Public Service AnnouncementA Poem by Dennis ShanabergThis is a test of the emergency broadcast system. I repeat-- I repeat-- This is a test of the emergency broadcast system. Not a test. Not a test. This is a test of the emergency broadcast system. I repeat-- I repeat-- This is a test of the emergency broadcast system. Not a test. Not a test. Please be advised. How it will end with but a whisper. There is weapons fire in the distance. Smoke signals death on the horizon. It could all go up in an instant. We are tearing ourselves apart. This is how it falls apart... Apathy With no sensitivity. Society-- It’s gone. Monotony With our mediocrity. Humanity-- We’re done. A public service announcement to those still alive-- Who still believe that human beings can possibly thrive-- That we are something more than instruments of destruction-- That we can take a different nonfatal direction. There’s more to living than ending in heaven or Hell. Living for now and the future would do us very well. Society is made at the hands of us, so it is within our hands To stop the bomb, the ceaseless death and burning if we take a stand. The bombs are ‘bout to explode. Not a test. Not a test. The rockets have been shot off. I repeat-- I repeat-- No where left for us to go. Not a test. Not a test. Now, there is no stopping. I repeat, this is not a test. © 2012 Dennis Shanaberg |
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1 Review Added on August 16, 2012 Last Updated on August 16, 2012 AuthorDennis ShanabergMentor, OHAboutAbout my Life… It’s a preface far too long For anyone to read. It’s growing longer everyday. Filled with love and laughter, life and greed. more..Writing
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