You want a critique of Society?
Look outside your window,
But be sure not to open it.
For God's sake, do not open it!
We superior and educated humans
Must sit in our leather chairs
Gazing out into the chaotic lawlessness
From behind our glass wall of security.
We witness the starvation of faultless children,
The abuse of once-joyous kids,
The impoverished forced into reckless desperation,
Yet we turn away so as to avoid the guilt.
We would rather eat popcorn and watch mindless rhetoric
Than be stripped of our ignorance of the atrocities
Being committed under our watchful eye--
Our impassionate, thoughtless, uncaring eye.
We leave our watchpost to watch our favorite show
And become obsessed with meaningless personal problems,
A child cries out for a Godsend to help,
And we turn up the tv to drown out the annoyance.
Returning back to our secure place of false sincerity,
We see a poor man and two children shivering from hopelessness,
We try to block out that image of actual suffering,
And with a glance of false pity, we quickly lower the blinds.
We convince ourselves that someone else will help,
That we need no help so why should they?
So down go the blinds, and up goes our impassive barrier,
And fearing disruption, we quickly close and lock all doors.
Just in case our privacy is at risk,
Just in case...
A contest entry
- Societal Issues by AliceinPoetryLand.
2800 points, ended May 10, 2008, 14 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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A great write again. I think I need a thesauraus (however it's spelt). I keep saying this, but the words are true, even if they are boring, annoying, and oversaid.
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hello, nice to meet a true humanitarian with a gift to write. we simply need to get rid of our huge egos we are so caught up in ourselves we seldom see. excellent write my friend. God bless
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So much truth in your words. This is a very intense piece and your feelings come through loud and clear.
Stronly penned. Thanks so much for your entry.
Gaylene
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Great write David!
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Strong Message
The message behind the poem was clear and effective. It provokes thought and even inspires guilt. Bravo, another masterpiece!
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