We saw what we reap. Pretended not to.
Now these knots are too tangled,
Things too complicated
To see them right through
Any longer. To cut them in two.
They ask: "What's your angle?"
Well, it is overrated, it is oversated,
Obtuse and inflated.
They claim to be angels,
And scam and cram
On dimly lit stages—
So goddamn outrageous.
Yet 'Godspeed!' we utter.
With clatter and splatter,
And utter impudence
They destroy our bonds,
Our thoughts, our lives,
Prey on our obedience,
Thrive on lies,
Spread strife and discord.
I say: screw this world!
I shout: fuck them all!
I swear frantically, and next, I fall
For another trap
Set by propaganda.
Another sunset.
Another dawn. Crap!
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I hate being manipulated by people and media etc… but I love how your poem kind of accepts it (by the end) as you cannot control it… one finds themselves getting sucked into something or rather yet again.. until we find out the truth. It really is an exhausting game. I love the art and angry contemplation of this piece! Kudos!
"We saw what we reap. Pretended not to. Now these knots are too tangled, Things too complicated To see them right through Any longer. To cut them in two." I find your perspective on society at large to be refreshing in its bluntness. A breath of icy, Everest air (hmm, now your featured image makes even more sense), amongst the knotted suffocation. I bet we could chat about this at length. "I say: screw this world! I shout: fuck them all! I swear frantically, and next, I fall For another trap Set by propaganda. Another sunset. Another dawn. Crap!" You sum it up so well. How easy to fall back into the lies, the web. Emotion seems to thread right through it -- a simple manipulation, really. What a read! Damn. I'm now stuck lamenting the state of things...but I suppose I do that anyway, lol.
Well said, Andrei! 💕😊
You truly spoke for us all here! This was brilliant!
At first, I thought about climate change, but then just about power, and hope, and compliance, and fatigue. Nice work.
Such great work as usual! I'm a little sick (and not in the usual way) and not myself, so I decline to say more. Thanks for another great poem.
Crap! Ain't that just the way of it. You've quite perfectly described my everyday frustrations with both the world & myself.
And so the cycle continues. Great polemic here.
Fantastic poem! Great work! Loved it! We do sew what we reap that’s for sure!