the aching pedestal

gray0328

 

they have turned pain into currency,  

woven suffering into badges of gold,  

stripped the quiet of their shadows,  

to share a throne they never built.  

 

it is not that pain speaks louder,  

but that the room listens harder;  

there is no justice in the silence,  

so we cling to echoes like lifelines.  

 

but tell me, what happens to truth  

when the world craves the broken crown,  

when scars become proof of existence,  

when they barter grief for belonging?  

 

do we all kneel for the ache now?  

glorifying what we should mend—  

a parade for sorrow, applause for agony—  

a world more hollow than before.

  • Author: gray0328 (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 19th, 2025 10:41
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  • sorenbarrett

    The glorifying of war, destruction, hate, revenge, pain on TV a spot of glory, fame in ones suffering. A great poem

    • gray0328

      Thanks Soren I appreciate your feedback and yes we glorify weakness instead of overcoming it sad. It's called the poor poor me syndrome



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