At The Whim
Not willing to give in yet
I lost four co-workers the other day
Distant voices from the computer
Phantoms I’ll never get to know
I wait for the chainsaws next bloody cut
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Growing tired of being at the whim
Of nature and rich assholes
With no FEMA for the latter
Soon none for the former
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Prancing nightmares selling dreams
Of glory days gilded in white gold
Along with brand name bootstraps
The rich pay to have pulled up
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The raging id of democracy
Voted for an all you can eat buffet
To feed these rapacious egos
Hope they aren’t surprised to end up on the menu
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Black holes where hearts and eyes should be
They take and take until all that’s left
Empty pens and nothing to write
Because they’ve devoured the truth
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In gluttonous ecstasy,
They sit on thrones of gnawed hope
And our hollowed out bones
Making America great for them
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But I’m waiting
Out of stubbornness and battered hope
That the people I serve, those who love and those who hate me
Will recognize my value, even if just as a person
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And so, I remain at the whim
Of nature, rich assholes
And a tiny seed of hope
Planted in a fallow field
About the Creator
Sean A.
A happy guy that tends to write a little cynically. Just my way of dealing with the world outside my joyous little bubble.
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Violence Begets
"Any last words, cowboy?" "None you'd understand, sodbuster." "Funny. That's Marshall Sodbuster to you. But I meant some last nugget that would help us in the adjudication of the myriad offenses counted against you and your gang. I wasn't asking for penitence."
By Adam Diehl5 days ago in Fiction
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Well written, congrats
Congrats, well-deserved! So much wrong with this idiocy and I have friends waiting for the ax my daughter already got through no fault.
Another marvel you’ve penned with such raw emotion but very deliberately crafted lines! Congrats, Shaun!
Brilliant & bold!!! Congratulations on Top Story!!!
Congratulations on top story . Keep up the good work. Super proud. !!!!!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Excellent work, "the raging I'd of democracy voted for an all you can eat buffet." I hear you. All perfectly stated, congrats on a well deserved Top Story!
No surprise here! Congrats on the TS.
Damn, Shaun. This is powerful. "...brand name bootstraps / the rich pay to have pulled up" is an incredible, poignant line.
Oh my, at first I thought four of your coworkers died but I understood what had happened as I kept reading. Karma would always give those people what they deserve
I read this earlier and was left speechless from the impact. There have been quite a few stories following the same general topic lately. You picked the right string of words, my friend to open up the eyes even more. I felt this. Thank you.
Oh my. This is fantastic, Shaun. I hope you're not next on the list. I personally can't wait until they are the ones "on the menu."