People, people, think it through,
the world should have ended
according to you.
This climate change hysteria
has you acting insane,
you've tried to convince us
with your crazy campaign.
Of course there are changes
our planet goes thru,
but an apocalyptic end
just doesn't ring true.
So calm down your nerves
and put to rest your fears
the Earth will be just fine
for another million years!
In a world where silence screams,
Attention seeks your every night and day.
Triggers lurk in screens turned white,
Flickering lights an endless sight.
Likes and shares, currency prized,
Validation sought, a dead end road.
In every utterance, a plea unseen,
For hearts and eyes, search endlessly.
Amidst the noise, a whisper groans,
No peace within, where this attention turned.
Sometimes extraordinary earthquakes radically rearrange the landscape
Sometimes continents collide, violently vying for the same space
Sometimes the savanna becomes a mountain range dividing two valleys
Sometimes your two best friends are a girl and a guy
she likes him
you like her
Sometimes the savanna becomes a mountain range dividing two valleys
sometimes you wander into a romance novel
not ready for
a love triangle
Sometimes continents collide, violently vying for the same space
sometimes relationships shift and you realize
you are not
the best man
Sometimes extraordinary earthquakes radically rearrange the landscape
sometimes your two best friends get married
and you need
new best friends
Historical Histrionics
The past, alas, cannot be deleted
old scars camouflage denial’s guise
history’s mistakes are oft repeated
when reformation seeks a darker prize
erasure of memories, however bleak,
cloaked within the silence of hates roar
drowning out of voices lest they speak
of truths encased within a living core.
The future, alas, cannot be completed
forsaking the sad lessons of the past
nor forgotten enemies defeated
waging battles within self structured castes.
Would we burden our children with such hate
condemn them to relive unchanging fate?
©9/2/2017
submitted to - EARLY SEPTEMBER PREMIERE CONTEST -