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As Mankind Dies

Darkness may be an unwillingness to see How easy to retain apathy 'Tis peaceful to open eyes And gaze upon lies As mankind Dies To not find That courage defies Self-inflicted, blinded cries And shines light on truth and empathy Darkness may be an unwillingness to see 10/22/2018

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Vijay Pandit

Date: 10/24/2018 7:06:00 AM

Expertly done..beautiful poem..Hope you win at the top of the podium.

Deb Radke
Date: 10/24/2018 8:14:00 AM

Thanks so much for your encouraging words, Vijay. I'm glad you liked my poem. Deb

John Hamilton

Date: 10/23/2018 12:14:00 PM

This is like an Etheree, but the syllable counts are 11-9-7-5-3-1-3-5-7-9-11 what do you call it?

Deb Radke
Date: 10/23/2018 12:49:00 PM

I entered this poem in a contest called “Andaree”. If you look in the contest area you’ll see it listed.

John Hamilton

Date: 10/23/2018 12:11:00 PM

This is one of the best poems I've ever read, seriously this is great writing Deb! A must fave!

Deb Radke
Date: 10/23/2018 12:47:00 PM

I’m so grateful for your words. And so happy you liked this poem. Thank you.