AuthorsDen.com   Join | Login    
Where Authors and Readers come together!

SIGNED BOOKS    AUTHORS    BOOKS    SAMPLE CHAPTERS    AUDIOBOOKS    eBOOKS    STORIES    ARTICLES    POETRY    BLOGS    NEWS    VIDEOS    SUCCESS    TESTIMONIALS

Featured Authors:  Diane Hundertmark, iLisa Loucks Christenson, iDeborah Frontiera, iFrank Whyte, iLloydene Hill, iDavid Schwinghammer, iChristine Boyce, iBob Boze, iRoger Vizi, iPatricia Hilliard, i

  Home > Sociology > Poetry        Popular: Books, Stories, Articles, Poetry        Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     

Ed Matlack

 Follow Me  

· Contact Me
· Poetry
· Stories
· Blog
· Messages
· 6,048 Titles
· 45,923 Reviews
· Save to My Library
· Share with Friends!
·
Member Since: Aug, 2003

Ed Matlack, click here to update your pages on AuthorsDen.



Cowardly old world...
by Ed Matlack → (All Poetry by Ed Matlack)
Thursday, June 6, 2019    Rated "G" by the Author.
Share   Print  Save   Follow   Share on Facebook

Not sure what brought this on, perhaps a dream, perhaps the politics of the day...


Poem Artwork

 Shuffling through life as sheeple,

We have nothing to do with real people,

We hide behind churches with steeples,

Our lives are a constant climb up a steep hill…

 

We allow those with power to rule over us,

Sometimes they even throw us under the bus,

Our lives are as cowardly as we make them,

We are not much better than that which we spit, phlegm…

 

We renounce free will with every waking moment,

The powers that be realize this & allow for it in daily interactions,

We rarely even show to those powers any kind of reaction,

We will never rise to become a stronger faction,

We never discuss with each other any dissatisfaction,

Our world is for the most part a giant cesspool of under-reactions.

© -ed- 6/6/19 


Want to review or comment on this poem?


Need a FREE Reader Membership?


 Reviews of "Cowardly old world..."
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on June 8, 2019
This is well-written and to the point, Ed. And I agree with your perspective about this world. Thank you for sharing. Love and peace to you,

Regis.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on June 8, 2019
Yep! We need to "get ourselves together," but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on June 7, 2019
Between unthinking and under reacting, I believe you nailed it!

As we put more and more surveillance cameras in place, George Orwell's belated prediction, 1984, is coming to pass. The good news is that all of the cheats, the sneaks, criminals and thieves are being caught at a rapid rate as a result, making our lives much safer.

The bad news is that the sheeple see it as a loss of security because it is all over the fake news, they become frightened and ask for more security at a higher cost. Instead of realizing the surveillance gives them more freedom, thinking exactly the opposite! Bringing in the Gestapo and the storm troopers to protect them. Sad and stupid.

Ron

Reviewed on June 7, 2019
Truthfully written, Ed! When will the "sheeple" come out of their trance? (With love's first kiss that feels like a nuclear bomb just dropped?...............) Great write!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on June 7, 2019
I remember a song that said stop the world and let me off. I think that sums it up pretty good. We're drowning in that casspool.

Reviewed by Mystic Rose
Reviewed on June 7, 2019
So true dear poet. that is why we need to stay authentic to ourselves and carve out our own happiness despite the world at large. I wish to thank you for your sensitive comment my page. I really appreciate your support. Have a wonderful day dear Ed. xo

Reviewed by Scott Zachary
Reviewed on June 7, 2019
You nailed that one, buddy! We need to all get out our blenders and whip up a storm, take our saucers down out of the cabinets and make them saucier, and transform into devout curmudgeons!

Dr. Wizzle


New Poetry by Ed Matlack
Popular Poetry (Sociology)
  1.  BLACK HISTORY(acrostic)
  2.  VIOLENCE ?
  3.  CRY WITH ME...BUT FOR A WHILE
  4.  Why I Am This Person
  5.  What's It About?
  6.  Herd Mentality...
  7.  obligations
  8.  For Such a Time as This
  9.  Convergence
  10.  Suburbia
  11.  The Portal
  12.  ONCE UPON A TIME ...
  13.  On This Memorial Day
  14.  Aliveness and Living
  15.  Loyalty
  16.  The Walking Live
  17.  Stare Us In The Face
  18.  Big Frog, Little Frog
  19.  Hope Springs
  20.  Marco Polo
Free Book Review Program
Select a book to read and review today!

'Omeless Olympics 'Andbook by RickthePoetWarrior

A Dream Come True. Unfortunately yes if you don’t read this book.  
Member BookAds

U.S. 'A' Today 'b' Tomorrow v3 by RickthePoetWarrior

America’s slide to infamy continues under the careful tutelage of a leadership that’s determined to grab as much as they can before the ship sinks.  
Member BookAds

The New Debtors' Prison by Paul Lonardo

While Debtors prisons no longer exist, many people continue to be persecuted for crimes related to poverty or inability to repay money owed to municipalities. This practice remains in an injustice that needs to be rectified.  
Member BookAds