Ode to A-Pathetic People

Ode to A-Pathetic People

Oh, yes 
       I’ve discovered,
              Dug up 
                     and uncovered,

What broke our--
                        So-ci-e-ty…

It’s called apathy--
                               But it don’t matter 
                                         to me.

Cause I just 
                                     don’t care…

Anymore.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Etgen-Baker Avatar
September 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
well said and well written....apathy is at the core of so much ill will these days. Perfectly said.
Derden Avatar
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Yes, I think so too.
Beaufort Avatar
September 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Danny, this is funny...the way you describe the atmosphere seems quite appropriate. I ask myself why so much apathy. I was a late teen in college during the Viet Nam War. There were protests galore. The phrase often said was, "Hell no we won't go!" Unfortunately, when we moved to a professional army, all that stopped because (it turns out) the protests were based on a selfish desire of those worried about themselves and not the greater good. That's just my take, and I'm still demonstrating.
Derden Avatar
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I was in high school, I remember it well...especially since my Dad did two tours in Nam and the first time I ever saw him cry was when told us goodbye in the airport on his way back the second time. Apathy is a terrible thing and allows for even more terrible things to happen. Although my poem said "I don't care" I actually do...and we must continue to protest the wrongs & evils being forced on We The People.
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