Lyrical Laments - 25. Chapter 25 Oblivion

3 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Man that was powerful I like it!

Thanks, Albert.  

22 minutes ago, centexhairysub said:

WOW, how apropos with today's situation.  

Unfortunately, yes it is apropos. Thanks, centex. There's no escaping the doom and gloom of our shared reality.  

6 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

Powerful words.

Thanks, chris. I wrote this to hopefully purge some angst... no luck as yet.  

 Very sad, but 100% truth. We've come to believe that the loudest voice in the room is to be believed and revered, and that news and research comes from the gossip line that is social media. Thank you for writing and sharing this.

59 minutes ago, spyke said:

 Very sad, but 100% truth. We've come to believe that the loudest voice in the room is to be believed and revered, and that news and research comes from the gossip line that is social media. Thank you for writing and sharing this.

It's hard for me to wrap my head around most of the time, especially the playing fast and loose with the truth. That's something I never thought I would see in my lifetime or any other. Without truth, WTF do we have? Thanks, spyke.  

Civilizations fall; and I feel like we’re plunging through the clouded air without a parachute. We can scream if we like, but the impact is inevitable. At least, this poem makes me feel that way. I can only watch for the light of love and friendship. 

9 minutes ago, Parker Owens said:

Civilizations fall; and I feel like we’re plunging through the clouded air without a parachute. We can scream if we like, but the impact is inevitable. At least, this poem makes me feel that way. I can only watch for the light of love and friendship. 

It feels like all we can do is hope. I know that's defeatist, and I know there is civic action that could help, but I'm exhausted at finding terrible people at the forefront of so many countries... regular people have put them there, and are allowing the travesty of lies and betrayal to occur. It's like we are in a race to see who can screw the world over first.   Thanks, my friend.  

Sigh...too true.  We became truly damned when Science gave up her pedestal to wallow in the mire of political opinion rather than champion reason and facts.  Salvation is no longer possible while our institutions of higher education 'teach' consensus over reasoned investigation.

Patriotism was the stalking horse used to undermine our society so idiotic ideas could take the place of sound thinking and thus render our society into those in power who are immune to rules and those subject to them as witless drones of the Sate--the true ideal of Marxist ideology.  Let us put up 'important issues' like gender neutrality and critical race theory while we quietly erode those few rights and powers that the common man managed to retain...and create true problems by dismantling our economies and supply chains via fiat in the name of 'public health'.

So, lets sign one more piece of paper to set unrealistic goals to impossible schedules while ignoring the fact that the worst offenders won't do anything to comply, and those who champion 'Green' policies fly in their hundreds via private jets and hundred car motorcades to tell the rest of us to cut our carbon footprint...I'd use one of my footprints to kick those hypocrites in their arses.  :) 

10 hours ago, ColumbusGuy said:

Sigh...too true.  We became truly damned when Science gave up her pedestal to wallow in the mire of political opinion rather than champion reason and facts.  Salvation is no longer possible while our institutions of higher education 'teach' consensus over reasoned investigation.

Patriotism was the stalking horse used to undermine our society so idiotic ideas could take the place of sound thinking and thus render our society into those in power who are immune to rules and those subject to them as witless drones of the Sate--the true ideal of Marxist ideology.  Let us put up 'important issues' like gender neutrality and critical race theory while we quietly erode those few rights and powers that the common man managed to retain...and create true problems by dismantling our economies and supply chains via fiat in the name of 'public health'.

So, lets sign one more piece of paper to set unrealistic goals to impossible schedules while ignoring the fact that the worst offenders won't do anything to comply, and those who champion 'Green' policies fly in their hundreds via private jets and hundred car motorcades to tell the rest of us to cut our carbon footprint...I'd use one of my footprints to kick those hypocrites in their arses.  :) 

 

There's a lot I could say, like how much much pressure was exerted over established and once-respected institutions like science, making them pawns in such a dangerous game, but what is the point? We are all so entrenched, and discussing anything political is frowned upon, and is almost never productive like it was in the past. Things have changed for the worst, and now we are stuck with a world gone mad and people who act like idiots. CRT for example, is not taught in schools at all. It is a CONCEPT discussed in institutions of higher learning by students who are full-fledged adults. Yet it is used to scare people who are fed lie after lie after lie, and they swallow it up like a drowning man. We spend too much time looking for the news that suits us.   

Public health, however, is not a concept. It is a very serious situation the world is in, so I hope they can get back to being left alone to do their necessary work, and not ever pressured again to hold back truths for the sake of some narcissist's poll numbers, or to do some autocrat's bidding. Around the world, we are making almost no headway, and that is criminal in my mind. Division rules us... and I'm starting to think there is no way out until our civilization falls. 

As far as the health of our planet, every single person has a responsibility to acknowledge the damage being done... and that every little bit we can do helps. Signing a paper is only one step of the many needed, but the countries who used to lead must want to lead again for our mother earth to have a chance. Minimizing the efforts of the people who do care doesn't help anything... only helps maintains the status quo of a planet with a new expiry date. It is not hypocritical to care, even if at times we feel completely powerless, and young Greta, for one, refuses to fly anywhere.

As I said in my poem... God help us.

Thanks, buddy, I appreciate hearing your valid thoughts, and I hope you appreciate mine, even if they might differ a little. Cheers, and be well, my friend. Let's join virtual hands and make a wish... that it is not too late for all of us to unite for a common cause... screw those who would rather us divided.  xoxo

These are powerful and true words Gary.  I wish that teachers would take this poem and have the students dissect and discuss every aspect of the poem.  Poems like this reach beyond the beauty of the words. 

6 hours ago, raven1 said:

These are powerful and true words Gary.  I wish that teachers would take this poem and have the students dissect and discuss every aspect of the poem.  Poems like this reach beyond the beauty of the words. 

Thanks, Terry. That is a wonderful thing to hear about a poem written with wretched fear. Unfortunately, even teachers are becoming muzzled now.