another matter

another matter 

this time five

no longer alive,

the badges of distinction

blue moribund to extinction

authority's breeches

beaches of whales with hungry bellies

Jonas find their way into the stomach

and violence yawns again

Job sits pondering the angry sky

he hears bullets from century's future

the sound in biblical proportion

to the extortion of hate

bombs bursting in antagonistic smiles

the whales belch

more shots explode the night

a country mourns,

an ocean dries up amidst the sorrow

the badges of distinction

lend tears to extinction

an educated guess---

God didn't write the transcript

to have this ending

but peace in our lifetime 

seems

no longer pending

erin-cilberto

7/8/16

Reviews

[Marcus Sergiu David]

I feel like this is a sincere presentation of the truth. Great imagery.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Marcus...

j.

[Corset]

Violence and hate never seems to be satiated.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, and it is just getting worse...Nice, and now Baltimore...more police shootings...

will it never end?

[Corset]

No..........it will not, not till civilization is changed by it.

[Terpsichore]

'he hears bullets from century's future.' That's a line that kicks like a mule! Wish it wasn't the truth, but it probably is.

T

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, T.

appreciate your visits and your words,

j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Sadly, I agree with the views expressed here. We took a giant leap backwards last week. Peace? Not sure even my granddaughters will see it. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, the world is getting scarier every day...

thanks, Lydi.

j.

[Alfred Kukitz]

Huge and epic proportions on the time scale of life's events. Let the word go out, Peace in our time, Peace for all mankind.

Regards,
Al

[jacob erin-cilberto]

something so many of us wish for, but wonder if it can be achieved....thank you for your words, Al..

j.

[Bacchus]

you know i love when poets bring biblical proportions to their writing...
makes things deeper, stronger... almost like doubling a metaphor.

thanks j. for writing like you do.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Bacchus...

j.

[Kelsey Ann]

So much hatred and violence in this world. Ugghh! Please make it stop. I think this piece highlights it well. I especially like the last stanza. Great job.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Kelsey Ann...
j.

[Nisreen]

It is sad to see how much hate can take the front for so many
More than we know it

And once it strikes one part of the earth it surely is felt by the world
Distance for some reason never really creates a barrier when a disaster strikes

Only there is one line that strikes out the most

God didn't write this ending and will never do
So as much as some try to make hate take the front seat
It never will

Sorry for the long review
I guess I felt a lot

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really appreciate your review, sentiments and expressing your feelings on the poem and subject matter...

thank you, Curiosity...

j.

[Shabeeh Haider]

Peace seems elusive. When one person is superior because of his religion or the colour of his skin then the teachings of Job, Jonas or any other messenger for that matter becomes futile.
The ending of civilizations has been mentioned in the Revealed Books. We are slowly but surely heading towards the way it was intended.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful words, Shabeeh...

j.

[Pryde Foltz]

Xenophobia does not depend on skin colour. Any trait can be focused on to foster animosity to another group seen as different. A country must nurture the values that nurture peace. It starts with supplying a well-funded and quality educational system. Where openness and multiculturalism is fostered. Where a tonic to xenophobia is offered. The answer to the turmoil is not increased turmoil, as seems to be the strain the media and those in fear are offering up. Start spending less on prisons and the military and start spending on education and empowering people. As Horace Mann pointed out over a 150 years ago ... education is the great equalizer.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, education is the equalizer....thank you for your keen insights here, Pryde...

j.