Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

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 December 12, 2023 at 4:30 PM Powerful poem. Truth. Last line shows the result. Have a nice evening :) Gershon Wolf December 12, 2023 at 8:16 PM Thanks, Heidi. ~ Gershon

Robert Zimmerman December 12, 2023 at 6:09 AM Well stated view of the modern world we live in. This is what the world has become. Excellent. ZIM Gershon Wolf December 12, 2023 at 8:17 PM And the world, as is, is not very becoming either!

Bill Baker December 11, 2023 at 10:02 PM Good Couplet poetry. Full of brazen needless behaviors that we have to live with these days. See you tomorrow. Bill Gershon Wolf December 12, 2023 at 8:18 PM In the spirit of today's academia, I believe that these brazen behaviors are 'needs-based.' ~ Still Barfing

Jerry Brotherton December 11, 2023 at 5:32 PM A brilliant poem, full of wisdom. An emotion-stirring poem, my friend. Gershon Wolf December 12, 2023 at 8:18 PM Thanks for the enthusiasm on this one, Jerry!

Daniel Turner December 11, 2023 at 5:03 PM Used to, when someone said "catch and release" they were talking about fishing but not so much anymore. Good one, GW! Gershon Wolf December 12, 2023 at 8:19 PM And I always thought it was hand grenades. Thanks for the fun comment, Daniel.

John Lawless December 11, 2023 at 4:18 PM But Gershon, you must remember to "keep it all in context" according to the brainiacs at Harvard and Penn Gershon Wolf December 12, 2023 at 8:20 PM Talk about brainiacs. Well, I would, but I never functioned in that context. Nyuk, Nyuk.