I answered the call
Introduction
What started out as a poem about the honor of a solider turned into a piece about the events we are seeing in America today - when society is being bombarded by multiple negative messages coming from the political machine that is trying to destroy the very fabric of this nation through manipulation, division, and violence. Pay heed to the words and hopefully decide to stand up for what is right.
When the machine broke free from its camouflage
Its underbelly exposed, but hardened nonetheless
Engines came to life belching thick dank smoke
The battle lines would be drawn and drawn again
The money flowed like the water of life
Hypnotizing, mesmerizing, and proselytizing
Feeding the masses with words of division
Man pitted against woman, black against white
The voices of religion collided in all-out war
Nonsense replaced common sense
With indoctrination being called education
Correctness the new social justice cry
When the voices of the anti- tried to shout us down
Some of our boys and girls were left behind
Trapped on the front lines of the campuses
Marching lockstep with the organizers
And when the riots came they joined
Holding signs with words beyond comprehension
Without a care they shouted “socialism”
Give us everything and make it free
Lost were our youth, their potential absorbed
Overtaken by the false narrative of hope
And then came the talking heads
With their constant droning and babbling
Drumming out the message of avoidance
Stirring the cauldron of anarchy
Calling hope, hate, and hate, hope
Taking orders from the almighty funders
Yet good men and women emerged
No longer would they be shadow bound
Together they stood and made their voices heard
To everyone they implored their words
“Break free from the yoke of control”
“Take back that which rightfully is yours”
When everything we love is on the line
Where will you be, what will you say
When liberty may mean the death of us all
Quietly and with confidence
I will proudly say that I…
I answered the call
Comments
Great hub with a strong and powerful message. I think at the end of our lives we would all like to say that we answered the call. Meaning, we all contributed our part into making this world a better place. This poem gives me food for thought.
Great hub-- passionate and so much relevant in the present scenario!
Thanks for sharing this!
Your words are very powerful!
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Thanks Phyllis - nice of you to stop by, hope to see you again!
Wow! Very strong and passionate message here, Ralph. Very well-written and gives one a lot to ponder on and wake up to! Thanks for sharing these thoughts.
From the standpoint of poetry this is very good; insightful. While I have to repeat that I do not usually enter the political arena, your points are logical and one is almost inclined to agree.
We are perhaps more sophisticated now, true, but there has always been a Salome and her mother, or should we just say connivers and schemers, including men?
You speak of standing up for what is right and answering the call. Commendable on one level, but again, we can run into areas which drain our energies and over which we have little or no control.
Does that mean we do nothing? I am a servant. I look at the problem and recognise that we will all act differently; respond in a way such as we feel compelled to do. This is healthy. May the eternal healer guide our thoughts and actions. In Light and Love.
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