our mother

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i was inspired the write this after reading wordslingers piece entitled america stopped singing and started slinging words... please take the time to read his http://www.originalpoetry.com/america-stopped-singing-and-started-slin

our mother

you turn a blind eye as our mother dies
never an ounce of concern
will you ever learn
you play ignorant to screams and cries
and turn a blind eye as our mother dies


you turn a deaf ear to the things you hear
never taking a stand
or doing what you can
denying propaganda as fear
you turn a deaf ear to the things you hear


you turn your back while our mother is under attack
never looking around
to see we are going down
commitment is what the world lacks
you turn your back while our mother is under attack


you keep a closed heart while our mother is torn apart
never caring how she bleeds
driven by self-greed
you wake up completely in the dark
and keep a closed heart while our mother is torn apart


while our mother dies you turn a blind eye and a deaf ear
to the things you see and hear
ignorant with no concern
you will never learn
our mother cries and dies before your deafened ears and blinded eyes


our mothers heart is torn apart right behind your back
she is under attack
her blood is upon your hands
while you refuse to take a stand
our mother dies of a broken heart and is torn apart while you sit in the dark

 

 

 

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Olan01 commented on our mother

09-20-2010

I like this Dano, but mother earth is quite capable of our brief intrusion in her history. What the concern is our survival for the balance is tedious at best and if we upset it she will recycle us. We walk around doing blindly what should be measured carefully and all out of profit and greed. We were designed with intelligence to be tenders, gardeners of a paradise and we muck it up; Earth is a crowning jewel among jewels.

Dano

09/27/2010

i believe that our mother is shake us off like a bad case of flees because of what we have and are currently doing to her... we a plague that is killing our home... i hope people wake up before its too late

Olan01

09/27/2010

It is killing us. Suicide by ignorance.

JadedJezzabel commented on our mother

09-04-2010

This is a poem one reads and wishes they had wrote it. fluid and always changing yet the words remain the same. genius!

Dano

09/05/2010

my heart is humbled by your comment... thank you so much

RoseFromARose commented on our mother

09-03-2010

The time is near when all will see what their ignorance and empty bliss has done. She can't last much longer like this. I enjoy your writing style because it's honest and open with savory emotions. I'd like to keep reading...

Dano

09/04/2010

thanks rose... i wish more people would open thier eyes to the critical situation that we are in and try to do something to make a differnece

Oblaidon commented on our mother

09-02-2010

I equated Mother to Earth. Hmmm, I read your comment and I think I could be right. Interesting style.

Dano

09/02/2010

thanks for stopping by and commenting

Len commented on our mother

09-02-2010

I liked the poem very much, it built expectation of a great ending alone the way, and you did not disappoint. Great poem!!!!!

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

Dano’s Poems (150)

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Title Comments
from an angels view 19
searching the darkness 10
a letter from santa 14
thanksgiving (acrostic) 12
the depth of... 11
ive wished 7
absentee 12
this is... 13
a journey into the dark 7
the cold of november 14
your voice 12
the yin to the yang 14
twisted 9
autumn 14
i think it happened again 11
luna~tic 19
the darkness 13
a blinding eclipse 16
the universe... 18
the wind of sorrow 14
my sorrow weeps 16
where but the dark... 12
immortal kiss 47
in a darkened room 17
our mother 7
within these flames 12
nocturnal (acrostic) classic rock 7
behind wrought iron bars 25
what i write (part 2) 8
today 17
the world in grey 6
the reality of... 5
in the shadow of a mountain 6
nothing will ever be the same 10
of cemetary dreams (and nightmare scapes) 12
next to a bed... 18
but... 15
at a funeral 12
seventeen (acrostic) 11
the fortunate one(s) 7
what did i do... 24
ashes to dust 45
dancing in the moonlight 14
disempowering the pain 14
the butterfly 10
what i write 14
sorry (i killed the after glow) 11
the humidity rises (an erotic tale) 9
pieces of light 8
the sad pumpkin &... 9
my face 12
for a long time... 14
(an explination of) distractions 6
tell me... 6
the charelston cookie tin 9
silent self destruction 8
exposed 13
the means of the day (a true valentines poem) 2
a poem about nothing... 8
blood bleeds black 7
dissecting myself 3
i will be just fine 3
the stacking of bricks 3
the complexities of depression... 4
spirits & ghosts 3
**random chaos** 2
bloodlust 3
...somethings missing... 2
15 years... 3
beauty sleeps entombed (parts 1 & 2) 3
**untitled** 2
the overstuffed closet 3
the candy dish 2
anxiety speaks 2
**untitled** 2
myself and the light 6
the fog 2
fire and tears 3
cerebral meltdown 3
sometimes i wish... 1
drawing strength from a starr... 2
disappointmen
t...
1
**untitled** 1
the flower garden 3
nature... 1
reaching out 2
the dark and the light... 1
the insistent demon 2
sorry... 3
forgive me lover... (parts 1 & 2) 2
im so sorry... 3
**no title... just random thoughts** 1
to eternity... 2
winter wind whips... 1
tired 2
lucid dream 1
the rains came... 2
the mourning light 1
another jagged pill 1
i just cant... 1
entitlement?!
?!?
1
entitlement!!
!!
1
burning within 4
inside of me 1
projected pain 1
the night... the dakness & the truth? 1
panic 2
the mourning fog 1
when the fires burn 1
through the night 1
shadow casts 0
a mournful rain 1
i cant protect me 2
my comfort place 0
an echo shifts 1
the monster 2
welcome to my life 0
the past is alive... 1
... 1
standing on the edge 2
my smile... 1
anxiety 2
my reality 0
another view... 0
untitled... 0
jagged pill 2
in the dark 1
what to do 1
how can i... 1
life... 3
a crust of pain 1
keeping me weak... 2
my dark world 3
another night of wondering 2
in the attic 4
i hold most dear 2
the me inside of me 2
another day 1
dreamed in a dream 2
a year in the life (dealing with death) 1
i look... 1
where my secrets are kept 1
a mouthful of words 2
i will not fear (when my eyes are blind) 2
i am aware (i'm already dead) 7
standing in the silence of my own shadow... 3
a blinding dark 1
growing pain 3
the longest of nights 5
... 7