The Good Times

The title of the poem is strongly sarcastic. The poem depicts the present times; where nothing is right, nothing is just, nothing is tolerable.

Onyx skies, and frozen clocks
On guillotines, the humans bark.
Bullets breeze, made of plasticines,
Out of spleens.

Gaping out, at the ailing streets
Where blasphemy and religion meet.
Bambinos speak, for partisans cheap,
An unheard scream.

Dingy cells, and stingy cops,
Wearing treachery, and disguising props.
Women raped, on a roadside stop,
For their thrill....

Comradeship dropped, like yellow piss,
A bed of roses, and Judas’ kiss.
Diabolical fiend, peeling his outer skins,
For peace.

No one tries to mend this hour,
And no one tries to kill this scar.
Everywhere preached, yet can’t be reached
It’s so far...

Author's Note

Please give your review since it is very important for me to know my flaws, and correct them for my literary betterment.

Reviews

[Baby Ricochet]

Really cool poem Kushal. The only line that didn't fit for me was "Out of spleens." I pictured a guy looking into a box and saying "Oh s**t we're out of spleens. Here's twenty bucks go to the store and buy some more." But that's just me and my warped sense of humor. Don't worry to much about the world going to hell in a handbasket though. It's been there so many times it knows the way.

[Kushal]

I meant bullets blasting in and out of spleens. :) But that's my failure as a poet to make you understand. :)

Nonetheless, thanks a lot for your comments. ^_^

[Shreyas Tripathy]

God ! Strong words and a powerful poem !!
Diabolic it sure is :)

[Kushal]

Thank You. ^_^

[sudeshna]

i really liked the line-"A bed of roses, and Judas’ kiss."
also the message is very strong...i liked it. great and keep it up!!!!

[Kushal]

Thanks a lot, that is really sweet of you. :)

[anxia]

Wow kushal. I love the comparisons!!! And the word pick is just as awesome. Love the last stanza. Message is great!!!! Imma request others to read this. Awesome writer keep it up!!!

[Kushal]

That will be very nice of you. I'm not really tech-savvy, I don't even know how to add friends here, and make others read it, which I desperately want to. It will be extremely generous of you to ask others to read this.

Not to mention, thanks a lot, your comments are indeed valuable. :)

[Allycat]

Amazing. I love the vocabulary in this poem, and the message. It's true, our world is messed up, and you do an excellent job showing it through this poem

[Kushal]

Thanks a lot friend, appreciation has always been my personal triumph. ^_^

Hope to please you again with my poems. ^_^

With sincere regards,
Kushal.