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The jester and the poet the last bastions to protest oppression neither blind nor deaf the silence tells the story of my disgust you have lost my respect one day, when is your children do not come crying to me

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Joe Maverick

Date: 2/12/2025 2:21:00 PM

Many making money, and showing off.' Decades..Even hundreds of years go by.' And the same bad things of war to Effect some directly.' And us indirectly yet still in A bad way.' Corruption it seems is an escalator The evil travel upon.' Mostly i hear its for the greater good.? Hmm that got threadbare in the scamdemic..Enough..' its downheartening to say The least.'

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/14/2025 12:20:00 AM

Zionists committing Genocide and many are silent. :(

David Fisher

Date: 2/1/2025 1:11:00 PM

Well penned, indeed. I wrote 'Stick Out Our Neck' and feel the same way. The paradox is that facts are breathed in by all(you'd think). But many breath in pollution and would never believe they do so, even while they exhale filth.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/14/2025 12:19:00 AM

Very true and thank you for such kind words.

Duke Beaufort

Date: 1/26/2025 8:51:00 AM

Arthur and Omar, we're seeing bad continue. It's not easy to watch and (as you say) it's worse to remain silent. Palestinians have been sacrificed like animals and our government supplies the weapons to do that? Are we sick? I saw D.T. is calling for people in Gaza to relocate. Seems like that was the goal all along. How about they move in to the Trump Tower?

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/14/2025 12:18:00 AM

Duke your humanity and words are priceless and appreciated more than you can know, you are truly a person of empathy and compassion.

Jan Allison

Date: 1/25/2025 5:22:00 PM

powerfully penned Art,and I really love the picture by you and Omar El Akkad - wise words indeed. hugs jan xx

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/14/2025 12:18:00 AM

Thanks Jan

Sotto Poet

Date: 1/25/2025 11:13:00 AM

A wonderful poem explores themes of resistance to injustice and disillusionment with power. It implies that the jester and the poet are the final voices of rebellion in a society that suppresses expression.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/14/2025 12:17:00 AM

Yes and sadly the poets these days , many chose to remain silent, or even support genocide. Breaks my heart.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 1/25/2025 7:31:00 AM

"A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars." ~Salman Rushdie

Arthur Vaso
Date: 1/27/2025 1:48:00 AM

Yes I love his books, a wise man.