Confucius Confusion

Dedicated to the late satirist comedian George Carlin...rest well, homies.

Confucius Confusion

(Religious...right?)

By 

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada 

Don't kill the unborn 

A subtle hypocrisy 

No mask just die free!

Author's Note

Pryor or Carlin? Yeah right, like I would ever choose the greatest social satirist in comedy history. Can't we all just get along and agree they are both great. I mean really why so much hate between both sides. Huh? What? You mean people aren't arguing because of the state of political satire? What are they mad about then? Actual social issues? Gee....what a joke! Feel free to write, or if you are suffering from a case of idiocracy, phil freee 2 rite. Or comment, or troll.

Reviews

[Richard Knox]

Humorous and sad and maddening all at the same time. Nice little commentary, elegantly stated, Carlos.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you Richard for stopping by and leaving your thoughts on this senryu. It is a struggle to keep away from social commentary within my art, but alas it is a failed one. I just find it impossible to remain silent for doing so shows acceptance to such vile ideologies that run counter to civility, empathy, and my own ethics. To remain silent and indifferent towards hate is to be culpable to the evil fruit that it breeds and destruction it eventually will wrought. There are times history will ask us to take a stand and say no more. Art provides me that voice. Thank you so much again for your comment.

[Richard Knox]

How true, Carlos.

[andrew mitchell]

Yes don’t kill the unborn but here have a gun to shoot people. The world has gone mad.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

I agree with your words. We here in the US are struggling with the idea of civility. The recent shooting is just another match thrown into an already burning inferno. We may be witnessing the remnants of a dying society. We are eroding into a hybrid theocracy oligarchy. All because we are too ignorant to believe in anything but hate. I am literally witnessing the parable of Animal Farm playing out here in America. Thank you my friend for your comment.

[Richard Knox]

Sad, sad, sad, but true.

[Toni.S]

Ambiguous Laws at best...

[Lydia Shutter]

Pryor and Carlin would be thrown off the stage today. Everything is way too PC for my tastes. There is so much hypocrisy coming from both sides of the aisle these days. Taking a step back and watching is sometimes quite entertaining. I liked this one, Carlos. Lydi***

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

That is so true. A hypocrisy upon both houses. Haha. We need to know truth but one side wants to ban or deny it, while the other seeks to edit it in a more favorable light. Truth isn't always beautiful, it can be ugly as hell. I miss the art of both Pryor and Carlin. Two very different men from diverse backgrounds finding common sense and truth in a shared belief. This is why I feel so strongly about the idea and importance of art in these times. Its existence is essential for a society to exist. Thank you Lydi for sharing your thoughts with me.

[Aura]

This is hilarious! With the abortion rights thing going on in the U.S, this poem is kind of ironic. You shouldnt kill an unborn baby, BUT you should definately go maskless when there is a deadly virus on the loose, what a great idea!( no... its not). If a pregnant lady dies of covid, they still technically kill their unborn baby. Thats my interpretation of this poem at least. I loved the irony of it

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

And I love the way you think because that is exactly the message of this senryu. It is absolutely ironic. Thank you Aura for your most enlightened review of this piece of poetry.

[Aura]

My pleasure

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Carlin would appreciate this...such a contradiction displayed by those who
want to Kill the Abortion Doctors.
j.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

As a Carlin fan I so appreciate this comment. Both he and Pryor are my heroes when it comes to comedy. I feel so grateful to have lived in the age of those two monumental figures of political satire. Thank you J for your kind comment. I appreciate it.

[William Michael Reeves]

Mixing religion and Senryu? How could you!
Politics and syllables? Seventeen lashes for you!
Japanese form and western social storm.
It's all too much to chew!

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

I accept my lashes proudly hehehe. Sometimes art just writes itself. Especially when indulging in the current political affairs of our governance in News media interviews. Where every day people say some of the most incredibly hypocritical things such as this senryu depicts. On a side note I have come to love the senryu art form. At first I was flustered by its requirements, but in essence have come to realize that is its beauty. With that being said I still detest sonnets haha. They just read weird at times. A bit controversial to say but I'll own it. After all art is subjective. Thank you so much my friend for sharing your thoughts with me on this piece. I really appreciate it.

[William Michael Reeves]

Your welcome Carlos. I have three sonnets sitting here cooling off waiting to post. So detestable of me! It's that frustration in writing that presents the challege, then followed by the satisfaction of the finished product. Not to mention the pleasure of then reading you!