Missed America
A Haiku in ten parts
A torturous thing —
Living in one’s skin waiting
For the next bullet
A deep “virtual
Insanity” has gotten
The best of freedom
America, “land
Of the free, home of the brave,”
We backstab with love
This, a country that
Hails its flag as kings and queens
Over its people
They say they want us —
But spend their time keeping us
Buried above ground
Stifling, isn’t it?
How UnAmerican most
Americans are
We’re disposable —
That’s how it feels when folks drag
You out with the trash
Too many speakers —
Not enough listeners, so
Nothing’s getting done
Devastation hits —
strips away homes and loved ones,
His words are, “Good Luck!”
Priorities shift —
Other things take precedence
Over human lives
This poem is a part of “Equal People,” Our Human Family’s anthology of international poetry on equality and inclusivity.
You’ve conveyed the hypocrisy, injustice and inhumanity so powerfully.
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Thank you, Mags!
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You’re welcome, dear friend.
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This is superb. No other words can do it justice.
I wish this were everywhere. I wish everyone read it.
These lines; A torturous thing —
Living in one’s skin waiting
For the next bullet
WOW
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It’s circulating pretty heavy on Medium and Twitter. This is the piece accepted for the poetry Equality anthology. 💙 Thank you.
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BRILLIANT and NO surprise at all it’s superb
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💙
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This is extremely powerful. It had me in tears.
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Thank you for reading and getting emotional too. You felt something. I hope others will as well.
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This is mighty powerful trE. Well done!
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Thank you, Peter!
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The first one brought a punch to the stomach. I actually had to look away to not see the words again – you know what I mean I think. The whole series an unbearable weight.
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Imagine living through most of it constantly. I’m sure you can relate to some extent. Thank you for reading, Petru.
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Never completely trE. Obviously. I want to say ”I’m so sorry!” and it’s so inadequate.
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*nods* I hear you. It’s appreciated, trust me. Peace.
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I actually have been threatened by a few white people (in the small town where I live) for taking them on about their acute, blatant racism. I kind of gave them the finger and that was that. It’s not so easy (when one is white).
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You stood your ground. You made your stance known. That’s something. Many won’t even do that.
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Yes. I know. The shits. *punches the wall.
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