Andrea Dietrich Poet Free verse

Spiral

Even now, in the midst of 
a pandemic,
I look out with bliss
at the landscape before me.
Birds even chirp in the trees!
Oh, if I could but stop time and hold it all -
right here, right now, 
to THIS perfect moment in time.

And yet I know all too well,
this perfect moment of mine
is never a reality for others.
In some places, children cry in silence,
humans live as slaves,
and tortured souls 
somewhere on this planet

shriek!

Let their cries reach our ears.
But don’t just hear them; save them!
Let the gross injustices and cruelties
of the greedy and the wicked
be outed
once and for all
so justice might prevail.

Let all secret works 
go viral.
Let the caring people
 take back their control
before we 
-all of us-

spiral.

June 16, 2020
for Kai Michael Neumann's 'Spiral' Poetry Contest

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Connie Marcum Wong June 18, 2020 at 3:58 PM Perfect and so meaningful for the contest Andrea, in regard to our current situation we are dealing with and all the injustice of the past as well. Brilliantly penned! Blessings xxoo

Arturo Michael June 17, 2020 at 7:33 AM It's happening...change... although I believe there's a sinister power behind it...some of the old nagging problem may go but there'll be new issues to solve ...I like how you expressed yourself here... Andrea Dietrich June 17, 2020 at 5:37 PM Sinister, indeed, Arturo! Thanks for reading.

Tom Cunningham June 16, 2020 at 2:19 AM Thought provoking Andrea, someone somewhere else is going through hell while you are in a heavenly place, sadly whilst there are the greedy and the haters amongst us things will always be that way. Good luck in the contest Tom