Silence of Forever

The silence of forever in eternity 
Speaks loudly to me
And should to all who draw breath

Time is too short for lies
Too short for entreaties
Too short for life
                                                      
Playtime is over
Lies spoken pounce on our minds like famished tigers; 
his untruths blow us away like puffs of dandy lion fluff

His lies will eventually die devoured by critical thought
The indomitable American Spirit will survive 
this onslaught of falsehoods

Lies will not destroy this great country
nor will the clamor of unbridled and misguided emotional zeal
We are too strong to fall for fake signs of golden glitter 

My pained heart asks me,
“Where do you think we're headed?” 
“To hell if we don’t change our ways!” annoyed, I yell.

Heaven or hell, hell or heaven?
Does it matter?
The all too invisible wealthy are in control 
and the benevolent Gods are nowhere to be seen

God is everywhere, but not in the hearts of the rich
soon, if we're not careful and vigilant,
we may be consumed by the arrogant, 
self-interest and bigoted shortsighted actions 
of bad people in government
if we're silent
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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