Kai Michael Neumann Poet Free verse

Searching For Light

from the everlasting scrap yard of common decency

and the slaughter fields of raging battles never won

the stench of broken values rises in foul smelling loss

perfumed no doubt by the false values and belief of

glory fame power and victories of raging belligerence

for one goal or other and the wasteland of abasement


the cemetery has long been closed for overpopulation

instead landfill sites have replaced ceremonial plight

because remembering might cast a shadow of doubt

lest we forget the tragic blood shed and mutilations

foot soldiers and money lusting collaborators alike

would stand a chance of wielding humanity instead 


of the overwhelming desire to kill execute and maim


dumping grounds and hazardous waste dumps have

replaced ceremonial remembrance of defeated trust

in humanity butchered on the killing fields forever more

worms devour shattered bones and vacant skulls’ remains

finish off what history buries in its toxic suffocating void

with only a few widows gazing at weeds and wilting poppies


orphans of wealth scramble at the surface and gather tears

that slide like slime and splattered brains down to their hearts

draped in rags the hungry vagrants have lost their appetite

while the grim reaper belches in flatulent satisfied reward

they tie a white flag so innocent that it remains invisible

chant a cacophonous melody as they inhale a final whiff


their loved ones died in vain and are unwilling to applaud

their henchmen and woman who cast their sword for death

and vitriol of marching onwards until ultimate surrender

but in tune to their own souls and deeply rooted disgust

they dig up the remains of sacrificed friends and former foes

gather in candlelight vigils and refuse to not fight for light



08th March 2021

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Anne-Lise Andresen March 8, 2021 at 4:54 AM - A very powerful poem, Kai - Even without your name below ... I would understand that it was your poem :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)