war

Hemingway is waiting on my doorstep

With an unused baby shoe

I couldn't kill the bug in my room

Because maybe it is Kafka

I had to broke up with Fyodor

Cause he was gambling

and hell knows i am not Anna

I didn't finish the book

So Ivan doesn't die

Not because i tried

i already living in 1984

i am looking for peace in which war?

Author's Note

This is my previous poem Peace's Brother

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

I love all these famous writers you mention, connected to various regimes and wars in history....I have read some of these...and I like the way 1984's prediction of what the world would be like then....also read a lot of Hemingway....and his various wives...the whole poem just bring back moments of fear in me, as per current wars and the chaos in the world at this moment....well done!
Warmly, B

[Beren]

hello miss. first of all i am upset with you, i was going to read your new poem "beyond" and only the words "i don't have friend here" caught my eye too much. (i hope i am not remembering wrong or it is not a trick of my brain at that moment.)

i will spend hours to get to know you with your words!You deserve more than the kindness you give me and I am so grateful for your time with my poems.

thanks again.Know that you brighten my day with every word you say.

[Betty Hermelee]

Always a pleasure to read your poetry 🌷😊
Warmly B
That scene in my poetry simply means the the protagonist just landed in London and has no friends yet! That’s all🌷

[keith]

taking a stand is a valuable tool of sanity
hiding one's head in the sand is like eating raw grits ... pointless
good on you soldier of peace!

[Beren]

"soldier of peace"
Hearing this from you means a lot! Thank you

[jacob erin-cilberto]

one war after another...never true peace for any length of time.
I love this piece...and the reference to Hemingway with unused baby shoe is creative.
j.

[Beren]

Ahh thank you so much sir! Glad you catched that! Love your reviews

[carl]

had to look up Fyodor and Anna ( the online comment said they were besotted with one another so then had to look up besotted ) - see how much your poem taught me - I got the Kafka bug not because I have read it but because one of our sons is well read. enjoyed the tongue in cheek but honest approach to war. What is it good for? Absolutely Nothing - Edwin Starr

[Beren]

Then let me explain you all

*Hemingway has a quote "For sale, baby shoes, never worn" (It is not certain that this quote belongs to Hemingway, but it is remembered that way.)

*Kafka's Metamorphosis book

*This is Fyodor Dostoyevsky, he had gambling problems. And Anna is his wife. (He even has a book called "Gambler". They have a great love story to tell, you might wanna know)

*There is a book from Tolstoy "Death of Ivan Ilyich". A pretty short book.

*1984 is a dystopia book from George Orwell.


Thank you for your time!

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Amazing write ✍️ well done

[Beren]

Thank you for your time

[The Unknown Sith]

This is different which is nice on site that sometimes reads like instructions for a small child's toy. Good work!

[Beren]

Hi sir! Glad you visited and glad you like this one

[Everett Dulin]

The only war that exists is the one you perceive. This is an amazing poem.

[Beren]

Thank you friend. Hope you win every way you in

[Davidgeo]

I can't wait for 1984. A good old inescapable universal pit of despair is all I really need to feel better about my questionable decisions and chronic substance abuse.

[Beren]

I wish you to feel better in peace; but if you looking for chaos, don’t worry, we all are already in one. We all are hopeless, you can start to feel better now. Thank you for your time sir

[John the Baptist]

I've swatted many a cockroach. No more than two have identified themselves as Kafka.

[Beren]

Thanks, probably they are not Gregor Samsa, but I still hope.