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The Reset Button

Career has developed huge glands a surrogate, closing the eyes from loved ones. Suit and tie on the pages of priority sucking life away until age loses its lubricant. Banks hold the candy, but only stored in the oceans virtual becoming more real than evident links absorbing trust, kindness and patience to make humanity less. Power tussle of nations to show who owns the pie while poverty and greed slips underneath to make it taste sour. Religion and sectional identity, emerging lords never voted for, yet mandated to sting. What matters the most matters less and what matters less is craved the most, a lesson unlearned, not until attacked by a virus. Lockdown necessitates a two-day hold of papa’s hand, which is a hundred times more than the previous ten years. Societal red flags normalized for the world to move fast, family is life, to love is also to live. When basics are complicated, the world needs a reset no thanks to affliction, history still is the teacher. Family, love and happiness, others should remain appendages this should be on every flag when we are set free.

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Date: 5/5/2020 7:26:00 AM
The Summary of our so-called Capitalist Civilization. Which really entails State Socialism for the biggest, most influential companies. That's how the world followed Barack O'Bama with Donald Trump & his refined fascism. Shalom shalom Funom
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Funom Makama
Date: 5/5/2020 11:51:00 PM
Thank you so much for your insightful comment Anil Deo
Date: 5/3/2020 12:50:00 PM
Beautifully penned and exposes your soul Panagiota xx
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Date: 5/5/2020 11:51:00 PM
Thank you so much for your encouraging words Panagiota Romios
Date: 5/1/2020 6:51:00 PM
There is much wisdom here - I also think society moves too fast and is too addicted to instant gratification - very stirring and insightful..
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Funom Makama
Date: 5/5/2020 11:50:00 PM
Thank you so much Michelle Faulkner
Date: 4/30/2020 7:51:00 PM
There is a lot to be learned from this pandemic ... many things pushed under the rug, now exposed to the lightness of day (and it's not always pretty, but you got rip the bandage off, and see what lies beneath). I think your poem speaks to the core of it inside these lines: "when basics are complicated, the world needs a reset... Family, love and happiness, others should remain appendages." You're an interesting poet, Funom.
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Funom Makama
Date: 5/5/2020 11:50:00 PM
You couldnt have said it more rightly. We will need to relearn and unlearn alot from this pandemic.
Date: 4/30/2020 5:46:00 AM
Dear Funom, This poem is right. It speaks from my mind as well. Oh how I wish there was a reset. I'd use it for myself some days.
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Funom Makama
Date: 5/5/2020 11:50:00 PM
Thank you so much Ray

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