Displacement

Sometimes people try,

to defy,

the bitter truth,

with falsehoods and lies,

 

Place the blame externally,

on former friends or enemies,

on the media,

or refugees,

 

Furthermore,

do not be fooled,

by tokenism,

or socialist rules,

 

Some will try,

to shift their guilt,

they move abroad,

to join their ilk,

 

Yet at home,

the righteous stay,

to carry on,

the bitter fray,

 

From dawn to dusk,

night or day,

socialism,

is the seed of decay.....

Reviews

[Liza]

from reading your bio on the right hand side - i can see the world through your lens and it shines its light in an almost scortching way yet smooth on this page...every creation has their prespective and the extremeties somehow urge everyone in the middle for balance...you would probably enjoy seeing the Zeitgeist 2011 movie on youtube...it speaks of this

[Twilight]

An interesting set of comments, Liza. Keep writing yourself too!

[Jenny Nelson]

A well written, thought provoking write. Must say I do agree with you. Your write points out the need to act instead of making excuses or looking for someone else to do the job for us. Liked this much.

[Twilight]

Thanks, Jenny.

[Lauren Marie]

So true!

"Yet at home,
the righteous stay,"

Ahh, love those lines. It shows that we need to get out and make something happen.
One of my favorite quotes is from a man named Ghandi, who said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." If you don't know his story, go read it--it is truely unbelievable!

This was another excellent poem!
~Lauren

[Twilight]

Good that you seem to share my thoughts and sentiments, Lauren.

[Dianah]

I am curious about your use of the word 'socialism' as even in my time I have seen it used to describe different things like Communism, National Socialism (fascism) the Labour Party, Arthur Scargills party and what I think of it as The Socialist values where there is no monetary system at all.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

I feel that our freedoms are being "displaced" more and more everyday as our society sings its way down the slippery slope of socialism. Those on the bottom, sing with joy, for they are promised something for nothing. Those on the top, sing with joy, for they make the false promises that give them power over the masses. Those in the middle are silenced and are never heard and are the ones who suffer the most.

Sadly, by the time the effects are truly felt, it will be too late for us all.

Great job with your poem! This is an issue that I feel strongly about.

[Twilight]

Thankyou for such a detailed response, Linda. And, pleased that you understood what this poem is trying to say.!

[Kimberly Smith]

From dawn to dusk,

night or day,

socialism,

is the seed of decay.....

wowowowowow.. lol do i have to explain the depth of this ?
love it keep it up. i wanna read more

[Twilight]

Thanks for the praise, Kimberly. Best wishes.