Did I hear truth shrieking loud – underground?
It was buried alive – lies took a walk
I withdrew my extended hand – confused
Not a whimper of protest, not a sound –
Is the world dumb, forgotten how to talk?
Did I hear truth shrieking loud – underground?
It was buried alive – lies took a walk
They say-what goes around will come around
But when? And how many times round the block?
Justice delayed is denied – don’t look shocked
Did I hear truth shrieking loud – underground?
It was buried alive – lies took a walk
I withdrew my extended hand – confused
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Many of us are confused, and wonder at the lack of insider protests and action. Great poem, Reena!
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Thank you, Elizabeth!
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This is a great contemporary poem in the Roundel form. The title is so compelling, and I love the bewilderment embodied in the line: “I withdrew my extended hand – confused”.
We live in bewildering times.
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Unfortunately, true. Thank you, Jim!
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So much truth is being buried… waiting for it to come out seems futile.
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Tailored versions of it will come out.
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A most thought provoking roundel, Reena! Bold. Brave. Confronting. In your face perfection.
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Isn’t that the kind of Evil we are facing? They have no fears. We have.
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A very evocative and thought provoking poem
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I feel the shock in my bones that nobody’s shocked.
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Yes, perhaps we have become immune.
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And to think I grew up naive enough to think we were done with Nazis and their ilk, genocidists, only greed was still on the table – and now…
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I wonder why human beings need to put down others to make themselves relevant. Is the world so crowded that we cannot carve a niche for our identities?
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Very well done Reena, bravo my friend! Great writing!
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Thanks again 😄
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Politically speaking, I fear it is too too true.
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Unfortunately, yes. Thank you so much, Judy!
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Reena, I wonder this very thing often:
But when? And how many times round the block?
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We have no answers as of now.
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