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Weasels, not Lemmings
“Followers, followers. Sometimes, with some things,
it’s best to keep your tally down.”
--Donna Lynn Hope.
We live in a world
only half-healed.
The beast using us for a feast,
it is still a vicious killer.
Only half-healed,
we forget the dangers afoot,
and people are still dying.
The beast using us for a feast,
seems to be insatiable.
We need to quit feeding it.
It is still a vicious killer,
never tamed, or leashed or house-broken.
We must put it down.
Glenn Buttkus
Trimeric
Posted over at d'Verse Poet's Pub MTB
I think we still see how divided we have become... I wonder so why it's so hard to disagree but still work at solving common problems.
ReplyDeleteGlenn,
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if we could all stop yelling and accusing and just listen to one another. But you capture the state we're in so accurately, "Only half-healed,
/we forget the dangers afoot,/and people are still dying."
pax,
dora
We live in the tower of babel unable to solve anything because we can't agree on common language, and all the while the beast feasts on us.
ReplyDeleteYour last line says it all. There is nothing less that will do.
ReplyDeleteYes Glenn we are still a half healed world and still very divided in our thoughts. Hope we can come to a middle ground for understanding and action.
ReplyDeleteThis is incredibly poignant~ the idea of being half-healed really speaks to me here, Glenn. But there if there is one thing that's happened is that the world is just a little more connected because of the Pandemic.. horrific as it is.. there is no denying that.. but we feel more for each other than earlier because we are going through the same situation. Here's hoping we step into the future together unscathed after it's over. 💝💝
ReplyDeleteWow - such a great metaphor... yes - we must stop feeding it!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully rendered, Glenn.
Sincerely,
David
The beast using us for a feast,
ReplyDeleteseems to be insatiable.
We need to quit feeding it.
A thoughtful take Glenn! Love it! It is true! Unwittingly we succumb to the wiles of those up to no good and we seemed shackled, knowing but in woes of inaction.
Hank
Your words are truth - we truly live in a world half healed. I wish we could all mend and move on in a more productive manner. sigh...I doubt it will every happen.
ReplyDeleteFrom your lips to (Fill In The Blank)'s ear. Mr B.
ReplyDeletePerfect use of promptform. Salute!
Ah yes, followers might follow you off a cliff, where readers might take notice. More readers please!
ReplyDeletean intense and profound piece!
ReplyDeleteI think your trimeric works well with this emphatic message, pulling no punches.
ReplyDeleteWise words, Glenn, and so true. The trimeric form really shines through in this poem.
ReplyDeleteSunra
Pandora's box. It's been opened; you can't get the nasties back inside it.
ReplyDeleteReally appreciated the message, serious / relevant in your trimeric .. coupled with the wonderful image! Smiles.
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonder that people would rather die then get vaccinated or even wear a mask. But you said it much better than I.
ReplyDeleteStrong Glenn. Rave on my brother, rave on, rave on! The time of tolerance has passed…
ReplyDeleteperfect use of the form, Glenn. on point, flowing, and powerful ~
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