Ponderings of the Moment

Solitude is now a trained trait It’s easier than teaching the selfish to cooperate Past the lights of yesterday I see tomorrow fade away Mundane voices talk with ease Explaining why we go to sleep Hieroglyphics carved in walls Lead the way into our stalls Different tones above our skies Give our gods an alibi Friendless souls still stomp around Deciding if they own our town Pristine people right and true Can be bribed to work four you Forced in to a governmental sacrifice Seems to decrease our economical price My minds been monopolized Taken hostage by a pack of lies Our love smothers, we destroy with hate Emotional providences we can’t regulate Poison from a broken heart Can be used to dip a dart Men have fought on foreign land War has always been freedoms demand Fallen comrades buried deep Buried with the maps we seek Thoughts not directly from my mind Take refuge in my memory at times Strong and educated we are immense Unable though to choose sides of defense A stagnate society lies in wait Watching to see what our children create Promises made of true satisfaction Redeemed By investing in political action The flag though torn still it waves Granting our freedom, although were not enslaved We have the choice or so they claim To play like them or lose the game Our elders, our teachers, to us they now run Grappling at their justice; for answers, to us come. 08/02/2021 Imagism Emile Pinet sponser