for the Leaderless

what happens

after they survive chaos

can be madness

Author's Note

Reviews

[H L Rose]

As I consider my own take on these words, they definitely convey an intriguing incite about freedom and perhaps war. I like how just these few words can spawn a slew of contemplations. I also like how I can read the lines all together as "after they survive chaos can be madness" or broken up as "after they survive / chaos can be madness".
Enjoyed contemplating this one.

[Davidgeo]

This is good to hear. My long poetry always tends to suck, but the short ones seem to suit my talents. Kinda reminds me of my teenaged sexual encounters. ugh... that was creepy

[Nipplegrinder]

This is drivel. Please unsubscribe.

[Davidgeo]

It totally is. Are you ever going to tell anyone about all your other profiles?

[Nipplegrinder]

I have no other profile. You must be thinking of someone else.

[Davidgeo]

I do smoke a lot of grass... leading me to become confused quite often. Have you ever been to batman fantasy camp?

[wordman]

come back to a different world

[Davidgeo]

I like to think they come back as different people from a different world. A place only a very small percentage of our population could ever really know about. The world never really changes, mostly it's just individual perceptions I think.

[wordman]

and i suppose you`re right,

[Davidgeo]

Maybe. But if it's all just perception who can really say with any great certainty? In our own world I suppose we all get to be right to a certain degree.

[wordman]

i think it goes both ways actually,you remember those idiots in california with the nam vets

[Davidgeo]

Have you ever been to Vietnam in combat capacity Ron?

[wordman]

two tours david

[Davidgeo]

What unit were you with and what years were you deployed?

[wordman]

i am not interested in talking about the s**t david,have a good day

[Davidgeo]

Gee, I wonder why that is? (I already know that you never served:(

[wordman]

general in the confederate army,

[Falcon1]

Just who will be left after the chaos Just who will be left to protect the government and the Congressman Yes I for one agree after the chaos oh what will be left of the human race.

[Davidgeo]

After what chaos? Have you been through some chaos?

Protecting the government? AND the congressman? Sounds like a tall order (or maybe you're projecting your partisan cable/radio/podcast news diet on my poetry)

[Cherrie]

COACH Lou Houltz once said I motivate those who will be motivated, the rest I send home.

Love the power of this couplet.

[Davidgeo]

I bet you're a Notre Dame fan.

I'm glad you like my couplet.

[R.E. Ray]

Is it sufficient to say "true," as a review? I could write on this topic for hours. You've said all that's necessary.

[Davidgeo]

I believe it is sufficient Robert Ray. Thanks for stopping by, it's always a pleasure.

[sette]

my views on chaos and anarchy amount to the same thing and that is lawlessness which means total destruction which is the opposite of what i want. sad to say it is becoming a reality. nice piece of writing and i salute you for creating this piece.

[AYVID N]

Surviving chaos is possible as under the right conditions, chaos spontaneously evolves into a predictable pattern so there is still an underlying order there. So in the natural order of things the leaderless won't be without a leader for too long. Yet its the unknown calm that follows chaos that must be feared more. For a lot of evil breeds covertly, in the guise of good. I really appreciate writing that triggers a thought process.

[Davidgeo]

Surviving chaos is something we all have to do once and fail at once. In between it can really mean anything. I'm happy it made your thought process.