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By rebelray Date: 2016 Oct 27 Comment on this Work [[2016.10.27.11.18.10358]] |
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The turmoil of negativity. Dividing the masses. Common sense being rebuked by politicians To anoint their modern-day Tartuffe. Exposing the prejudices of the naive Who ignore their own hatred. Lemmings after a chosen voice Who refuse to envision The apocalypse ahead. The optimism of our future Is being hijacked from our youth. Daughters and Sons with no vote, Watch as a candidate, whose surrogates, Justify prejudice and ignorance As someone else's fault. When ideologies visit extremes, Regardless of their failure to "win", The hope of a generation Is methodically destroyed By the avalanche of fear Of danger from within... The scariest kind of all. Optimism and ambition cannot survive Without leadership that inspires. Our future demands and deserves The loftiest aspirations. Angels of past generations Cannot be erased from history By the hatred of today's Societal Demons. Our children, and their children Need to know, as in the past, That we will be there for them To fight the good fight, To heal their wounds, And to nurture their hearts With love and hope for anything that lies ahead. RF 10/27/16 9:03am |