Every morning
the news paper
knocks at my door
wounded,
soaked in blood.
Beneath the poster girl's silky tress
and filmstars' glossy smile
there lie scoops ruthlessly butchered,
frontlines smelling of old dried wound;
ugly red patches hiding in its folds
wherever the skin is being pulled out.
The picturesque tableau of the cityscape
screams with terror and bullets,
the air stifled among the sky scrapers
echoes violence,
muffled voices, suppressed, trying for an outlet,
sometimes out of greed or to avenge
or may be to vindicate certain fanaticism,
or may be to vindicate certain fanaticism,
peace beating its wings, fear struck, like a caged bird.
Civilisation searches among the lines and prints
groping in darkness
like a homeless wanderer,
straying,
with a vain hope of destination.
13 comments:
powerful highlight...
wars are hard to all, thanks for sharing..
This is hot stuff! I love dark poetry and then throws so much light!
Quite a deep read this. I can almost feel the troubles around me.
There is so much grief & strife in the world. Hope helps to heal
...Every morning
the news paper
knocks at my door
wounded...
Fantastic! You ought to link to OneStopPoetry you know...you're really good!
http://onestoppoetry.com/2011/03/one-shot-wednesday-week-35.html#comment-6745
simply besutiful! heres my wk 39.. http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/regret/
"Peace beating its wings, fear struck, like a caged bird"
Powerful imagery that writhes in the dust of failed and imprisoned intentions.....
Very sharp, very wounding, pulls away the woolen blinders and we as readers shreak in the blinding light beyond the concealment of our many precious facades....
I was recently asked a question by a reader, how long does it take you to write a poem of this complexity, and with such a bite?
Jingle, Hairyman, Lena, lunawitch 15,kenny, fiveloaf, J.D. Hughes, Thank you all for your appreciation. It would make me write more.
dang...nice bit of social commentary...i like it...vivid, stark real....
This is a brilliant piece! Peace beating it's wings, fear struck, like a caged bird. You are a really good writer! Well done! I do so enjoy your writing:)
fiercely passionate and compassionate commentary on the wounds of the world.
The same thoughts pains me a lot. Touching..!
sad commentary
brings to mind
the symbolism
in la paloma negra (the black dove)
which i sometimes delve
in my writings
war/peace
yin & yang
but the spirit
the spirit
well ...
much to think about
peace & love my sister
estewolf
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