual protest
I like my music ANGRY. My favourite types of song
Are those that call for change, to try to right some wrongs.
I’ll take lyrics about war or peace or duty socially bound,
Over any heartfelt soulful dirge about love lost or found.
But it seems my favourite protest songs have limited success,
Judging by the fact the world is still in such a mess.
The answers blowing in the win...
Saturday 27th October 2018 8:14 am
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