Stymied

Stymied at the cross roads
choices left to be made,
past succumbed to rot and erode
stifled by a loss in trade.
A trickle left in amble
as climates seem to change,
movements toward a scramble
a time to evolve and interchange.

Sins of others selling soul
scurry power to a slower pace
slum-dogs roam out of control
to fill the vacuum and the space.

A slain shroud of refined mystery
confined pages of a mono history!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Culverhouse Avatar
July 20, 2011 at 5:49 PM
Gerald hope you are doing good....I like you poem. What is a slum dog?
Magee-Dittberner Avatar
July 20, 2011 at 5:28 PM
This is very difficult to read, and that's not necessarily a good thing, but I think I get what you're trying to say.
Guzzi Avatar
July 20, 2011 at 5:12 PM
a thoughtful piece...light and love
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