By: Tony L. Jefferson, Jr.
From the outside in
From the inside out
The world we see has gone crazy
Lost its ever loving mind
Gone are the days of prosperity
Forgotten is the struggle of our forefathers
Was it all a dream?
Is our existence morphed into this twisted reality?
We are susceptible to lies
Threatened by fear
I am enraged by all that I see
My pleas are ignored
My vision disputed
The blind eyes don’t see the tragedy unfolding
Our people turn to others and chastise their own
Dismissing where they come from
Ignorant and close minded we become
Common sense is lost to our society
Eroded by the constant saturation of stupidity
Bring me a change
Open up our minds
Unlock our hearts
We see the tragedy but fail to change our destiny
“If we don’t learn from our past, we are doomed to repeat it in the future”
hi Tony,
Topsy Turvy is a good write, maybe judging from my african background its too literal, i enjoy more, poems that say simple things in a thick imagery,deep, funny,metaphoric ways but all in all its good piece. that is what i’m trying in http://www.loudthotz.com,to tell people “let your thoughts be heard creative or not” whether your creative is subjective. Keep it up. i have not read the other poems but i know they wil be good. nice site very nice site
Yes Yes Yes
the world has gone topsy turvy and it seems like we all need to care more. You’re a natural rhymer too. As you already know, I’m not. I admire that.
literal works for me – I’m a very literal person – & I like to understand what I read.
hey check it on my blog, I have a short piece on how people say I’m not a poet!
The world today is indeed what you describe. This is a lovely site!
The best of yours that I’ve read yet. Bear in mind though that I, too, am lookin’ around in wonder/horror saying, “What the fuck? How did this happen? But that’s just the Pinko-Commie Idealist in me. The only thing I’d change is I’d paraphrase the last line instead of ending with a direct quote. But you’re the writer… I am but a witness.
Keep up the good work… it is important what you are doin’ here…
Jule Guzman
(P.S. I just added the words, “Pinko-Commie” to see if the FBI is still reading. Hey guys, if you are, please stop wasting my precious fuckin’ tax dollars. Thank you.)
I agree my friend. I like this one it is very deep and more than true.
~Tori