Drag

Once upon a haven for now a heathen waif once unified by craft now a lowly execrate for loving every neighbour for flying a rainbow flag for once upon a kinship now pariah what a drag *** Dedicated to all the poets who have left for safer sites.

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Brian Sambourne

Date: 6/26/2023 12:47:00 PM

Great play on the word "drag" Maureen, what with drag queen readings in libraries under siege + no to Pride flags outside of schools. Intolerance is a drag indeed. Best wishes, Brian

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/26/2023 1:01:00 PM

I’m stunned by the protests outside of schools in my little Ottawa, children stomping on pride flags, an image I won’t soon forget; teaching intolerance a drag too. Cheers, xomo

Anonomus Scorpio

Date: 6/24/2023 12:49:00 PM

Know this little one, you're understood and respected no matter where you are. Beauty doesn't hide behind Flags or poems. It's shown in the heart, in your heart. With lots of hugs A.S.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/26/2023 11:43:00 AM

Thank you Scorpio <3

Jeff Connelly

Date: 6/21/2023 9:01:00 AM

Amen. A man. A woman. A person. A written word doesn't have a face; it's the reader's own interpretation... Always thanks for your insight Maureen. Hugs...

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/26/2023 11:42:00 AM

It’s all off gassing ;),

Nancy Kaufman

Date: 6/19/2023 6:30:00 AM

Thank you for sharing your voice on this subject which so many of us probably were not even aware of.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/20/2023 7:53:00 AM

Thank You Nancy! xomo

Jan Allison

Date: 6/19/2023 6:16:00 AM

Aww mo this is so sad on so many levels. So much bigotry around i accept people for who they are not what their sexual preferences are. Live and let live! Hugs Jan xx

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/20/2023 7:53:00 AM

You’s the best. <3 xomo!

Hat Bueckert

Date: 6/18/2023 9:11:00 AM

Nicely worded Maureen, a sad state when people don't feel safe, we should all be accepting of each other

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/19/2023 3:29:00 AM

Thank you, I believe that too. xomo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/17/2023 9:16:00 PM

Amazing how much flags mean to us, isn't it?! When I see the Blue-and-White flag of Israel and hear their National Anthem playing, tears just well up in my eyes... When I see the Palestinian flag waved at protest marches by men brandishing MK-47s, not so much... I'm human, I guess, with all the prejudices and biases that come with the species... Thanks for all the food for thought, Mo!!! Keep writing 'em! Light and Illumination, Gershon

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/19/2023 3:31:00 AM

Every flag is made of its people, and their blood. Empathy is the only way through past and over our prejudices I believe. That and education of course, learning or unlearning. I’m still learning. xomo

I Am Anaya

Date: 6/17/2023 4:10:00 PM

Sad to think about, Maureen. There is a curve, of folks on one end -strict straight other end -strict gay and the middle has an endless degree of variation. Sexuality is all kinds of variations, and nuances, what can you do?

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/19/2023 3:39:00 AM

The same with gender too, nature is never so simple, the binary a human construct. What can I do but write a few poems, let a few people know I love them, let them know that they are safe from me. xomo

John Lawless

Date: 6/17/2023 4:01:00 PM

Maybe I am so far "out of the loop" that i miss most of the situations that I hear about. Poetry has been a haven and a cathartic release for me therefore it is very disconcerting to hear that that relief is being denied to poets on an "alleged" poetry site...for poetry is the language of the heart....let us not drive a spear into it.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/19/2023 3:42:00 AM

Poetry is similarly cathartic for me, it has helped me heal so much. If only we stuck to the poetry, instead of sticking it ;), Warm hugs, and appreciation John, xomo

Ilene Bauer

Date: 6/17/2023 2:29:00 PM

oh, this is so sad, maureen! i know that many people are no longer on the site, but i didn't realize that people have left for being harrassed for those reasons. there is so much meanness and hatred in the world that it's terrible to realize that even poets can't respect each other's differences...

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/19/2023 3:46:00 AM

I suppose all that meanness and hatred couldn’t help but overflow here, being mere humans as we are. I would have thought poetry would connect us more. Hugs, you, one of the finest poets I know. xomo