Empty sentences

Political.

Past, present and the future
Merged together.
The letters interspersed between
The pages of economy and facts.
Doctrine of shock.
Sweat pouring in the corners of their heads,
Members of National Guard are forced
To keep thousands of people under surveillance.
Single mother barely holding her children
Patiently listens to empty sentences of unbridled capitalism,
"New beginning",
"Empty board".
Tiredness made her stagger around.
Hope is just so far out of reach.
The windows became so heavy for her eyes,
Like everything around her.
As she sat she couldn't hear
The agressive noise of people,
Only chemicals slipping on the streets
And bridges falling down.
She smiles to her child
As the shivers softly run through her body.
As the thoughts circle around her,
She slaps herself to bring in
The havoc of the public sphere
Back in her locked crates.
"They are not blind, they are evil."
She says to herself.

© 2016 R.A. Youngblood

Author's Note

Forough Farrokhzad in the pic. :3
Naomi Klein gave me inspiration.

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Coyote Poetry

The world is becoming colder.
"Past, present and the future
Merged together.
The letters interspersed between
The pages of economy and facts.
Doctrine of shock. "
The above lines. Powerful and honest. Many cities destroyed and million of homeless people. I saw dead cities when I served. I assisted in feeding the homeless. Today in Syria. When will this poor country misery end? You question the right questions in the amazing poetry. More people need to read your work.
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