A Simple Case of Child Hate

by Noetic-fret!

Monday 16th March 2009 12:50 am

A Simple Case of Child Hate

Talking the talk

And walking the walk,

Two different items

You didn’t spew.

Brandishing your gun

Like the funk you are

Where battledom hides from

Your fake in view

Do you think it’s wise

With your guns despised,

Teaching kids violence?

If you wanna be a coward

Led weapons merchant there’s

Mercs and the Taliban begging

Your vain employment,

I sigh.

Spinning war facades with

Sick charades in your damaged

Mind, a vixen beholden with

A child on your lips.

Too much Hollywood and I

Feel sorry for you, for a magazine

Loaded weighs more than your life.

Michael J Waite 16^th December 2009 0046hrs.

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Rod Whitworth

Thu 26th Mar 2009 11:37

Mike, have you read "Here, bullet' by Brian Turner?

Rod Whitworth

Thu 26th Mar 2009 11:34

Written with your usual passion for important things. Terrific ending.

<Deleted User> (5247)

Sat 21st Mar 2009 16:21

Thank you Mike for your comments and experience regarding ORMS, this will be an ongoing study for me. June

sian howell

Wed 18th Mar 2009 23:29

you always have so much to say about violence and conflict and it is always thought provoking and stunning in its portrayal. Sian x

<Deleted User> (5879)

Wed 18th Mar 2009 10:39

Hey mike! Thank you for your kind words on my poems...! Im loving this poem it says so much about the current climate i read this poem from the point of view that you are condeming these kids desire to be gangsters? Am i right? And their desire to be like some of todays 'role models'? Either way its a good read and its spot on....Bless...

<Deleted User> (5899)

Tue 17th Mar 2009 19:28

Sadly very real. Would you mind if I used this for one of my classes; I'd give you full credit?

<Deleted User> (5763)

Mon 16th Mar 2009 15:11

A very powerful and accurate image -love it.

darren thomas

Mon 16th Mar 2009 14:02

"for a magazine

Loaded weighs more than your life".

This is a great clause. I enjoy reading your work Mike. Always real. Always shows great awareness and empathy.

D.

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