Oppressive Dystopia

“What is this strange place we find ourselves in
Trapped in the open, we are free within.” 
Perhaps a more interesting question we should ask...
If freedom can be won, how do we consummate the task?

Can it be found in a world that seems determined to drown?
Is this peculiar place we reside the reason why we frown?
And what of the blank faces that stare with blinded eyes?
Are they merely masked to hide their fear in disguise?

Questions without answers leave us emotionally trapped.
Gob smacked of our free will and impotent to adapt
to the truth that is incapable of setting any of us free
to live in an orderly place, without the need for a referee.

Oh, to live without turmoil and riots, or wars for any cause,
where neighbors are friendly. Give that thought a pause.
Each crisis is becoming more like a game of jackstraws,
only adding to the tension and the unsheathing of claws.

What an oppressive dystopia we now find ourselves in,
where everyone holds a grenade, threatening to pull the pin!
It's often been said that the cost of freedom is a high price,
but no one can escape if we're held in the jaws of a vise.


September 19, 2022
Your Second Chance 2Nd Submission: Poetry Contest
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N/A'd in April 2022
Contest "The Matrix" sponsored by Unseeking Seeker

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Date: 10/17/2022 12:29:00 PM
"Where everyone holds a grenade, threatening to pull the pin" - what an amazing, descriptive phrase Jenna especially as so many people seem to have a hair trigger and, maybe, a gun ready to go off at a moments notice. Well done. Congratulations on your win with this wonderfully crafted poem. Sending you blessings!
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Date: 10/16/2022 9:12:00 AM
You have my heartfelt congratulations on winning my contest, Jenna. You have written a remarkable poem that is built with many various levels of beauty.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 10/17/2022 6:26:00 AM
Thank you, Lasaad. I'm delighted to have made your winning list.
Date: 4/2/2022 8:48:00 PM
Enjoyed your reflections on the (sorry) state of the globe today... Perhaps we can say that when freedom becomes reactive instead of proactive, the outlook is not so rosy... Faith and Strength, Gershon
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Date: 10/17/2022 6:26:00 AM
Thanks a lot, GW.
Date: 4/2/2022 9:50:00 AM
I can only agree Jenna..' Well put words.) Negative world oppression N W O Massed weapons of destruction M W D Who holds the most? Can anyone argue opposite.?
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Jenna Logan
Date: 4/2/2022 10:14:00 AM
All of those things cause the high level of stress you mentioned in your post this morning. It's no wonder life seems to be in constant turmoil. We should hesitate to ask, what next, for something worse seems to constantly lurk. I hate to sound negative, so I'll just enjoy this spring season when gloom comes to mind.
Date: 3/29/2022 6:21:00 PM
You've made me put on my thinking cap again, Jenna. Fine writing with strong images and a message the whole world needs to hear and understand. Thanks for sharing it.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 3/30/2022 8:17:00 AM
Thank YOU for liking this one, Milt. From what I've read from you, your thinking cap always sits atop your head.
Date: 3/29/2022 3:09:00 PM
Thought provoking verse Jenna, I sometimes think we're already living in one. Even in the so called civilised world our freedoms are being eroded. Even our own governments keep tabs on us with our phones and computers monitored and CCTV everywhere. China and North Korea lead the way. Tom Tom
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Jenna Logan
Date: 3/29/2022 3:11:00 PM
Thanks very much, Tom. I wrote this from a present-day point of view. Riots, natural disasters, plagues, turmoil, war... it's become much more volatile a world in the last few years. I agree with all you commented.
Date: 3/29/2022 2:51:00 PM
That's a winner in my book, Jenna. Nice!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 3/29/2022 3:00:00 PM
Thank you, Jeff. I value your opinion.
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