Tyranny Poems - Poems about Tyranny

Tyranny wears no single face— it dances in silk and iron, in laughter rippling through marble halls, in jeweled cups brimming with poison. Here stand five shadows cloaked in power: the Jade Empress who penned her conquests in ink of blood; the Blood Countess who bathed in youth’s final heartbeat; the Poison Queen whose roses wilted on royal lips; the Thorned Mother sculpting...

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When oppressed by a cruel and merciless government, when we no longer feel free there are some things we need to do to fight this tyranny: First we need to think of all our ancestors and relatives who fought in all our wars… Who fought and died so tyranny would never reach our shores. But now that it has...

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MIRZA GHALIB ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS Urdu poems about tyranny, the world, sky, sun, wind, night, faith, roses, creation & entropy. Tyranny adores those who adore the tyrant. —Mirza Ghalib, translation by Michael R. Burch Having adopted a mendicant’s rags, Ghalib, I’m amazed by the spectacle of generous people. —Mirza Ghalib, translation by Michael R. Burch I keep up awhile with each new jogger yet...

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Charles Dickens said it best, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” a tale born in paroxysm and flame, where streets cried for liberty beneath the weight of tyranny, and history turned, restless, in its slumber. The Bastille fell like the crumbling of old oaths, its stones heavy with the breaths of the oppressed. The mob surged,...

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Defeating Tyranny This is how to overthrow tyranny: elections by a free people who care peaceful transfer of power alternative media outlets to counter brainwashing decreasing the size of government ridding a society of mandates by unelected officials stopping demonization of average citizens halting massive monetary corruption short of divine intervention this is how it is done it is difficult~ many obstacles to freedom exist that...

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Tyranny can start in innocous ways.' In nudges and flattery Setting a stage.' It can be mocking.? And hectoring' quote Morality with invective stings' its antidote i am considering? Which may well need to be a charge against Its political wing.? With no further deliberation i advise.. Overwhelming assinine-ations.' A large dose of their own Medicine.' Would clear up much;...

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An Invisible Dictatorship Subtle Tyranny & Mask - To attentive Observers is now Slipping & Fast Overture toward false Maritime Law, Commercial illegality Certificate of Births, What on Earth then are we really here for? Is but one query in a desperate realm, a sea of illusion and neurotic mirth.. Trapped in voyage to an occult fellow-ship, Babylonian Pharisee Dogma and...

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A country in turmoil An imposter sits on the throne From the moment he takes office Stripping our rights away like a banana Leaving us slipping on the peels Trying to figure out what the Hell to do. Workers vanish from the crop fields, who will harvest the produce? Pulled from WHO and essential health research, how will we know of the next pandemic, let...

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In broad day light In plain sight The rain has fallen And evaporated free Speech over night Riotous murder Blame the simpletons Protect the perpetrators Who’ve political value Kill the prisoner Who shouted a view Don’t write a thought Or they’ll come for you Two Shrinking in fear Of the new two tear Five years to endure But hopefully, not one Minute more Meanwhile thousands Might die, but no will To keep the...

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I'm a refugee in my own country I'll never be free because they've labelled me They say I'm far right And I'm not too bright Took away free speech Now it's out of reach My mother would tell me as I sat upon her knee how we had saved the world from tyranny. She'd say how great we were how freedom was our spur I had no idea...

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Oh what did you see, my blue-eyed son? And what did you see, my darling young one? I saw truth tellers doxed, and their addresses listed I saw images on my cellphone put on by the twisted I saw a prophet wailing as he was dragged to the madhouse I saw madmen gaining all the levers of power I saw wolves...

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A HUMAN RIGHT SERMON (Being A Rhythmic...

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The New Tyranny  I had this nagging headache and went to see my doctor, his waiting room was full of humanity with an assortment of illnesses The table in the middle of the floor used to be full of newspapers and magazines, it was nude and didn't even covered with a tablecloth there was silence, ten patients looking at their mobile phones while...

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From the mass arose, a one of its kind--- Resolved to affect, the whole of mankind. A brain gifted to influence the lot. ...

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("Turning of the Tide", 2019, original encaustic) The End of Freedom In the long winter nights As everyone sleeps Or long summer days As everyone plays The force of habits Long ingrained By sheepish tendencies Embraces and envelopes And strangles by degree What it means to be free Soon in the name of peace And security Democracy and freedom All freedom is lost And what is left Is only dark and dry A...

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