Blockades Poems - Poems about Blockades

The Future of Israel

...As spoken by the Voice of Wisdom

O House of Israel,
Heed the sound of the wind that carries ancient truth across the sands of time.
Once you wandered through deserts and kingdoms,
Once you suff...

Streets of Solitude

...I would have sought some beautiful retreat,
Remote from cities and the din of men, ~
Some tranquil shore where lake and forest meet
By limpid stream or flower-lit, sylvan glen,
And would have rea...

We Live In the Future

...We Live In The Future
By David N. Donihue

You want me more drunk than I’m willing
More bothered than is me

Throwing punches at preachers
post-Xanax spree

Yet we live in the future
Where ...

A Developing Nation

...It seems the roots of our humanity
    Began its civilized nature upon land.
As much as nearby waters flowed & nourished,
    Firm ground was needed as most would stand.

Like the seas, the eart...

Not In My America

...It doesn’t do any good to mind your own business,
if you’re black, you’re going to get knocked down.
Makes no difference if a hundred people beg them,
they’re going to keep you pinned to the groun...

The British Crusade That Ended Slavery

...From the beginning through all of our ancient civilisations slavery was an aspect 

Until the arise of the irresistible force which removed this unmovable object 

For in 1066 the law of the land...

A Frog That Cannot Jump

...He has great expectations and dreams
They are to be accomplished
Blockades and obstacles are to be dispersed
He is smarter than his wisdom and effort
He forces his way through 
Pushing down, kic...

A Storm of Tears

...What is it like to cry?
All those blockades of mind made stone,
A river of emotions held beyond,
Making its own gateways through it all,
To come finally flowing out.
Down soft material,
Droppin...

A New Interpretation of the Twelve Zodiacs

...The twelve zodiacs
In the Chinese calendar
Signifies twelve potentialities
Twelve characters
Twelve charms
All will contribute to 
The varieties and success of the world 
One may believe that ...

Eggshells

...for some reason
around your fortress
you’ve built 
insurmountable blockades
and from their safety
you thrive on lashing out
catapulting showers 
of fireballs
and cannonballs

it took a whil...

Irony Wrapped In Riddle

...Look at this irony. Stroke of fate
So cruel that I can’t breathe so straight!
Curfew’s cleansed city’s air,
Pollution fairly fair,
Yet, my mask blockades both fresh-air gates!
Locked in house, h...

Our Redemption Will Come

...Forgive me if I ask how long before we converge again around the bonfire in the wee hours to douse this chilly dust-laden winds of the season.
It was a misery, but it should happen again.
That subt...

The Machiavellian

...With honeyed comments, you absorb adulation in vain;
drinking it in like a congratulatory champagne. 

Down your nose, you smoothly cajole; 
Deft at choreographing leverage to reach a goal.

Th...

Journey On Jericho Road

...Journey on Jericho Road

Shattered grace in jagged nights on the road to Jericho;
Ev’ry step and ev’ry breath are filled with shame
I know I am to blame; 
I build a wall to hide my face so you c...

18th Century 19th Century

...Colonies compressed 
Tyranny their stress
Empires progress
Wealth by conquest 

European dominance 
Great Britain Spain France 
Religion insurance 
power the dance 

Americas their settleme...

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