The Charade (villanellish)

By dwells

They made us think that we were in control
Our lives and fortunes pledged to play their game
To guarantee that we performed our role

Dependent on their rice within our bowl
Our leaders: men and women lacking shame
They made us think that we were in control

We lost the courts and then we lost our soul
When God was dead; with just ourselves to blame
To guarantee that we performed our role

Dissenters: some in jail, some on parole
Their minds were freshly scrubbed to make them tame
By then we knew that we had lost control

Our children never understood the hole
We let them dig as we betrayed their name
The edge before us looming, black as coal

Another war, the youthful faces droll
No bullets; fixing bayonets to maim
They made us think that we were in control
To guarantee that we would know our role

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Published on Friday, December 21, 2018. Filed under: "Political" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

How great we are...(or thought we were:(

Comments on "The Charade (villanellish)"

A former member wrote: Hi I love this poem sm. But at the "We let them dig as we betrayed their name, The edge before us looming, black as coal" what did that meant?
On Sunday, April 14, 2019, sheff (137) wrote:

And youâ€™d think that weâ€™d learn from the repertoire...
On Wednesday, February 20, 2019, bpathos (77) wrote:

History, truth, nor fate are with us or against us. We left the world machine go rogue in order to stare at the little box and giggle. It takes more than two minutes to see what happened in the world each day. Ignorance is it's own reward. We've burnt the "Library of Alexandria" in our time by corrupting the data in it. The truth must be worked for. Bosch had to veil his painting's meaning and now we all must mind our tone. Dwell on.
On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, dwells (4177) wrote:

The library at Aleandria and The twisted art of Hieronymous Bosch - love all the references in your comment my friend! - Cheer, Dan
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, Divine hell (238) wrote:

Perfect description of the history of society, the rich getter rich the poor get poorer, politician's start a war send in 18 year olds to fight/dies for resources and everyone puts on their rosey colored glasses
On Sunday, February 17, 2019, dwells (4177) wrote:

Many thanks for your insightful comment Dh and likewise to friends KB, JR, BP, and Miss Nat. Some things never change; except the history we've forgotten. Cheers all! - Dan
On Friday, January 25, 2019, bpathos (77) wrote:

The "Information Revolution" is here... write on.
On Monday, January 14, 2019, Jonas Robinson (848) wrote:

Life can be repetitive in ways we don't want it. I enjoyed this because solving these patterns, in my opinion, is the soul purpose of writing in the journal. :)
On Thursday, December 27, 2018, PoetessDarkly (693) wrote:

amazing write, beautifully composed
On Sunday, December 23, 2018, sTr8-jAcKeT (697) wrote:

Idk, we've recently found a wrist watch in a tomb from thousands of years ago. Both are plausible, viable outcomes. Time-traveller that lost an item (if you think I'm nuts; check out some "unexplainable" time travelling videos on YouTube.) Loved this for the current direction we're going; but everything is no need to fret, things will most likely on a probability workout from a scientifically statistical average basis.
On Sunday, December 23, 2018, dwells (4177) wrote:

Appreciate your readership and esteemed comments always my friends Str8, TCM, WW, Sol, and IAZ - cheers all and Happy Holidays (it's only a movie...:) - Dan
On Sunday, December 23, 2018, sTr8-jAcKeT (697) wrote:

~Happy Holidays brother~
On Sunday, December 23, 2018, sTr8-jAcKeT (697) wrote:

Oh & stellar work hombre.
On Saturday, December 22, 2018, thecitymorgue (37) wrote:

"made us think that we were in control "...says it all. Couldn't help but think how these words relate to today. Goid poem.
On Friday, December 21, 2018, SolApathy (652) wrote:

I am concerned we are upon a path we can't correct--it will be our children that pay this steep moral debt. Too long we were blinded by the words--"you are in control" --We realized too late that we were just cogs in a machine that was only envious of more and more---Green! I always love your writes, so crafty. Thanks for sharing
On Friday, December 21, 2018, thecitymorgue (37) wrote:

Good poem. You words painted some great mund pictutes. Keep writing!