It’s Our Choice
They say they don’t
want us to hate
and fight, they
make rules that gag,
to make sure
we’re polite, ’cause
“we’re irresponsible”.
And yet they stand
on podiums and
say what they want,
inflammatory words
meant to ignite, so
that we’ll bicker and
get lost in their fight.
Hypocrites they are,
the ones with their
double speak,
their goal is our ire,
they like to see us
fighting each other,
burning in their fire.
Let’s not.
It’s Our Choice is an excerpt from Humanity’s Lament: Poetry for Our Times
Susan L Hart / Author 
so well said! & much appreciated too!such thoughts are like feeding birds in winter: a totally good thing that is a blessing to all❤️🙏🏼❤️ poetry feeds the soul, inspires the mind & heart & brings out the best in us. both the poetry of others & that which comes through oneself can work the magic. it’s a healingly refined soul-food, & i thank you 😊 for serving me such a healthy & life-enhancing meal🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
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swadharma9, so nice to hear from you today! Your presence always makes me smile. (True!) It is the weekend, and I woke up from a nap 10 minutes ago in a bad mood, asking myself, “What am I doing? This all feels pointless some days.” Then I went to your site, and I read the last lines of your most recent poem called “each grain of sand”. And those last lines of that poem (of yours) lifted me up, so thank you for that. You named the point. 🙂
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