Elegy
dying slowly incident by incident
how hard—for you and those
who knew you or have memory
of your existence
to witness such mean
abandonment
today there is no praise
we come to bury you
and your acts long ago
dismissed and now
despised
open doors, offers of aid—first
and continual—serving—
sharing—sacrificing
anything—wealth / time / thought
eliminated
replaced now with all manner
of self serving consideration
attitude replacing gratitude
with consequences on others
ignored
gluttony and self indulgence pull
the shades over generosity
and sympathy seen weak and
forbidden
today we declare you dead
Stomp the ground—your bed
Respect is not the fashion
be dead now—compassion.
–deb y felio © 2018
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The lady of the harbor, Liberty, perhaps. Or the blind Justice, laid to rest. Equality? Democracy? Oh, dear, it is such a mass grave being prepared…piece by piece.
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I like both the rhythm and substance of this piece. I often wonder what the history books will say about this period of time; an elegy for freedom, or as Michael points out, justice, equality and democracy? Thank you for sharing this with all of us. 🙂
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