Their eyes never spoke of the pain
And through pursed lips not a single tear was evident
Segregation had faired the system well
Keeping the abnormalities of society beneath the surface
Yet once in a blue moon the thin membrane between them and us
Failed…
Author notes
art found at Deviantart.com
A contest entry
- Abstract poetry #28 -For Serious?- by The Cube.
500 points, ended September 18, 2008, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Brilliant! Bravo! Love it!
I deliberately flount the system as I am anti-establishment, so this is right up my street! Love this one, how clever, its brilliant and love the poetic graphics and impact, subtle and yet very powerful too, says important messages and is well penned and eloquent too, fabulous you are amazing well done!
Best of luck in all of your contests, hope you win Gold in
them all.
Poetic Hugs and Thanks Millions,
Kaz.
Kazytc XX
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Very nice. Makes me think of an abstract way of dealing with acceptance and rejection into a certain group or society in itself. Well done.
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