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Sure Sign
by styx Tuesday, Dec 31 2013, 10:00am
international / poetry / post

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there are indicators to everything,
all life on earth follows various signs
smells and celestial phenomena

man has mapped the heavens
and observed the relationship
of the Sun and planets
with terrestrial life

from coral spawning
to bird and whale migrations;
the magnetic field of the earth
also provides a map/roadway
for various forms of life
humanity is only now
beginning to learn

without qualification -- risking making
a short poem an epic,
i have noticed that Imperial America
today teeters on failure,
the aware world is slowly ostracising
the world's leading child killing, terrorist nation

the Palestinians, Afghans, Iraqis, Serbs
all write poetry, compose lyrical verse and music
but the American elite is devoid in this regard;

sure, plutocrats could buy poets, artists and musicians
but the work would reek of contrivance
and commercialism -- you simply cannot buy soul
or the scars of torture or the pain of losing one's family
to a U.S. Drone attack

picking up pieces of human body
that once belonged to loved ones
tattoos the soul and leaves indelible
impressions on the psyche --
but the offender and perpetrator
of these heinous crimes has not experienced
the horrors he inflicts on others

the creative void of a brutal killer
is indicative of failure
whereas the pain and torment of
America's victims ensures
success and final victory

for the vile criminal oppressor
and thief
failure is inevitable --
plain to see

no-one will shed a tear
for America

are you now able to decipher the signs?

http://ozpoetry.hopto.org/poetry/poem-449.html