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Trust Ransacked

Brazen acts, once under cover of night trust now ransacked in broad daylight Rape, armed robbery, carjackings released from murky lairs on alien wings Our beliefs torn asunder, the world upside down no foot traffic seen in our part of town

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Heidi Sands

Date: 12/12/2023 4:30:00 PM

Powerful poem. Truth. Last line shows the result. Have a nice evening :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2023 8:16:00 PM

Thanks, Heidi. ~ Gershon

Robert Zimmerman

Date: 12/12/2023 6:09:00 AM

Well stated view of the modern world we live in. This is what the world has become. Excellent. ZIM

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2023 8:17:00 PM

And the world, as is, is not very becoming either!

Bill Baker

Date: 12/11/2023 10:02:00 PM

Good Couplet poetry. Full of brazen needless behaviors that we have to live with these days. See you tomorrow. Bill

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2023 8:18:00 PM

In the spirit of today's academia, I believe that these brazen behaviors are 'needs-based.' ~ Still Barfing

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 12/11/2023 5:32:00 PM

A brilliant poem, full of wisdom. An emotion-stirring poem, my friend.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2023 8:18:00 PM

Thanks for the enthusiasm on this one, Jerry!

Daniel Turner

Date: 12/11/2023 5:03:00 PM

Used to, when someone said "catch and release" they were talking about fishing but not so much anymore. Good one, GW!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2023 8:19:00 PM

And I always thought it was hand grenades. Thanks for the fun comment, Daniel.

John Lawless

Date: 12/11/2023 4:18:00 PM

But Gershon, you must remember to "keep it all in context" according to the brainiacs at Harvard and Penn

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2023 8:20:00 PM

Talk about brainiacs. Well, I would, but I never functioned in that context. Nyuk, Nyuk.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 12/11/2023 3:54:00 PM

wisdom and insight in words, dear Gershon. I liked the title--it was powerful! I especially liked these lines: Rape, armed robbery, carjackings released from murky lairs on alien wings Murky lairs on alien wings = outstanding emotional image. Well done, sir. Have a pleasant evening Sara

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2023 8:22:00 PM

I'm trying to count carjackings this evening. So far, only 247. Usually need about 300 to fall asleep. 248...