No finishing line in sight
I end up reaching
a breaking point instead
Dim thoughts wreck
havoc on my paper thin skin
Hijacked self worth and
rainbows switching to monochrome
A fight for air and
a fight for survival
is happening outside
Light has halted its shine
The wind is empty of its answers
while chaos walks the street
with the ones with needs unfulfilled
Truth has left the world
that runs on a waning supply
of care and empathy
and somewhere in between
a flower of hope
gets gently crushed
by the ones with smokescreens
by the escaping celebrities
by powerless spectators like you & I
of a failing democracy
NaPoWriMo Day 19 Prompts:
1. @writersday ’s “Rainbow and monochrome’
2. @poemsindia ’s ‘Somewhere in between’
Didn’t feel inspired by the official NaPoWriMo’s prompt which was to write a humorous rant. Given the circumstances around me it’s difficult to write something humorous right now so instead here’s a plain straight forward rant instead.
Well put!
Thank you!
Wow…as Bob Dylan said,
“Right on target, so direct.”
Guernica is a very fitting image too.
Thank you Mark.
A never ending interlude indeed…
For sure, it does seem like that.
a flower of hope gets gently crushed…
Well, if that isnt humanity in aa nutshell
Yep. Thanks for taking out time to read 🙂
Beautiful..
Thank you Kritanya 🙂