To those who refused to listen
can you hear it now?
The pendulum has swung,
diaphanous allies
more opaque than
realised,
march over the good work
of generations before us
because we refused
to respect
the values of progress.
Character over Identity.
Radical then,
radical now.
Shame on those
who sacrificed creed
for the superficiality
of skin pigment
and where you like
to put your genitals
at night...
You reap what you sow,
and the harvest
is rotten and ancient
and all too fucking familiar.
The pendulum has swung,
and it wreaks havoc
on all that it passes.
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This a follow up to a political poem I wrote 3 years ago, in which I voiced cause for concern to what has now undoubtedly begun.
Both should be read in tandem.
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Powerful stuff, Dean and a great follow-up. I just went back and refreshed myself on the original. And when did you sneak back in, haha. Great to see a notification from you! Happy new year, Bud!
Well written Dean an important statement that we all must heed. I am immensely saddened with the current state of the United States. This is the worst state of affairs I have witnessed in my 66 years.
Powerful, important and sadly true. I remember Cannibal. Off to read it again