Joe Flach Poet Rhyme

Pandemics of Hatred

Herded into a small city sector like sardines into a tin can;
Encased by constructing surrounding walls so they cannot get out again;
Imprisoned in their home country for the crime of being Jew;
The history of the Warsaw ghetto is tragic, but it’s true.

A pandemic of hatred for people who share a common creed
Requires vitriol fed to the masses for it to multiply and breed;
You would have thought lessons learned from a history that is not so far behind
Would make it impossible for this virus, enough hosts for it to find.

Yet, in this country we think superior to all other countries in the world
The illness has returned; fed by political banter it now builds;
History forgotten repeats itself, the wise men often say;
I had hoped I’d never live to see another pandemic like this in my day.

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Rev. Gerald Dillenbeck July 4, 2017 at 6:22 PM yes, a win-lose holocaust climate of pathology, when we had promised each other health and cooperativity.

Ralph Sergi December 12, 2016 at 12:36 PM Hi Joe: A vey powerful poem. I'd like to respond to you in an email. Check it out.

Skat A May 26, 2016 at 7:10 PM Joe, it's a horrible spread. the title was eye-catching. thought I'd check it out. Hatred's a disease and death is the only cure. epic and great rhyming. SKAT Joe Flach June 6, 2016 at 11:58 AM Thanks for the kind words, SKAT. I apologize for the rudeness of my late response - I just don't visit the soup as often as I once did. I am glad to find you still here and still actively making poets feel good about their craft. I hope life is treating you well. Joe