Passive Voice

We stand by and watch.

Fascist intentions,

right wing bully-boys

marching us to war

with our neighbour.

Europe is doomed and

the streets are aflame,

a capitalist inferno

burns deeper than

Dante dared dream.

Bi polar,

bi-sexual,

splitting the differences

between us

does not demean us

as  a by product

of nationalism

and suppression.

No, it is our death,

from state control

and keeping

morality in check

mate!

Stop radical Islam

and any other radical

thought

known to man.

It is a putrid poison

to eradicate the deformed,

the sick and the weak

and the gay.

Kill off all diseases,

kill off the rain forests,

let Google and Microsoft,

Facebook and WhatsApp

harvest our parts,

our thoughts,

habits and desires,

and use them to feed us

more gluttony

and brainwash us

into everlasting

temptation.

So what do we do?

Stand well back

of course,

victims

of our own

inept

inaction.

 

25/05/19

Author's Note

Reviews

[nazia]

Its like the countries are working in random chaos.. there is no one to take the blame and yet elery one to be blamed for the mess being created..
Your Passive Voice is a true expression of what needs to be done..

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Nazia. We have to rise up and be heard amidst the storm of propaganda and lies our leaders propagate.

[wordman]

if we only knew who ran out countries it would sicken us

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Agreed Ron, indeed it would sicken us. Many thanks.

[wordman]

you`re welcome

[jacob erin-cilberto]

like the way you split that word into two in last line.

Inaction can be worse than negative actions...
a body at rest does nothing....

power in these words....a fine rant with logic...
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ah Jacob glad you spotted my play on words and thank you for your generous praise..................................................................................Unfortunately I can hold no claim to such a novel creative ending as it was simply a cut and paste lack of attention to detail and thus I will be placed in detention for the remainer of the day! It seems not to add value and thus...............................................Many thank yous for such a keen eyelol!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

makes me want to be an active verb.