Are you seeing it yet?
What is the real threat?
Are you paying attention,
to what’s causing the tension?
Are you watching the show?
Or are you aiming your crossbow?
Do you claim you don’t take a side,
thinking you can quietly slide?
It’s all a performance perfectly staged,
to keep the public unaware and enraged.
Don’t think for yourselves just listen to them.
So you can help propagate and condemn.
Divide and conquer is not a simple cliché.
Don’t you see what’s causing the fray?
And who is behind it all?
Asking questions should be your protocol.
It’s time to take a stand.
Not on different sides as planned.
The only way to peace and light,
is to band together and unite.
by L. Virelli
“Turn the circus off or at least know you’re watching one.” ~ Jim Breuer
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Great poem and set of questions at the same time, Lori. There’s so many questions, and sometimes you wonder what is this crazy world we live in. Hope you are doing well.
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Hi Mabel. So true. I wonder a lot about this crazy world we live in. Thanks for reading my poem. Always good to “hear” from you. 🙂
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It is good to ‘see’ you, Lori. Take care, stay safe and stay sane. Best wishes for the year ahead 🙂
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I don’t know anything about ‘Rittenhouse (?)’ but yes, there is a lot of distraction and hysteria round and about. Good poem; well done.
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Definitely hysteria to keep us worked up and divided. Thanks for reading, Lynette. 🙂
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I did! Funny because he is so close to the real rabid hysteria that is out there. Good poem, btw.
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It really does pretty much capture the hysteria. Regarding the poem – thank you. 🙂
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A very scary circus.
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You aren’t kiddin’, Anneli. Very scary. Did you watch the 2-minute video? It’s funny and very, very true.
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