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Politely We Nod

Preposterous and illogical things
proffered as fact.  Unwilling to be fought,
politely we nod.  In time the lie clings.
Why hold to reason when we can be taught?

It’s fashion to question the foundation.
Even the small things we once thought were sure,
now discarded without hesitation.
Our observations aren’t trusted as pure.

So, we take our pills or drink our best wine.
Eventually the angst rolls away.
Relieved what we’ve witnessed was not a sign,
we can embrace a more "enlightened" day.

Make way for the new, let all else be tossed!
Reason suspended, how much could it cost?

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 5/27/2019 1:27:00 PM

Hello P.S. Awtry, in poetry we at times let out the feelings we held in for too long that hurt us. So you did well. Have a nice day my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 5/27/2019 6:17:00 PM

Yes i did have a nice weekend have a nice evening my friend.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 5/27/2019 1:56:00 PM

Thank you Darlene! I hope you are having a very nice weekend :). -ps

Robert Lindley

Date: 4/30/2019 3:03:00 PM

Excellent sonnet my friend. I especially love the closing lines! A fav.. great sonnet....

P.S. Awtry
Date: 4/30/2019 3:56:00 PM

Thank you Robert! Your kind words and the honor of a fav have made my day :)

Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 2/25/2019 10:24:00 AM

A sophisticated, elegant sonnnet repleat with wise sentiments and phrases that hit the mark. The title itself is a poem. Well written, P.S.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 2/25/2019 12:30:00 PM

It was not a fun write. I thank you for your comments and encouragement. -ps

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/18/2019 3:24:00 PM

Crucial message for our lying times, where hundreds and thousands of lesser lights have now donned the (ignominious) 'mantle of mendacity' once worn only by such 'luminaries' as Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Castro, et al. Well-penned sonnet, P.S! :) gw

P.S. Awtry
Date: 2/18/2019 3:32:00 PM

This comment is better than my poem! I always appreciate and enjoy your feedback!

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 2/17/2019 10:57:00 PM

So perceptive and eye-opening, we can not permit reason to be lost to propaganda.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 2/18/2019 12:14:00 PM

it's insidious. I think it's the fear of the "shouting down" that has to be changed. To calmly and politely disagree is probably the answer to so many of our problems.

Wren Rushing

Date: 2/17/2019 6:54:00 PM

Your sonnet is filled with wisdom that we all need to embrace. P.S. Nicely written!

P.S. Awtry
Date: 2/17/2019 7:11:00 PM

it's full of something ;) Thank you for the read and comment, Wren...

Andrew Fairchild

Date: 2/17/2019 2:55:00 AM

That last line is really the sharp arrow vibrating in the target, pinning it to the tree! WONDERFUL! Really a subject that needs to be brought up -- the COST of circumventing essential truths and basic morality. Good to see it!

P.S. Awtry
Date: 2/17/2019 7:10:00 PM

I wrote this after another read of ANIMAL FARM...with my son. In which I found myself furious with the animals for letting the pigs do all their thinking for them, because the pigs were so much "smarter." Thank you for your comment...and your assessment of the last line :)