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i cannot understand why

May 9th, 2013 § 0 comments

Poem #116 for Gift Poem for Cynthia Wood

 

i cannot understand why no one is doing anything

 

we all know things are wrong

that we are unhealthy

whether in our greed

or our complacency

or our ignorance

or our pride

or our body

the problem is obvious

and it is simple

whether or not it is oversimplified

because regardless of who does what with

nothing changes

without you doing something

 

the society repeats our complaints incessantly

yet ostracizes the artist for holding a mirror

through words

on the truth that we have believed for far too long

that has made our overall health

what it is today

 

do not accuse an artist of preaching

because that is what we do

our hand, our word, our chord

fertilizes the soil

that allows the common man to escape

after a hard day’s toil

 

give us our moment to try to explain

the astonishment we have

I have

about why everyone knows

life is not correct right now

yet still not bad enough

for anyone to do anything about.

 

 

 

af

 

 

 

 

(written on computer)

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