Political Silence Poems

Thick clouds of unanswered questions 
eclipse the clear light thought to be seen.
Bewildered by election commentary again,
our ears quit as media opine.
Hearers' lack of response...

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There’s a power in silence,
or just a single word,
the strength of any message,
relies on being heard.

There’s the power of love,
in finding your passion,
and following your...

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Tithing untested talents to tyrants;
Heaving hearts and minds in Humpty dumpsters
With vibrant energy and emotional overload,
As sensible as armadillos playing on a road,
To forge a...

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My car-ride silence
is not judging you;
maybe me,
but certainly
and more generously
unconditionally not angry
or shaming
or blaming
you for unpardonable sins
against sainted me.

With you in a powerless passenger seat
and...

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Listen to sterile silence
nursing homebound fans
wavering white noiselessness
of silent futile passing

Absence of passion
hope
care
happiness
or creased
and reasoned 
nearing deceased sadness.

Hear this void of madness,
lack of hunger
or parched...

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Death is
The eternal silence
We often say under this sky
Where the enemies are ubiquitous
Even among thugs and fools
That the dead are wrong
Oh! That’s ignorance!
That’s incompetence!
That’s complicity!
That’s...

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Do we choose silence
not only as a tool
for self-protection
when speaking
our latest chapter stories
feels unsafe?

But also stern silence 
may become a weapon
to ward off apathetic enemies
of...

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Peace is a steadfast, stable, quiet noise,
Not one of media’s favorite toys.



L. Milton Hankins / Couplet #4
February 4, 2022...

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I see how it once was 
Days of crystal line Blue skies 
& emerald green seas 
of sweet grass, gently
Swaying …
from Horizon to horizons edge...

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"First they came..." by Martin Niemöller

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
	Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for...

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In the silence of heaven 
there are half-buried machines 
where a man once wanted to dwell!

Some of these were built with a design in mind...

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We dream of rain
In the setting sun 
in the season of one.
A wildest west and a withered crest, 
the coat of arms. 
A falcon and...

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He steps outside
on love's front yard
to savor this final summer
of playful intent,

Too soon stuck inside
when he would happily
and more healthily
have worked out
surrounded by garden sex
with...

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Silent scored
red-hearted consciousness,
feeling empty when noted nonverbal
and then filling up
and out
and over into voices
green positive
and down
and in
and under ultra-violet negatives
doubly anticipating and anxious times.

Silent hearts...

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...“And this one thinks policemen
should be respected, not cowed.”
“Cancel him!  Yes, cancel him!”
came some voices from the crowd.
“And this one thinks that statues
should be...

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