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Mayhem

World abandonment
vanity infests
greed escalates
charity nullified

Competitive paradise
prices uncontrollable
hunger staggering
debt maximized

Honest  lost
integrity futile
words misconstrued
greed rapid

Equality vanished
pensions minute
labor intensified
 jobs down sized

World absorbed
humans consumed
profits soar
mortgages abandoned

World immobilized
composure lost
hope desperate
destruction eminent.

Copyright © Phyllis Babcock | Year Posted 2011

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Vince Suzadail Jr. Date: 2/27/2011 1:59:00 PM The people have allowed this to happen. It's time we took the power out of their hands. Vince Login to Reply

Robert Pettit Date: 2/8/2011 7:27:00 PM It certainly looks as if we are headed in that direction. Your writing is quite good. Login to Reply

Charles Melody Lightning Ink Date: 2/7/2011 9:35:00 AM this is awesomely truthful,. i made it a favorite before i finished reading it. enjoyed the great exposure of facts here. Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/1/2011 6:53:00 PM oh, my, I can see how you are feeling so well with this one. Echoing my own concerns and fears! The way you wrote it tersely and in short phrases lends a swiftness to the sense of impending doom. We all need a miracle! Luv, Andrea Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 1/30/2011 7:20:00 PM Thank for commenting on my blog today, I love this poem, well done~~ Login to Reply

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 1/30/2011 2:47:00 PM A beauty of a poem to enjoy one has to read aloud, Phyllis Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 1/30/2011 2:12:00 PM Mayhem for sure, Phyllis! I really like the quick meter of this thought-provoking write. Two words per line -- a subject and a verb each. Quite a remarkable free verse style you have developed here. Bravo! Love, Carolyn Login to Reply