"Diagnosed With Ignorance"

Tell me about the world where innocence was all but real
Tell me about the hands who threw such shame on those who'd steal
Tell me about the eyes that shut to any life on screen
Tell me about the mouths that silenced filth and left it clean

And how true is what I say that every fiend is but my lover?
Bodies will be veiled, but not prevailed over a cover
Their symptoms are of blind disgrace, they'll very soon discover
They're diagnosed with ignorance and never will recover

Tell me about the ears that deafened any sounds of slander
Tell me about the minds that thought no authorized commander
Tell me about the hearts that felt no sign of any danger
Tell me about the souls that never lived to know a stranger

And how true is what I say that I've been robbed of every good?
They'll never make a change of morals even if they could
Then place your hunger at the top and put your shallow longing first
You'll eat my cancer speaking truth and drink my illness filling thirst

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Unfortunately, there is a lot of ignorance in this world and many of the ignorant refuse to accept the truth even when it stands before them. The repeating of "tell me about" in the poem was very effective. It would be a great poem to read aloud at an open mic night. Lydi**

[Sarah Ahmed]

Thank you so muchhh!

[nostal]

Truth is we're all f*****g ignorant. Except some people are too ignorant to even recognize their own ignorance.

Solid write, btw.

[Lobster Goldberg]

Powerful poem. Ignorance is a terrible thing. We all have a duty to be educated and informed. Wonderful writing!

[Antoñyo]

First off, ANY speak against racism gets a big fat 100 from me..
very much agreeing with Lydi, reads well aloud...and dare I add, even to a good beat!
"Ignorance is the cancer in the flesh of our society!" ...unknown

Thanks for the awesome share!

[Nix]

A very thought provoking write. I find myself writing about this topic very often... There is ignorance all over the world in many different forms but it's even more prevalent in the lives that we lead.

[Sami Khalil]

Fabulous and relevant to our lives...Splendid...:)

[sivan]

this is fabulous! i love it... love the rhythm and this line especially
Tell me about the souls that never lived to know a stranger

[Sarah Ahmed]

Thank you so much! :D

[Aethereal]

This poem reads like a chant. You seem to be contrasting truth with ignorance here. Tell me about the strategies gained thorough trial and error that enabled the human race to survive so far as well as the mistakes that must lead to its demise. How do we know what's true other than what helps us to survive and be happy? Our hunger is at the top for if it's not satisfied, then we don't exist to do anything else.

[Sarah Ahmed]

You got it like right on, thank you very much! (=

[Brenden Taylor]

Very nice. I like the rhythms you set up here, especially with the anaphoras in the first and third stanzas. And a stark enough message contra society. And some really vivid imagery throughout, too.

Very nice, overall.

[Sarah Ahmed]

Thank you very much for your feedback! (=