Crushed.
an old person's view...
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The other shoe fell again.
The penny dropped.
I don't know why I keep
expecting things to change
when things keep turning to rot.
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I feel life is just one big gut punch
when I keep expecting the best.
I see now that there is no rainbow
at the end of this horror filled quest.
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Maybe I'm just old and tired.
I did my part though and I
kept on hoping for a win
until it was down to the wire.
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I'm numb and this election, I
think, it broke me in two.
I had my heart set on Kamala
and now I don't know what to do.
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Will I lose my Medicare?
Will I lose my Disability?
If so, what in the world
will end up happening to me?
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Why do so many people choose
hate over love when the world
would turn so much better with
a soft touch than with an iron glove.
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I'm lost. I'm just so down and sad
I feel I keep losing everything
good that I ever had.
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It sucks to be old and alone
and watch the world turned up ended
knowing what could be done
if only people wanted things to
be mended.
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But hate and disharmony seems to
drive those in charge of our great land.
I've no place to hid, no place to run
even if I could I can't.
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This poem doesn't even rhyme anymore
because I can't arsed to do it.
Where's my freedom and liberty gone
I woke and it was gone before I knew it.
About the Creator
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Sam Harty is a poet of raw truth and quiet rebellion. Author of Lost Love Volumes I & II and The Lost Little Series, her work confronts heartbreak, trauma, and survival with fierce honesty and lyrical depth. Where to find me
Comments (9)
Your feelings are echoed by so many in the US. Women are genuinely frightened of what is happening over there and rightly so. I loved the part of your poem where you spoke of people not choosing kindness, I couldn't have said it better. Well written, well done!
Very well written! So poignant message.
enjoyed your mental moshing and gnashing
Hey, sometimes answers are in the most unexpected of places. We're here for you.
There are many in the world who are concerned. Hugs.
I'm still in shock and in denial. Loved your poem!
I’m feeling the same, Sam. I do have my theories of why he won but when I air them out people think I’m just paranoid. He is not screaming the election was rigged because he knows it was rigged for him by Putin.
Never give up, and stay strong! This might help: https://youtu.be/5xvJYrSsXPA?si=MpsSL9Hvx8FqUG5P
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