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WEEP NOT FOR THE DEPARTED
In the October twenty-nine crash of flight zero-five-three
For they have completed their earthly journeys
And had since been initiated into higher mysteries
Weep not for the loses in gold and silver Material realities are but transient Wouldn’t you get what ever you want? And recompense for all, if there is lifeWeep not with those who are quick to condemn the dead
For they have skeletons mocking them in their closets
Don’t skulls have empty sockets with no eyes to weep?
Is it not from their negligence that we mourn?
Weep for those who suffer the effect of the departed
For their love ones have been taken from them
Their pains and sorrows cannot be described in words
Grief and misery stalk them everywhere they go
Weep for a country that promotes sufferingFor the pains of others are orchestrated for their gains
Callousness and greed are their stocks in trade
They rob and insist the dead must pay for the time they lived on earth
Weep for those crippled by the monstrous claws of evil rule
Whose tastes for blood are like the vampires I see in films
They cause pipeline explosions, air crashes and road carnages
As the citizenry await their destruction by installment...
Critiques
weirdelf
17 years 11 months ago
am running out of superlatives
t. reflexion
17 years 11 months ago
Thanks
Michael Landau
17 years 11 months ago
This is excellent writing!
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