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Let those
whose hearts are pure
endure the suffering
that's sure to come
Even as, the wicked
who draw the sword
to harm the least of us
soon find, the same
The ill winds come
to fall among us
cold and heartless
abruptly darken skies
fill the edges of our emotions
in a foreboding way
lightning rides the storm
issues a warning as it arrives
on the horizons with a fury
striking clouds and earth
with a vengeance born of
unanticipated malevolence
fulfill a prophesy
endlessly extending
threatening to expose
those whose instantaneous conversion
to a faith, any hope conveniently awaiting
promises of a salvation ...
they hope can be bought
on lay-away
somehow, remembering
old relics of their youth
those which cherished faithfulness,
gave charity with purpose
made a purity of heart
a mantra fit to use
launching waves of loving warmth
to everyone around them
unafraid to share love given
with true intent
find clarity,
though now relent
but is it, too late
to buy a vowel
are you already
ready to throw in the towel
trying to find a prayer
to fit the situation
expanding profusely
like a cancer
wretched
wandering lost souls
gather to reap the spoils
of the unprepared
centers of armed resistance
burn, fear envelopes
would be warriors families
when sons and daughters
lose their minds...
as those
not accustomed
to carnage often do
the level of violence
which suddenly ensues
now that every neighborhood
is a ghetto. you question everyone
to balance who is evil
and what measure marks the good
unrelated to the dollar signs
or stacks of gold bullions
where even billionaires
are paupers
a complete collapse
of the coffers that defined their status
where do you go
when nothing matters
where every true
is surrounded by the lie
the horse you rode on
did not survive
when now you can only walk
with the rest of the survivors
and the wealth once held
you can no longer carry
And the ones
who married for wealth
sadly discover the purpose you laid down
with a faithless partner
has vanished with the convenience
your sense of value brought
and the inherent false promises
and the near endless cascade of lies
has trapped you, by vows
as shallow as its truth
You grabbed the ring
don't act surprised now
when does us
not include trust
where are we...
thoughts and prayers sent
our minds
backed with action
and thoughts assemble,
appraise the situation
a pledge which we were taught
as children, unaware
we only fed a beast
looking glass,
a room of mirrors
a brief look into the past
provides glimpses of dark memories
cast into a dream,
imprinted
into a rising call
to consciousness
night terrors, crosses burnt
murder for effect
imprisonment for those
whose persistence
choosing protection of their families
over their own lives
what separates all sinners
from the survivors
in this battle
with no winners
when the need arose
they joined armies
promises of freedom and equality implied
then cruelly taken back
stolen valor
now hides their sacrifice
another chance to prove worthiness
surrendered by the bystanders
as a people chosen
were once again, disavowed
our contributions stolen openly
by a universe, not unaware
awakening a feast of consequences
fed for centuries, angry,
hungering for release
the beast warmed by the fires
of rampant inequity
calls forth its legions
of death and destruction
bubbles up
from the bowels of the earth
pulls assemblages
of principalities
unwitting soldiers
choose sides without a clue
who they serve or why
we hear them leap
from the sky, the sea
AI comes into play
unwitting soulless, machines
some not knowing
the true enemy
was never black nor white,
only tyranny
nor the weak
against the strong
never the masquerade
of right or wrong
of their once proud armies
come back in pieces
some never to return
swallowed by the beast
God's children of all ages
remembering those vows
bedside prayers of innocence
sent on bended knee
remembering, now
a premise brought forward
doing the arithmetic
only now, seeing its relevance
finding, what it takes
to damn a nation
where every look aside
and walk away,
when things go left
and every right
buys stock
in your salvation
a curse delivered
as promised
when the promised land
became a quagmire
of corruption, wretchedness
losing any chance at salvation
as the critical mass of evil...
tilted past the point of no return
the spark which grew unopposed
produced an ember
the kindling of inequity
caught fire
and what light once provided insight
became a smoldering lie
which oddly coincides
with the appearance
of those who consume the lions share
but add nothing in return
add interference
with truth and justice they abused
to perform their dirty deeds
chickens coming back to roost
with much Introspection
there moves a hidden nation
of self-righteous peoples
who lead in larceny
as the steel of our society
corrodes to rusty ruins
and they decide to retreat
from the responsibility
blame it on someone else
cite the cost...
retreat behind the facade
of loss of productivity
translated,
profit loss
bring on the innovators
to save the day, once more
as they do just when they recognize
a common good
making plans to serve society,
as we all should
consider it an honor
to serve with dignity
blessed with Innervisions,
used for the common good
but who then, is there to
protect the core of society
who will stand against
the rising madness
not a lamentation. action plans
not indecision
make positive action
a destination
One wave folding back into itself...
preparing for the celebration
in anticipation for the next
the tidal wave of terror
against which
we are helpless
our last hope
to depend upon friends
when many have no idea
what it means, to be one
never been one
never see one
accumulative loose ends
division of favor cannot defend
when it becomes
us verses them
even your neighbors
and your friends
you chased the ball
dribbled it a bit
until now
as the realization hits
our only chance to stop
the changing tide of evolution
is to continue the revolution
of like souls
and the only path
to salvation
is not to praise the saints
is to become One
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