A GOOD MOAN
If it's not a tsunami it's somebody's army
taking over the news
our eating disorder is bang out of order
with so many getting the blues.
No wonder that the men in cloaks
are praying for better times
politicians running in circles
with neither reason nor rhymes.
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The queues for complaints are stretched to the limit
with no ready answers to hand
simmering tension too frightful to mention
not enough fat on the land.
Who do we turn to when nobody heeds us
we turn in our graves in distress
even the jokers are right out of focus
as they look at the overall mess..
Our Gods are engaged in endless denial
it's not their fault so they say
Atheists are full of reasons
accepting come what may.
As for me I don't know the answer
except for the secret of life
which I can't divulge as you might expect
it wouldn't be viewed with the least respect
so backs to the wall and sod you all
i'll go home to the trouble and strife.
raypool
Sat 25th Nov 2023 12:04
Thanks for your comments Mark. It is one of the perils of a site like this that what I could call thoughts expressed with a sense of irony as in fact I try to do in order to have a sense of proportion (a balanced view) usually results in a polarized sequence of opinions, often due to bitter experience which is naturally to be expected. My poems are not glued into any sockets as such and I hope can bend in the wind of controversy. While I understand the bitter gall that society can throw up I try to stay well clear. So forgive me if I do not appear to lend credence to or criticize your views , except to say I know them to be truly felt and I appreciate that! I would only say that memories of previous incarnations do not always apply in the tides of current thinking. Whether that is for good or bad is probably for later generations to reflect on when we're long gone.
Thank you Stephen, your instincts are right in my case!
Thanks to Hugh, Tellboy, Reggie's Ghost, John Gilbert Ellis and K. Lynn, much appreciated.