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Turn the Tables

Apocalyptic riders, riding hard,
pressing, pressing on us 
as they come -
how long will they ride
before we all are overcome?
Why do so many
to the horsemen four succumb?
Too many, like sheep, heedless have become.

Anti-democratic and scapegoating leaders
have ruled over us for decades.
No. For centuries!
Wars and misery they bring.
Why don’t we turn the tables
and lock them up in penitentiaries?

Why imitate those liars
being money-hungry,
allowing them control
as we follow ever dumbly?

So few are those who dare step up.
Lonely is the Silver Surfer and Fantastic Four.
A shout-out to humanity -
your courage I implore!

Turn the tables. Turn the tables.
If we’d but take a stand -
think of how the world could be.
Like the Dharma -
It could be so grand.
Let us all together band,
and let Aquarius shine with peace
throughout each and every land.

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Paige Hind Date: 9/18/2025 6:41:00 PM I agree with you! Ugh, it's awful. One day... :) Login to Reply

Joseph May Date: 9/17/2025 9:40:00 AM When the masses take a stand, dictators fall, Very nicely penned Andrea Login to Reply

CayCay Jennings Date: 9/16/2025 5:45:00 PM As you know, I don't do the song contests (for the most part) but I see you listened and, darn, if you didn't 'get it' and pull off an exceptional poem based on it. It may be an assumption that you 'got it', but I feel safe saying so. Loved the ride from start to finish, you delivered urgency as born from righteous indignation. Way to go, Andrea. Poetry hugs ... CayCay Login to Reply Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/16/2025 6:57:00 PM Thanks so much. I always surprise myself how easily Roberts contests inspire me once I know a song's lyrics

Danny Derden Date: 9/16/2025 8:04:00 AM Your poem is a rallying cry wrapped in cosmic grit. The Silver Surfer reference is brilliant—an emblem of solitary resistance, (an aside I once emblazoned my work gloves with "SILVER SURFER"...still have them in fact). You channel righteous fury and hope with rhythm and fire. Keep riding that wave of truth. Login to Reply Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/16/2025 9:07:00 AM Hey, thanks

John Lawless Date: 9/15/2025 6:00:00 PM I paraphrase an old Scottish proverb "Oh Lord please the "giftee" gee us to see ourselves as others see us". It appears we are unable to even agree on what it is we don't agree on...Nice write Andrea, you made an old guy stop and think...TA DA... Login to Reply Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/16/2025 9:08:00 AM Interesting!

Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 9/15/2025 5:14:00 PM I appreciate the strength in your words...if we could unite, what a grandstand that would be. Inspirational words. Login to Reply

Joe Dimino Date: 9/15/2025 3:50:00 PM Christ turned those tables over, didn't He? Well said, Andrea. Login to Reply Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/15/2025 4:50:00 PM yes, he DID

Abdullah Alhemaidy Date: 9/15/2025 1:59:00 PM Very interesting! Login to Reply

Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/15/2025 12:20:00 PM The tables indeed will turn one day. Hope someone will come to their senses. Hugs Login to Reply Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/15/2025 4:50:00 PM Right on, Kim

Dr. Vandana Sharma Date: 9/15/2025 10:46:00 AM I see the use of the word" Dharma". Actually it is a Sanskrit/Hindi word (Dharm), but in english, in all the Sanskrit/Hindi words an extra "a " is added.(I wonder why!) Dharm means to do what is right and it should be our duty to do that. Great poem. Login to Reply Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/15/2025 4:50:00 PM yes, I used it because the song in this challenge used it inside the song. I had to look it up to get it!

Jay Narain Date: 9/15/2025 10:36:00 AM Poem with deep thoughts. Login to Reply

Duke Beaufort Date: 9/15/2025 9:44:00 AM Andrea, you have introduced a diverse set of cultural icons to explain what we really do need to do....of course peacefully!! I hope you are well. You might not want to read what I've done recently, but in my own way, I am trying to point out how we're being played so we can turn the tables. I hope you are in good spirits and send many smiles from the heart. We won't always agree, but I know you are sincere and make the best of life you can. That is a strategy I admire. Login to Reply Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/15/2025 9:50:00 AM thanks, probably your meaning here is that we have different political ideals? I personally do not like Trump; however, I think the liberalism of this country has brought us closer to communism, and I think neither party has our best interests at heart. I especially hate the fear mongering that took place during covid. I want complete withdrawal from the UN and WHO, all these global entitites who ultimately will enslave us with the "great reset" I want to believe Trump will not fall for that, but sadly, I feel even he will endorse it in the end and the globalists will control us.