So Tired

So tired of trying to make ends meet

So tired of waiting, taking yet another seat

So tired of being put on hold or in a virtual queue 

So tired of pushing paper around to him, to her, to you

So tired of paying for corporations to exceed last year's profits

So tired of being force-fed religion, superstition by yet another prophet

So tired of hatred, senseless violence, terrorism, racism, wars

So tired of restrictions, red tape, antiquated, futile laws

So tired of not knowing what I'm breathing and eating

So tired of bullying and abuse... it leaves me seething

So tired of being tired and struggling to survive;

while all the greedy, bigots, bent politicians, warmongers,

fascists abuse the rest of us and thrive!

© Debbie Razey 2016

Tidal waves

Tidal waves of desire turning, deep with my soul
Your currents pull at places I have never felt before
Drowning in sapphire eye's of oceanic splendour...
You leave me wanting...yearning...craving...more!

Imprisoned

Tears flow 

without cause 

and with little resistance

They pool 

on my cheeks

then drift,

awkwardly, 

down my neck

I know not why I cry

or for what, 

only that I do 

I feel so desolate...

so lonely, 

so void of any hope

Trapped in a life 

I don't understand, 

and with no recourse

I wish to break free

but I'm anchored 

by a cruel

twist of fate; 

so,

here I lie 

dormant

I struggle, 

to breathe, 

eat or see; 

I barely make it through the days

Yet, 

here I am;

still,

holding on 

by a solitary thread 

with broken finger nails

and hands 

too weak

to let go

Still, 

though, 

my soul rejoices in the simple; 

I only wish to roam 

free...

amongst the hills,

the trees, 

the birds, 

the clouds...

To wade in the ocean; 

to feel the moon, 

again, 

on my face

I have unwittingly

been imprisoned

by this

relentless,

barbaric disease

but to flee,

would be 

to break the ones I love... 

so

here I lie, 

still...

© Debbie Razey 2019 ~ Violet Moon Poetry 

No More!

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 

Shootings, looting, rape, 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

This is not our, or human kind's finest hour... for sure 

Time to unite, make a stand and say....No More! 

© Debbie Razey 2014 -  Violet Moon Poetry 

Dream ceased

I have not lost you
as your heart was never mine
dreams cease.. heart left void

Debbie Razey 2014

#senryu

Time to break Free!

I want to get off, step free from this nonsense; the rotating fakery of life's ostentatious carousel 

The to do lists, the pay by dates and especially from the "...it's what's expected"

The cruel serpentine stigmas of life, that sinuously engulf us and crush our chances dead!

Who, after all, decided upon what is classed as great achievement; who allotted them?

It seems to matter not, how busy we busy ourselves; the outcome it appears is transparently assured

We create for ourselves only more chaos, more menial chores, more futile goals and, ironically, more that needs to be done!

Somewhere along the line we have been duped into thinking that we can buy ourselves freedom from this oppressive cantankerous fate

That money can buy us a Get out of Jail Free card but the web of financial security spun, only proves to imprison us the diligent spiders

As all we think we need and want is all we have become; an empty vehicle heading towards success, never reaching its destination

We have become so obsessed over striving for success, that I fear we have lost the ability to recognise it even when achieved

When did we stop appreciating that money is merely paper; we can't eat or drink it!

Money doesn't keep us safe and it can't cure the Big C!

Bank notes are merely a mirage, an 'I owe you'; nothing has in actuality been truely given or exchanged

How can the whole world be in debt; from whom did the world borrow and who do we owe to?

The tragedy, it would appear, is that we borrow from ourselves - a thing far more rich in value; time!

The time of our youth, time with loved ones, time to be ourselves, time we otherwise may have pursued and realised our dreams

Hence it's time to escape, to run like the wind; like stallions freed at last from from this insane merry go round of deceit 

This facade, smokescreen of a reality, is just a fairground, the government the carnival, the politicians a lurid Punch and Judy show

We have regressed, not developed; we have forgotten the true meaning of life

We've been swept up by this elaborate pantomime 

We've sold out to live in Legoville; entombed ourselves within four walls!

It is time to break free; it is time to leave this circus behind! 

© Debbie Razey 2014

Let Love Reign

We all have blood 

running through our veins

None of us are immune from pain

We all get cuts and bleed out red

We all have loved ones who are dead

We are all made up of bones and skin 

We all have had a mother, father and kin

We are all  born and will one day die

We all frequent this earth 

under the same majestic sky 

We all think, dream, feel joy and tragedy 

We all have rights to our

beliefs and to remain free

We all have the need to love,

communicate and share

We are all born with the capabilities 

to be kind, empathise and care

We are not so different, 

you, me, he and she

We are all collectively a 'we'

The same

...all to blame

Please...let LOVE reign

© Debbie Razey  2014 - Violet Moon Poetry