It’s Time
Oppression, depression, lies, spin and greed
Poverty, hostility... causing people to be in need
Wars, laws, institutions... manipulated and abused
Abandoned, bludgeoned...the people left confused
Polluted, diluted truth... not seen, heard or told
Debts: VETs maimed for what... control and black gold?
Poverty... commodity valued higher than people
Homeless: heartless... the disabled and vulnerable culled
Harassment... embarrassment, body shaming; media to blame
Fillers, filters, beauty off-kilter... the world’s now gone insane
Sexual abuse, domestic abuse, rape... not safe in our own homes
Gambling, borrowing... exorbitant Pay Day extortionate loans
Stress, depression... anaesthetising prescription drug misuse
Big Pharma’s blatant, callous greed... it’s the suffering they abuse
PTSD, anxiety... why can’t we just be kind?
Jealousy, insensitivity... invisible disease and broken minds
Shootings, lootings, stabbings... murder and terrorist attacks
Paedophilia, nuclear arms... politicians or mythomaniacs?
Hunger, torture... refugee camps are now an epidemic
Racism, sexism, homophobia: hatred... a pandemic
Bigotry... derogatory attitudes towards differing faiths and beliefs
Killings, bombings, bloodshed... the world saturated in grief
Dictatorship with censorship... Big Brother in our homes
Docile, none-tactile... social media makes us feel alone
Empathy now apathy... we have been divided to be ruled
Compassion’s not in fashion... comforting a child can get you sued
Texting, sexting... there’s no intimacy to be found on screens
Home alone... a computer or phone can’t hold you when you scream
Is this what, for our children, we want... fear isolation and misery?
Isn’t it time to question our ways, challenge what we’re drip fed... disbelieve?
Time, our Age now re-engages... learns what humanity is heading towards
It’s time to unite against our plights; make a stand and say... No More!
@ Debbie Razey 2019 - Violet Moon Poetry
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