strange land

dusk arising

 

am i really here in this strange land
where many a brother man is led to believe
he should hate and harm his fellow man
is this what mankind is meant to be
when inside we all feel compassion, love and charity
who would bring such conflict upon us
could it be there are those among us
who crave such power as to send us to kill,
wound, maim and suffer death for their cause
are we destined to be subdued by such power?
you read me and i know i am not alone
how do pacifists demonstrate strength?
the proverbial catch 22, for organised might
will crush those who disagree.
So organise and become powerful you may suggest.
but there lies the failure, for a leader would arise
and other eyes would covet leadership power
and yet another righteous power base would arise
how long before further conflict should arise?
and so...  a new though enters my mind
a state of being which i had never though i would support
for i cannot see that humanity is ready for it
the beautiful state of 'pure' anarchy
as yet a dream, we are not ready for such idealism
but will we survive to realise such peaceful co-existence?

  • Author: dusk arising (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 20th, 2019 02:09
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Comments3

  • Andrew Charles Forrest

    Now there is a thought
    ...But didn't we come from Anarchy? DA
    Great provoking write

    • dusk arising

      Probably we did.... have we improved though?

      • Andrew Charles Forrest

        Oh No! we just live longer
        Which probably makes things worse

      • Goldfinch60

        Good write d a. Pure anarchy would work but so would communism in its pure form but like all these things somebody would always say, "I am better the you so I should be leader" and there it fails.

        • dusk arising

          And let us not forget the subversives.... the churches.

          • Goldfinch60

            Sorry, I forgot them - very true.

          • Neville

            you raise some very interesting issues here sir.... reads well and ends well................



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