War Mongers
the ravishing revolution,
a wanton waltz of war,
where proud generals prance,
with bloody,
bruised hearts' saw,
their noble steeds,
a phalanx of fantasy,
trample the trembling,
tender/timid/bereft/faint,
the mere infinite.
in this bloody ballroom,
where death's dark majesty reigns,
the lubricious language love/lust,
of liberty's sweet pains,
is reduced to snarling insolence,
a dry, dusty joke,
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Categories:
mongers, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Love To the War Mongers
my heart is open
I am ready to love everyone
to exude peace and hope
even to the war mongers
they are unaware of how they are hurting themselves
I give them as much affection as I can
wishing them to feel the love
and show empathy to their enemies
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Categories:
mongers, love,
Form: Free verse
War Mongers
Let's all try living in harmony side by side
Do we really think that's possible
Or are we destined to live like combatants forever
Which do I think is more possible
Definitely I do have my thoughts on the subject
Mine are honestly not that unique
The majority of people today would surely agree
Most do with a tongue in cheek
Only the
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Categories:
mongers, war,
Form: Rhyme
Fear Mongers
“Fear Mongers”
Newspapers yelling,
TVs screaming,
Radios blaring.
Is this what we want?
Is this what we need?
Politicians lying,
Preachers ranting,
Black men dying,
Mothers crying.
Is this what we want?
Is this what we need?
Breaking news,
More breaking news.
Shootings here,
Robberies there,
More mothers crying.
Is this what we want?
Is this what we need?
Fear mongers
Marching, Marching, Marching
They’re coming to take you away
Hey! Hey!
They’re coming to take you
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Categories:
mongers, anxiety, peace, perspective, political,
Form: Free verse
Tormentors Rumor Mongers and Instigators
The tormenters tried to bully me.
I danced away, acting delighted.
This seemed to irritate them
But they teased others.
The rumor-mongers tried to guilt me.
I tossed their guilt into a burn pile
And lit it on fire after pouring on lighter fluid.
Their mouths flew open and down.
The instigators tried to make me feel badly about my past.
I
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Categories:
mongers, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
War Mongers Anonymous
They had run out of vaccine and resigned
Peace spread like a mushroom cloud of goodwill
For the war on mercy there was no pill
In puzzled surrender they quarantined
10th March 2020
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Categories:
mongers, war,
Form: Verse
Releasing Rumour Mongers
Lies from directions I had not expected
Offered in a variety of ways
Apologetically
Pretending to be concerned
I sent them away
Recognizing their imperfections
Seeing them more clearly now
Rumour Mongers
Thriving on gossip
Fabricated by clouded minds
Trouble makers
No longer friends of any kind
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Categories:
mongers, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Fear Mongers Have a Field Day
Fear had all but a few intrepid explorers in its icy grasp,
And even they not resisting the right of fear to,
Lord it over the land.
Things looked bleak indeed for the human race,
With all means of advertising at fear's beck and call,
Social media spreading fear faster than the plague.
Journalists no longer free to print without
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Categories:
mongers, addiction, anxiety, cancer, community,
Form: Dramatic Verse
War Mongers
NO GLORY FOUND
No glory found and no guilt ever apportioned
For those guiding young men to wars uncautioned,
The chosen too often of colour, unlearned or piss poor.
But true heroes they’ll be winning by force majeure.
Ticker tape parades and medals for those who make home,
For the rest, just a name on some glorious dome.
But see
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Categories:
mongers, abuse, betrayal, farewell, march,
Form: Free verse
A Gossip Mongers
I know you are a gossip mongers
And you know I'm detesting you,
And you know I'm not pleased with you,
You always judge me day and night
And you follow me from left to right.
When will you stop to judge me?
When will you stop to follow me?
When I fail you are busy disseminating that tale
Through your sinful lips
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Categories:
mongers, africa,
Form: ABC
Down With the War Mongers
Wars round the corner,
wars at every bend
Could it be that all this
warring would never
ever end?
Why can't we borrow
love and peace too learn
to lend?
For peaceloving persons
wars are hard to
comprehend
But in which blessed
century will the world
it's ways amend?
Why not be all sincere
when peace we
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Categories:
mongers, peace, war,
Form: Dramatic Monologue