Loaded Guns

Loaded Guns.
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Windblown flosating discarded carrier bag
On an empty city street
The eerie silence of a ghost town
No mass of people and pounding feet
.
Rows of abandoned shops boarded up
And closed down
Rats breed like rats
And in daylight as night
Crawl around
.
The steam that used to flow with traffic
Now empty and dried up
Like the bars in which
We used to sup
.
Broken windows shattered glass
Graffiti scribbled upon public walls
Weathered metal cast fittings rusting fast
People claimed by the creeping reaper
The devils plague and ill winds he wafted in
A losing battle
In a war we can never win
.
Misleading information and media hype
Has turned each new day
Into an endless night
.
For foolish people didn’t listen
And now they reap what they sow
Infecting fellow innocent humans
They don’t care about or even know.
.
Loaded guns shooting in the dark
Destroying humanity
And a tired world apart
Man has taken a step too far
Going downhill fast with no brake
In a burning car
.
Hope be a slippery slope
But maybe all we have
We have to make the most of now
We are alive for now and should be glad
.
Time may not be on our side
And we need guidance and help from above
Time to wake up and abide.
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Peter Dome©2020.

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Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 12/5/2020 4:46:00 PM

Hi Peter, A great poem and a great deal of wisdom in it., your last verse sums the poem up beautifully. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Peter Dome
Date: 12/5/2020 10:55:00 PM

Hi Jennifer. thank you so much for stopping by. Most of the people around here are not listening. hence the poem.A nurse I know said the same thing. it's good souls like herself, had to put her life at risk for others.I see a lot of people not wearing masks, or distancing. Now they are saying they have a vaccine, they are bound to take further risks, even though the vaccine may not be successful.I just hope tat it is and we can put an end to all this. take care.stay safe.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/2/2020 2:28:00 PM

I see down here that you are in the anthology. Way to go, Peter! I really like your apt description of how some parts of the world have become. I thank God I am not on the east or west coast. Middle America is much more sane. I can go to gym, movies or stores or restaurants. it's ridiculous to close down businesses when we have had similar "flu pandemics" in the past. Eventually they go away. But this year, they needed to make a big deal out of it and ruin the world. I love this.

Peter Dome
Date: 12/5/2020 11:01:00 PM

Hi Andrea my friend. yes, I saw your name too. I'm thrilled. there's just so much talent on here, I consider myself very lucky. well done.People around here are not listening hence the poem. Many do not wear masks, or distance. have parties etc. Hence the poem. i just hope the vaccine works. Can they make enough?. i'm so glad you and your famuly are ok.Thank you so much. take good care. Pete. X

Silent One

Date: 12/2/2020 8:52:00 AM

You take a dark and twisted take to the current pandemic and your vocabulary is brilliant in how you describe it.. I wonder if the vaccine will turn people into zombies!!

Peter Dome
Date: 12/2/2020 10:19:00 AM

Hi my friend. thanks so much hope you are well. People don't seem to be listening.I hope a vaccine will work, but as you say, what's in it?. I feel like a zombie now never mind after. haha. thanx take care. Pete

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 12/2/2020 8:41:00 AM

yeah something sinister afoot alright...congrats on inclusion in the anthology i saw your name on the list :)

Peter Dome
Date: 12/2/2020 10:21:00 AM

Hi Charlotte. and thank you very much.I'm surprised i managed to get into the anthology. hope you're in. take care. Pete.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/1/2020 6:16:00 PM

We are running too fast and often in the wrong direction. Oh Lord, hear our prayer.

Peter Dome
Date: 12/2/2020 10:23:00 AM

So true my friend. I don't have much faith in man, but God I do. Always a pleasure. thank you.