Against
This week's 100 word challenge at Velvet Verbosity features the word Against. Well, I'm against using the same format for every effort, so here's a poem for your (doubtful) pleasure.
Against
I cry out -
Against
Death and loss.
Against
Entropy.
Against the inexorable current of
Time.
Against
Cruelty and its craving:
Suffering.
Against
Lies luring us astray -
Politics;
Every party, every candidate -
Posturing,
Hypocrisy,
Good intentions soured, presented as fresh,
Cures worse than diseases,
Distortions of truth
Winning votes,
Betrayal of all
Who trust promises.
Against
Conformity,
Thoughtless obedience -
Slayers of creativity;
Hatred and intolerance,
Harsh enforcers;
Standardization,
Enemy of infinite variety.
Against
Greed,
Lust;
Which cultivate
Indifference to all
But their satisfaction;
Exploitation,
Pollution,
Destruction,
Bitter fruits of indifference.
Against
Rigid law,
Rules, regulations,
Injustice.
Against
War in any form.
I cry out -
Against
Death and loss.
Against
Entropy.
Against the inexorable current of
Time.
Against
Cruelty and its craving:
Suffering.
Against
Lies luring us astray -
Politics;
Every party, every candidate -
Posturing,
Hypocrisy,
Good intentions soured, presented as fresh,
Cures worse than diseases,
Distortions of truth
Winning votes,
Betrayal of all
Who trust promises.
Against
Conformity,
Thoughtless obedience -
Slayers of creativity;
Hatred and intolerance,
Harsh enforcers;
Standardization,
Enemy of infinite variety.
Against
Greed,
Lust;
Which cultivate
Indifference to all
But their satisfaction;
Exploitation,
Pollution,
Destruction,
Bitter fruits of indifference.
Against
Rigid law,
Rules, regulations,
Injustice.
Against
War in any form.
Labels: challenge, poetry, Velvet Verbosity
posted by The Wandering Author | Permalink: 3:43 PM
7 Comments:
Very powerful.
http://reneedaniels.wordpress.com
You wrote exactly what I first wanted to write but wasn't sure I could express. :)
I'm no critic of poetry. I can't write it to save my life, even though I've tried, and I like my own stuff because, well, it's mine. It's expressing something I want to express.
Anyway, I can't critique form or any of that, but I definitely enjoyed AND identified with this piece. I found myself nodding in agreement.
Wow. nice.
I think this was a very strong statement of thoughts R.
Mine is up @ http://mamabearwrites.blogspot.com/
Penelope Anne
notlivinginvain, thanks.
jm, that's quite a compliment. Thank you.
velvet verbosity, I don't mind critiques - but I don't require them, either. :-) And thank you.
Thanks, Jana
Penelope, yours was very powerful; I recommend any of my readers to go over and check it out.
The beauty of poetry. I loved it, as it spoke volumes to me; as all good poems should!
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