Mine Field: 2022

Daniel Wagner 1984 (Anderson, IN)

October 22 


Our world is becoming a field full of mines
By the sheeple who think that we owe them our minds
By the wokest believing they're leading the blind
The black and the white and the other divides
The media outlets' State-sanctioned lies
The political class' unpunishable crimes

Where violent riots erupt in the streets
For the photo-op death cops and deep-state employees
Propaganda we trade in exchange for the news
The friendships we shed for our differing views

Step Left and you're scared of the Rich and the Racists
Step Right and you're facing a mob without faces
Step backwards they'll force you to stay down and then
Step up and you'll never be heard from again

It's that feeling you get when you've grown up alone
In a house full of family you've never known

At the end of a gun
At the tip of a knee
At the hands of Antifa
At the cost of The Free
In the halls of the White House
In a virus we fear.
We don't know how to fix it
But this much is clear:

Our world is becoming a field full of mines
That we're planting ourselves in the cage of our minds

-Daniel Wagner

About this poem

This poem is commentary on how fabricated political and social divides are causing deep rifts between friends and family.

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Written on June 01, 2022

Submitted by Estateofcreative on October 04, 2022

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Abxxxx xxcc xxdd ee xfxfxgxg Ab
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,077
Words 213
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 4, 2, 8, 2

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4 Comments
  • vandhana_k
    What landerbright thought.
    LikeReply9 months ago
  • jennifert.99162
    The imagery was beautiful it fell into place well with the words
    LikeReply 11 year ago
  • jennifert.99162
    A well written soliloquy of the times
    LikeReply 11 year ago
  • lovingempath
    WOW! Powerful messaging here. It almost sounds like it could be turned into a 'Rap' song! And don't be shocked by that....I'm 67 and think I just wrote a Rap-song myself. I think they're generated by unfulfilled justice. Great job. I love this :) 
    LikeReply1 year ago
    • Estateofcreative
      thank you so much for the kind words! If you'd like, I created a video version with stunning AI-generated images. You can view it here: https://youtu.be/MuG5OMyxOIk
      LikeReply 11 year ago
    • lovingempath
      Absolutely stunning imagery; that so perfectly fits the words of your poem!! You are a supremely, multi- talented artist. Thank you for sharing this gift!
      LikeReply 11 year ago

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