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Mixed Messages

Mixed Messages

One last ticket. 
One last seat on the train. 
Running fast, 
to make it, before there is 
no chance to escape, 
the fate of the ages. 

Stone statues, 
frozen in time... 
put up, taken down, 
pulled apart and destroyed. 
Toys to the elites, 
making sweeping decisions... 
that effect us all. 

Shooting rays at the sun, 
that warms our world. 
There... there is life bleeding out, 
in torrents of colors, 
red, gold, blue, and even green. 
Soon there will be 
no living thing... 
left. 

The rich man buys up acres, 
and lets the land go fallow. 
The homeless starve in their tents
downtown. 
Food lines, and riots by pirates, 
a caravan of the starving
mongrels, zombies,
and the lost.

The journey coming to an end, 
the roller skates stopped on the concrete... 
signs that say go home, 
but there is nowhere to go.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022


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Date: 7/22/2022 8:46:00 AM
Wow, Ann ~ I really love your poetry! It cuts to the core and shakes our unsteady heartbeats. That's what real poems do. And you are so right: there is "nowhere to go."
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Date: 7/18/2022 1:32:00 AM
A touching scene you have painted in master strokes ! The gulf between the haves and have-nots have widened more than ever! While some splurge in wealth, others live in dirt and squalor with empty stomachs ! Congratulations on your POTD, dear Ann
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Date: 7/17/2022 11:54:00 PM
I read your lovely poem I reread it and loved it, and re-read it once again, i faved it. Excellent thoughts and what is actually happening that it touched my soul, Hugs and blessings, Jennifer
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Date: 7/17/2022 10:36:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD. Well done.
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Date: 7/17/2022 8:28:00 PM
Congratulations Ann, on POTD! You express your feelings with great agile facility.
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Date: 7/17/2022 7:15:00 PM
A powerful poem, Ann. Well done
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Date: 7/17/2022 5:32:00 PM
"put up, taken down, pulled apart and destroyed". So true. The messages that are sent out these days, certainly get tangled. So sad indeed. Your thoughts touch my heart so deeply. Congratulations Ann, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy
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Date: 7/17/2022 2:30:00 PM
Heartfelt passion is felt in your words at such a sad way farmers and others are being hampered with providing us with food that could be abundant except for the elite controlling our countries. Excellent choice for POTD Ann. A fave! Congratulations on your poem being honored. Blessings xxoo
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Date: 7/17/2022 12:04:00 PM
Ann, beautiful poem and congratulations on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor, blessings ~ Constance
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Ann Foster
Date: 7/17/2022 12:12:00 PM
Thank you, kind friend. Blessings on your day... Ann
Date: 7/17/2022 10:00:00 AM
A sad state, indeed, for the human race, Ann, and yet, somehow we've managed to make it well into the 21st century. Now, I really pity those who will have to endure all the other centuries to come. Congrats on POTD, BTW.
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Ann Foster
Date: 7/17/2022 10:08:00 AM
I too wonder what the future of our children will be... If there is a future, worth... hoping for... Prayers... the only answer to the question on everyone's mind. Ty for your kind comments. Ann
Date: 7/17/2022 9:41:00 AM
This would give Poe the shivers. Beautifully written with very nice use of line breaks to pace the leaders rush its end. A well deserved POTD
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Ann Foster
Date: 7/17/2022 10:07:00 AM
Wow, Poe, and my poem in the same page... Wow... humbling... Thank you so kindly. You have lifted me, and added new challenges to my life. Ann
Date: 7/17/2022 8:54:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD! Flowing and lyrical, it reminds me of Victor Hugo's Quasimodo, when he laments to a cathedral statue; why can't I be made of stone like thee?
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Ann Foster
Date: 7/17/2022 10:06:00 AM
I am truly humbled by your comparison... Thank you... friend... Thank you... gives me hope to write again. Ann
Date: 7/17/2022 8:46:00 AM
Congratulations on a very fine, well-deserved P.O.T.D.!
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Ann Foster
Date: 7/17/2022 10:05:00 AM
You are so kind to come by again. Thank you so much. You are a great poet, like so many on this site. I appreciate your visits, and your words... Ann
Date: 7/17/2022 8:33:00 AM
Ann, a thought provoking poem, congratulations on POTD!
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Ann Foster
Date: 7/17/2022 10:05:00 AM
Thank you... :) Ann
Date: 7/17/2022 7:57:00 AM
So powerful and poignant Ann ! You have woven life and it’s intensity and injustices beautifully . Big congratulations on POTD! Susan :)
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Date: 7/17/2022 10:04:00 AM
Thank you for your ever, kind... words... Ann
Date: 7/17/2022 6:23:00 AM
Powerful poem, Ann. Very creative with great intensity and imagery. Very observant of our world today and somewhat profetic my friend. Congratulations on your POTD! Enjoy your special day in your own way. :-) Smiles ~ Blessings Bill
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Date: 7/17/2022 8:06:00 AM
Thank you sweet friend... Ann
Date: 7/17/2022 6:15:00 AM
Well said, Ann, life as it is , ashamed, life I hope will change one day. Congratulations on POTD. Many blessings
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Date: 7/17/2022 6:11:00 AM
Congrats on POTD Ann! An honor for sure! Linda
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Date: 7/17/2022 5:29:00 AM
Congratulations for POTD Ann :)
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Date: 7/17/2022 4:51:00 AM
Powerful! Congrats on POTD, Ann! It’s not an ideal world but God willing, we’ll make it.
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Date: 7/17/2022 4:23:00 AM
CONGRATULATIONS, dearest Ann on the honor of POTD. Be blessed!
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Date: 7/17/2022 3:39:00 AM
Ann, you've crafted a poetic epitaph with stunning imagery! congratulations on your POTD honors!!! Happy Sunday!
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Date: 7/17/2022 3:33:00 AM
Congratulations Ann on your POTD….good to see your name there! A realistic poem….Enjoyed Debx
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Date: 7/17/2022 3:19:00 AM
Back to Congratulate you on receiving POTD. Congratulations Ann.
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Date: 7/17/2022 1:13:00 AM
Congrats for your deserved POTD.
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