what had we done
where was it written we should behold unto you
you dont walk among us
we gave to you our hopes and dreams
and quietly you betrayed us
oh your many faces
smilng for the lens and promise us tomorrow
though never seen among us
just shaving at the edges of our fears
how craftily you played us
are you guilty now?
we see you hiding truth, transparent on our TV screen
falsehood cast among us
hope is now an insult, seeds of doubt abound
your fine words have mislead us
do you think us dumb
that we would never rise and drive aside
the demon you placed among us
watching our virgin land raped and bombed from within
have you taken to insanity
so pass the buck
turn your back, stick another band aid to pacify this generation
make those who protest look guilty
hide behind your misplaced charitable intent
who are you kidding?
what was your goal
as you stood before us, pretender with yet more crafted lies?
to win our devotion from past loyalty?
when a mere pathetic re-election is your '12 pieces of silver'
betrayal of our patriotic heart is the price we pay
you gave us the springtime of hope
we dwelled in ignorance thru the summer
autumn (fall) is over
now is the winter of our discontent
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Ha ha ha does god get re-elected? Puzzles me how you could read a God into being a target for these words.
It's about life in U.K. where quite a few of the poets on here reside. Hopefully U.K. citizens will understand it all too well.
Have you ever had a joke explained to you because you didnt 'get it'? Well poetry is similar isn't it... if you dont 'get it'.... i'm not going to spoil it by explaining it.
Inside joke - got it
Thank you Hood. High praise from a respected songwriter/poet.
I think you need to be a Brit to see the point of this piece, i'll wait for further comments and maybe get a surprise or two.
I can see where this is pointing and didn't read God into it - but then I'm not a believer anyway - it's a powerful address and flows so well. Just one point and I feel a tad mean mentioning it given the quality of the write - but I'm not too sure about the last line.
Yep... that last line was too tempting to miss. I did use it before someplace slightly altered to read 'now is the winter of our disco tent'.
It's a strong and well known phrase and does fit the bill in its sentiment. However, i'm not above criticism for using it. maybe i'm living too close to Stratford-upon-Avon. Thanks for your comments ME.
I actually thought it about President Trump. And I do have trouble calling him "President Trump". As I feel he's the biggest disgrace in the history of U.S. Presidency. Great write dusk.
Thanks for your comments AP. Its politicians in UK i'm annoyed at (for what they've done to our homeland over the last 40 years or so) but i guess you could apply it to USA too.. although i have little knowledge of USA politics so that's up to the reader.
On side note, love him or hate him, you have to give the man his title out of common respect for the millions of people whose vote put him into office.
And I too know little of politics in the UK. I'm not sure of the numbers, but it seems many of the Trump supporters are as angry at him as those who voted against him. Its a crazy mess and world we live in these days.
Very good write da, the politics in the UK is completely out of hand, we are lead by a crowd of lying b******s who just come into politice from University and would not a proper days work if it bit them on the a**e. They haven't got a clue what proper living is like.
And if you stand up to be heard to resist you have to be very careful for your words will fall into the category of being 'politically incorrect' and you will be mauled by the loony left brigades.
Thank you for your very supportive and encouraging comments.
great poem, da, and so true! If you look at the sad state of affairs all around the world, it could be true just about anywhere.
Some governments appear to get on with keeping their heads down and looking after their own citizens welfare.... you would have thought that was the duty of any government wouldn\'t you. Oh thats called nationalist politics by the way... doing whats best for ones nation. Trouble is nationalism got hijacked by the likes of adolf hitler and the old british national front who were both blatantly racist, which i am not. Thanks for your comments Fred.
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