Tension rides my shoulders
day after day.
Get off of me, I shout,
but the weight becomes heavier
as if carrying sandbags,
like saddle bags of ponderous distress.
Tense and world-weary
I don't want to be,
but it rides me like a jockey,
whipping me and kicking me.
My lungs suck air like
a hard-ridden pony treated
cruelly, bleeding from metal spurs
cutting through me..
I'm bucking, but not hard enough, it seems.
My muscles are tight from the fight,
heart full of hope, trying to overcome
the mendacious and pernicious bog
covering the world;
reality shadowed in a fog of
uncertainty, watching standards crumble while
protections fail.
it cannot be to no avail
- can it?
Copyright © 2/25/2025 by Andrea O. Corwin
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Comments (10)
So true of the current state of the world, with stress on world. :-( Let's keep hoping for improvement, though. It's what keeps us going.
Too good and so true. Every word spike to me and current twisted dismembered situation. Thank you
Felt every word of this! Your words pair with the image so well and reflect so many of our sentiments <3
So relatable and heavily emotional—brilliant work!
Damn. I think you’ve captured beautifully how many people are feeling right night. Absolutely brilliant.
Good job on such an emotional poem. Loved how the image of The Scream kind of goes along with the photo at the end.
It feels like all the world is kindling and a toddler is playing with matches
Oh wow, this was so hard hitting and intense. Loved your poem!
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Nice poem. It makes me think of that old movie from years ago, "Stop the world I want to get off!" 😊😊 I also so noticed that you put a copyright on your works. I sued to do that but the I stopped because i forgot about it I guess. It is a good idea though, maybe I need to start to do it again. Not many other creators seem to do it.