whatever made you look at these lines of cobbled words
stitched together like a tapestry hanging from my imagination
waiting for eternal condemnation?
silly sentences strung out in a parade of useless information
stuck together with super glue and honey – a sweet creation
containing a hidden message that must be lurking near
between adjectives and verbs and visions of a good beer
there lies no motivation for sounding so insincere
it’s simply that
I’m glad you’re here!
***
names of fallen warriors carved
below the castle on the sea wall
invaders all
finally after a century
the towering castle
did fall
past glories reduced to rubble
and human bones hidden
in a secret tunnel
stories told about the ancient ruins spread
across the mighty seas to foreign cities
claiming the castle was haunted by the walking dead
The ragged ramparts are covered with vines and weeds
voices cheering in a cold wind from the past
admiring the castle’s warriors breathtaking deeds
the once majestic towers still stand
a testimony to the castle’s builders
who came from another land
****
layered in luminescent luxury
rests
a library
inside the Tree of Knowledge
sheltering history
and many a mystery
going back to the dawn of time
when human’s searched for the sublime
but mistakenly equating brute
force to an education
seeking wisdom
in a politically divided nation
where ignorance
is as pervasive as cockroaches in cheap motels
while truth seekers
live through myriad hells
****
No mercy in the Age of COVID planet wise
when empathy dies
each day with thousands of deaths becoming data
for bean-counters and politicians
on secret missions
hospitals full of victims dying alone
in an ICU zone
it becomes hard to bear
hearing about millions dying
and the survivor’s despair
and some who just don’t care
and have no empathy
to spare
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