Empathy For Your Sympathy

By elisa

alarming anger
breathing fire
curing the liar
smiling with selfish desire

In Just US
For All!

peace through passion
not placid rations
avoiding compassion

practicing corporate empathy
lacking human sympathy

a cold killer
to the creative contributor
the conservative thinker for the poor
the soul seller marketing insecure whore

a two faced race
spending company money
so liberal
the public stock
dropped through
The World Trade Center floor



...who are the martyrs
or
armies of armor?



newspapers print
prophesied fact

as victims of violence, fall
for religious wrath



given slight sighted vision
caged in isolated rage

building blind folded tools
under the influence of greed driven fools

the second millennium marks
another Roman collapse

leaving a rolling wake
in a tidal wave
rippling worldwide quake


millions have suffered
for the sins of the masses

here, rhyme and reason
stand guilty for imprisoning freedom

the heirs of
murder and treason



slithering serpents
spume spinning hurricane reasons
with tornado twisting tongues
of unnatural disasters



bellied up billionaires
bracing quietly for rapture

reaping seeds sown
for phasing out conscience

ruling as exemptions to responsibility
breeding blue collar bastards
sacrificing families to be
middle management masters

reigning with delusions of grandeur
given titles in need of leaders
not
privileged
degree toting
competitive
cannibal creatures


the blind leading
with money in mind
and ignorance in mouth

demanding respect
at every wrong step
validating the cancer weakened ego.





humble pays for pride
substituting for substance


the just are equal
living eye to eye with all


while the dogs of war
sit tall above the street wall
making certain
someone else will fall.

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Copyright 2004 elisa2
Published on Saturday, July 10, 2004.     Filed under: "Political" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Prophetic
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  • A former member wrote: well done. a very keen perspective. I rejoice when literature such as this is presented to the people. These are the words of awakening, spoken by the Prophets of Man. OneLove

  • blue On Saturday, July 23, 2005, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    truth. ~b

  • A former member wrote: three letters W O W

  • Mr King On Saturday, February 26, 2005, Mr King (547)By person wrote:

    You just made my favorites list with this piece and as an artist... This piece is a masterpiece... I see wisdom, power, and grace in you... ONELOVE1PeopleWONPEACE, Seth

  • A former member wrote: i think it's accurate

  • A former member wrote: Well gah-damn. This was really, really well written. The rhyme and the stutter-stepping rhythm of this was great. Awsome write. ~Ship!

  • A former member wrote: Oh my . . this is wonderful; "While the dogs of war Sit tall above the street walls Making certain someone Else will fall". It bids me to ponder, to contemplate how your mind could possibly work . . I think this is exquisite. ~*~ Rose ~*~

  • A former member wrote: excellent use of metaphors, this is the first ive read of u, n this rocks, absolute fav of mine

  • Angst Queen On Thursday, September 30, 2004, Angst Queen (370)By person wrote:

    the descriptive nature of this poem is so fabulous and oh so true. great work ::runs of to add to favs::

  • knightmirror On Wednesday, September 22, 2004, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    good lord you are exquisitely superb with your descriptive alliterations of honesty...this ones gonna be in my mind forever...to many great lines to quote here so i won't dare...****-knight

  • A former member wrote: Don't let the bastards keep you down. ~Shane~

  • A former member wrote: i really enjoyed reading this...

  • urbanhumility On Thursday, July 29, 2004, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    intelligent, contrived, seething of retribution........you have spoken well...........urban

  • capt_funguy On Monday, July 12, 2004, capt_funguy (778)By person wrote:

    oh my god ... i tdo believe that i agree with everything you said ... oh man .. that's never happened to me before ...lol ... what do i do ... ? ...

  • capt_funguy On Monday, July 12, 2004, capt_funguy (778)By person wrote:

    a forceful one points at the folly of the filth ... the bred breed with their obfuscation organs swollen under their chins ,... yeah ... i dig this wildly ... you're a monster ... keeep going ...funguy

  • A former member wrote: very well constructed and a fresh creative approach, well done this is a thought provoking peice... I-S

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