Poetry Challenge: Stop the Madness

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   PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years ago

   I wanted to write something about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary for my show today, but I'm having trouble organizing my thoughts.  I have so many emotions on the subject I'm afraid if I open myself up to them I won't be able to stop the tears from falling.  Fellow Hubbers please  help me out.  I want to dedicate my show tonight, to stopping the madness that leads to tragedies like this.  If you can create an original poem without any political innuendos about this tragedy or any of the other ones that have occurred this year I will read your poems on my show tonight and possibly next week's as well.  I will be trying to write my own as well, but hopefully some of you can help organize my thoughts with your poetry.

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      snakeslaneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Philly,
      I've not written anything (yet) but here is a link to one you could ask about including as it (sadly) fits the theme:   
      
      http://jackielynnley.hubpages.com//hub/ … -Angel-Too

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   Well, since you are soliciting poems, I guess it is ok for me to mention that I have written one that may be apropo. More of a hypothesis in poem format...

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      PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Which one is it?

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   kj forceposted 12 years ago

   I thought about what you requested and I am saddened and angry..senseless death of innocence..by a person who supposedly " felt pain "..he felt " nothing"...just an empty shell..sorry I hope I didn't offend with this write, but I put my words as I felt them....kjforce
   
   It seems that life is no longer of value..
   no matter what the cost..
   Our food is altered and we're not even aware..
   the nutritional and emotional needs are no longer there..
   The mind and the heart are empty as well
   Some go through life like an empty shell...
   and there are no signs that predict what they'll do..
   It may eliminate them or me or you...
   Acts of kindness and caring are preached everyday..
   but no one listens, to much trouble out of touch I say..
   When are we going to start taking responsibility for ourselves and our actions...
   and eliminate the blame on others through negative reactions...
   If you are unhappy with the hand that life dealt you..set yourself free..
   and end your life , that's how it should be...
   May you rot in HELL you SOB....

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      PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I feel very much the same way KJ.

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   HoneyBBposted 12 years ago

   I wrote a first draft and added it to another poetry hub I already had going. The name of the poem I just wrote is called A Better Place so go check it out. I will probably make a few changes to it before it's complete but I'm going out grocery shopping so I don't have time now. Feel free to play around with it if you'd like and change things around for your show. If you decide to use it, I don't mind. Sorry I don't have more time to make it better now. If I have time later I will play with it some more or try to think of another one.

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      PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I will check it out.

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      PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      HoneyBB do you have a link, because I can't find it in your hubs.

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         HoneyBBposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         If it's not too late, here's the link....It's the last poem of the three entitled A Better Place
         
         http://honeybb.hubpages.com/_q8al0dnzh5 … oem-To-Mom

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   snakeslaneposted 12 years ago

   Philly, You will also find on the Hubs topic page (under books literature and writing) four or five other poems that have been written in the past day about the tragedy.

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      PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks.  I'll see if I can figure out how to see them.

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         snakeslaneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         You click on the 'explore' button at the top of the screen, click 'hubs' and go from there.

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            PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Awesome! I'll have to remember that for next time.

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   snakeslaneposted 12 years ago

   When is your show Philly? Is there a link somewhere?

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      PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      It starts in 10 minutes. 
      Here's the link
      
      http://www.blogtalkradio.com/forever-po … om-madness

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         PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I hoe I do everyone's poem justice.

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   PHILLYDREAMERposted 12 years ago

   I will be dedicating next weeks show to this challenge as well.  I ran out of time and was unable to get everyone's poem in, but I will be sure to get them in next Monday.  If anyone wants the link to the show so they can tune in, send me a message.  Thanks eole for coming up so big on such short notice.

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   snakeslaneposted 12 years ago

   Link to Philly's radio show, it's on live now:
   
   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/forever-po … om-madness

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