Does this poem offend you?

Does it offend If I tell you That you are eating the flesh Of a murdered individual? That your stomach is now A tomb for piece Or rotting body parts Not resting peacefully That your tongue enjoys The taste of suffering Mutilation And death That your omelet Was the product Of mass murder of baby …

The “I don’t care” argument

Isn’t it irritating when you are trying to talk to someone about something, or maybe you have been discussing something with them and then suddenly they throw the “Whatever, I don’t care about….x…. anyways. Where x can be anything from climate change, deforestation, woman rights, homophobia or a whole host of other things. Well I …

Meat Pie

The world is fucked No matter which slice Of the pie you eat Is it meat? Are we cannibals Or animals? Why do we do These things How can we So calmly stitch Our eyelids closed And carve our Mouth into a smile Our ears come With filters Our brains With chips to program Are …

In the dark

The world Often upsets me More than it should? I overreact Don’t know how to act Should accept What is? When the brain Has been washed Of the brain washing When you can think Clearly The world is burning Cities are flooding People are suffering No they aren’t? And if they are So what? Laugh, …

Why Protesting Matters

A few people I have talked to recently have said that they don’t see any point in protesting or that protesting isn’t actually doing anything. However there a quite a few good reasons to protest and lots of examples where protesting has helped elicit change. Reasons to protest; 1. It brings more attention to a …

Protest

Pattern What difference Does one voice make? And what difference Does a sign make? What difference Does any form of civil disobedience make? Make it heard. Make it known. Push it in their faces So they cannot ignore it. The shouts, The signs The stomping Of so many feet. One monstrous organism Demanding change. History …

Master Of Puppets

Rhythmic When the master of puppets Is a maniac, When the strings he pulls Are of hypocrisy, Half truths, And righteous lies, You will be trained To believe. The audience sits Aghast Hypnotized Watching The rhythmic pulling On the strings. The story unfolds, A fantastical tale Of hate, Of terror, Of insanity, But there will …