Claim the Skies Back
Eastern Allepo, weighed down like a ghetto
By the unfathomably destructive deeds of a single generation
Distorted venerations based on misinterpretations
Perpetuate these continuingly heinous altercations
Contriving unjustifiable infiltrations
Forcing unnecessary segregation’s of nation upon nation
While so many of us sit stationed for the crossing
Watching only through the Looking Glass
Preferring to allow farce to form the basis
Of this inconceivable truth
Providing it suits the brutes with enough power
To silence anyone who refutes them
Intrusive sights hover,
Among infusions of inimitable horror,
As though Love itself had lost its lover,
Trialled by the error of these broken Universal Laws
Like festering sores they take the form of an infection that can only be born from war
Yet we continue to ignore them
The Grand in their Grandiose dellusions,
Growing madder, climbing their ladders of greed and corruption
laughing at luncheons while the artillery breaks the bones of the innocent in the background
A perilous sound is emerging from the earth,
A merciless grumbling from the depths,
Like a curse that we have placed upon ourselves
The iron-clad shelves of humanity are beginning to crumble,
Rare and perfect life - forms are dying in the jungles
While the Forrest’s and the Mountains weep pristine tears
Collective existance now quivers in monumental fear
The sound of this harrowing show
Is a continuous unanticipated stroke
Of the lowest of all possible notes
Upon the bow of a weeping Cello
Gallilleo would bellow
Crying for the folley and the futile misfortunes of man
As we stand now as a race, with pitchforks in our hands
Does the gravity and the weight of the scale and the state
Of this Universal emergency
Not fill you with a sense of urgency
That shakes the very core of your being?
Does the fact that true access to the truth
Is truly now in jeopardy
Not fundamentally and unequivocally disturb and perturb you?
Does the potential loss of all human virtue
Not fill you with a sense of disgust
While we’re waiting around for a system we can rely on and actually trust??
There is no monetary funding, no economic equivalent
That could possibly extricate us all from this unfathomably incomprehensible predicament
Do as you view the broken hues of the Ending of an Age,
While you’re listening to your ITunes,
Don’t you think the time has come
To at least attempt to unify as one ?
And become an addition to the sum of the parts of an integrated whole
That can be brave enough and bold enough to know
That we hold the power to solve
The problems of this poisonous expanding mould
That has taken its hold upon the young and upon the old,
Upon the weary and upon the meek,
It’s time now true earthlings, for the enlightened to speak
For the time has been spent now for way to long
The inarguable difference between right and wrong
Has been distinguished
There not even a quarter of a second left to repent
And to reinvent ourselves and the specifics of all of the systems
To insist upon a resistance
To take back the power from indifference
To form a collective collaborative conscience
Devoid of all forms of negative consequence
That can propagate forms of inventive self-confidence
To empower the individuals for change
To extend the breadth of possibilities range
I know that I might sound a little bit strange
But that’s what it takes to instigate change
So have hope despite the depth of the concern,
It’s time to embrace the problems, act now, it’s your turn
Do pick up the pieces of this Armageddon
And smoothie out the creases and screw your heads on
Take positive action, make positive change, take positive chances
And let’s evolve past these days
Copywrite 2023 Elizabeth Moroz
About this poem
The above poem reflects on the destructive deeds of a single generation and the resulting consequences in Eastern Aleppo. It criticizes the misinterpretations and unjustifiable infiltrations that perpetuate heinous altercations and unnecessary segregation among nations. The poem highlights the apathy and ignorance of many who prefer to view the world through a distorted lens, allowing those in power to silence opposing voices. It describes the horrors of war and the curse humanity has placed upon itself. The crumbling state of humanity, the loss of precious life forms, and the collective fear and urgency are emphasized. The poem questions the lack of action and trust in existing systems while urging for unity and a sense of responsibility. It expresses the need to confront the truth, protect access to it, and feel disturbed by the potential loss of human virtue. The poem calls for unification, recognizing the power to solve problems and the need to resist indifference and negative consequences. It urges individuals to embrace the problems, take positive action, and bring about change. The poem emphasizes hope, the importance of evolving past the current state, and making a positive difference. Overall, the poem encourages collective consciousness, proactive measures, and the empowerment of individuals to instigate positive change in the face of urgent and challenging circumstances. more »
Written on June 06, 2022
Submitted by e.moroz210 on July 19, 2023
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