The sky leaks twilight tears,
as the earth crumbles backwards
to old times and old fears.
Life's balloon deflated, losing air,
with hope's last breath – beyond repair.
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Battles won now rewound in time
things given, taken back, no longer mine.
The soul of the people have lost all
reason and rhyme. A world gone tense,
no longer sublime.
-=-
Echoes of love silenced by screams,
Freedom merely a forgotten dream.
The world turned into a hateful meme
The way it used to be, no longer seen.
-=-
Free speech disappears in a puff of smoke,
where no one understands the true meaning of woke.
"Love one another" reduced to just a distant joke.
The wheel of time has lost all it's spokes.
-=-
Empathy dead, in a world now blocked,
Fake people with their hearts locked,
follow so called kings, leading with
hatred, those they call their flocks.
-=-
We must unite and stop this decay!
Heal the puncture, seize a brighter day!
Promote Love, revive truth and empathy regain,
Then together we'll rise, no longer in pain.
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Thanks for reading! -Sam
About the Creator
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Sam Harty is a poet of raw truth and quiet rebellion. Author of Lost Love Volumes I & II and The Lost Little Series, her work confronts heartbreak, trauma, and survival with fierce honesty and lyrical depth. Where to find me
Comments (7)
Yes indeed!!!!! We have to be the change.
Sam, what an amazing piece. This is one of your best. I live the rhyme scheme and poetic timing. It’s all so beautifully perfect. I appreciate your message of optimism at the end when you say we must unite. But, I have to wonder is that possible given the current state of affairs.
Beautifully done Sam. Wise words with hidden meanings and a lovely 'swing' rhyme. I love rhyming poetry.
This was extremely powerful! Loved it so much!
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Great job! Such a beautiful, positive message and outlook.
This was amazing, Sam! I absolutely love the positive messaging you encompass with this. Healing the puncture together as people is such a nice mental picture!