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Lyrical Laments - 22. Chapter 22 The Price

This is not political. I'm an old guy with a preexisting condition, and I understand the desire to get back to normal, but to hear an elected 'leader' say the economy takes precedence over loss of human life? That it's a reasonable price to pay? Well, that makes me very sad... and angry.

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The Price

 

 

To sacrifice the weak is heinous

And not what true leaders do

Think God would call it Christian?

I have shocking news for you

 

Slither back into your dark, dank hole

You slimy, two-headed snake

Shove your piousness up your ass

Do it for humanity’s sake

 

Finance over the vulnerable you say

Apparently your hidebound belief

The like-minded rally around you

Immune to the devastation of grief

 

I am not a number

Found on some balance sheet

I am flesh and blood in His image

And neither of us will you meet

 

Do you not see this is our test?

A generational world-wide ‘Dust Bowl’

Can we not weather the economic hit?

Or is this about a political poll

 

I would never wish for you

The sentence you’d deliver for me

Enjoy your callous ‘youth’ while you can

Before the horned one comes for thee

 

 

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Thanks for reading, and for allowing me to vent. I don't mean to be preachy, but human lives aren't commodities to be traded. Be safe... for yourself and others.
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2 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Whatever you do unto the least of these you do unto me ... I know which god they profess but what god do they truly worship?

Good question, dugh. I guess whoever is the god of money. :(  Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. :hug: 

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1 hour ago, Geron Kees said:

I was just thinking along these same lines earlier today. No need to mention names here; we all know where to look already.

Compassion and caring are gifts, but not everyone has them. And for those who don't have these qualities (or far worse, get the concepts, but despise them), the words will be just two more that never made it into the tiny vocabularies they use to describe their time on this earth.

Well put, Geron. Small minds prove the biggest danger. I'm beginning to think haters are often power seekers so they can inflict pain and suffering on others. Thanks for reading and commenting, buddy. :hug: 

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1 hour ago, Parker Owens said:

Life has more value than The Economy. I wonder why some have a hard time seeing that? You’ve made it very, very clear. Thank you. 

Yes, it does, at least to sane and caring folks. Thanks for reading and commenting, Parker. :hug: 

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I am flesh and blood in His image

This line speaks to me the most. I'm kind of a humanist and don't believe in a traditional god, but clearly each of us has a unique and special consciousness. We all matter. To willfully ignore that is evil, in my opinion. Our current "leadership" in the U.S. doesn't see people outside their base as fully human. Just opponents to be vanquished. It makes me so angry. But I feel better reading your poem.

About life and the economy: they should go hand in hand. The economy is based on individual households. It's not just money in the stock market. People need to be alive and healthy for the economy to function for them.

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2 minutes ago, redwood said:

This line speaks to me the most. I'm kind of a humanist and don't believe in a traditional god, but clearly each of us has a unique and special consciousness. We all matter. To willfully ignore that is evil, in my opinion. Our current "leadership" in the U.S. doesn't see people outside their base as fully human. Just opponents to be vanquished. It makes me so angry. But I feel better reading your poem.

About life and the economy: they should go hand in hand. The economy is based on individual households. It's not just money in the stock market. People need to be alive and healthy for the economy to function for them.

Beautifully expressed, redwood! I'm not a religious man, but I have faith, and I like using religious images against those who trot out religion when it suits them. The most unchristian-like people often are the ones that spout doctrine to further their position. I can't believe people fall for it. :( 

Yes, the attitude we're seeing is evil. And incredibly short-sighted. It is as you say... people need to be alive and healthy for a good economy, and they can't be filled with fear. I'm angry too. So glad this poem could make you feel better... we are all in this together... and political leaders are standing in the way. Cheers, and thanks for sharing your thoughts, redwood... cheers... Gary.... Stay safe. :hug: 

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Too often in the last three years we have witness how corrupt leaders in politics, religion and the economy have put their own self interests before what is morally right.  Time and again the victims are those most vulnerable.  I feel the rage you felt when writing poem.  

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5 hours ago, raven1 said:

Too often in the last three years we have witness how corrupt leaders in politics, religion and the economy have put their own self interests before what is morally right.  Time and again the victims are those most vulnerable.  I feel the rage you felt when writing poem.  

Yeah, there was rage... and fear... and a sense of disbelief that this situation could even exist. I believed I was seeing the beginning of the end of a civilization, like what has happened so many times before. Is there a way out? Do we even deserve to carry on when we are so warped and cruel? Thanks, Terry. I'm glad the worst of the pandemic is over, but I take no comfort because the political morass still exists. Cheers. G. :hug: 

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