Scapegoats & Guillotines

Fear is the framework,

Keeping us all on our toes.

Timid minds offer no peace to the soul.

A constant battle,

Inside and out.

Buzzing rattles of gibberish,

Lies and programs for the TV screens.

Toxic air kidnapping our dreams.

these...

Scapegoats & Guillotines

Always in need,

Cycles of repetition keep fueling the greed.

Bottom to top.

We all want a taste,

Whether we admit it or not.

It's human nature,

We've all forgot.

Ignorance bursting the seams.

these...

Scapegoats & Guillotines

There is an emptiness lying within each and every one of us,

There's a longing to feel.

There's a vibration missing from the tone of life.

If we could only be still,

Long enough,

To listen,

There's a message that lies inside,

The silence of the in-between.

these...

Scapegoats & Guillotines

The headless masses

All to blame

Their ignorance 

Nirvana

As they grapple the wooden frame

Dangling just above their loose necks

Blades set to sever, yet 

They never see

these...

Scapegoats & Guillotines

Reviews

[klewis]

Wow... I'm not sure if I can review this as fully as I want to.

First, the title and the message are wonderful. Scapegoats and guillotines; what a mix. I could feel a disapproval of vanity and superficiality throughout the poem - especially in the third stanza. And I think it's great how smoothly you convey human nature's need to have someone else to blame. I don't know if that was what you were leaning towards, but that's how I perceived this.

Also, the rhyming scheme is lovely, easy to slip through the lines.
I very much liked this piece.

[Sincerely, Sofia]

This is an amazing poem.

[Kanattas Atir Enomo]

this was a great poem. i like how you repeated scapegoats and guillotines after each stanza. i have to say the the third stanza is my favorite. this piece flowed really well. i like how the form is interesting and not completely consistent, but not distracting. great job