Great poem. There was a wonderful lecture by a woman named Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes - the lecture was called "The Boy Who Married an Eagle." In the lecture she speaks about how men are treated in this culture as if they do not feel, but men have all kinds of feelings; all kinds of hopes and dreams. Men in this culture are taught to work themselves to the grave. And now women are too in addition to raising children. This is a marvelous poem. Very brave and eloquent.
I read somewhere that Mahatma Ghandhi had said of Christianity, "I like your Christ, but I don't like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ"...(at may not be an exact quote) I thought, "how said, that he got close enough to Christ to "like" Him, but let himself be pushed away by His followers."
I like what you've done here, Baby Ricochet, and you have said what I was trying to say, only you put it so much better than I did.
But, please...don't get close enough to Christ to realize that He is Someone you can "like"...but then let a bunch of silly "sheep" push you away.
Think of it this way...if you are following a crowd, you are going in the wrong direction...
You know I had to peek at this after reading your review of my "Memo"...but, as I said, you said it soooo much better than I.
Christian, take warning!!
Great job!!
What an amazing depiction of our broken system. Very powerful, amazingly crafted, and very creative. You have just raised your bar of excellence again. This is the kind of poem that can spark a revolution. Amazing work.
Wow this really speaks to me. I feel this every day. I really love the lines
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Broken down to a credit score
What life means to me
Nothing but a paycheck w***e
This life is failing me "
I write just for the hell of it
A way to spend some time
Blurting out in cyber space
Whatever's on my mind
Maybe funny maybe tragic
Emotional and raw
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