arja

Jan 11, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

A Blind Tomorrow

I hear the silent scream of the unborn,
the hungry cry of poverty,
the boastful voice of mockery,
and the unrealistic words of a dictator...

I feel the undying pain,
for those that sell innocence to the public,
for those that smell nothing but arrogance,
for those that pretend to be someone they are not...

I see the fear of the unknown
the fortune behind a failed dream
the darkness that surrounds us,
the end of what they call 'tomorrow's promises'...

— arja, Jan 11, 2010

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Makati City, Philippines, PHL

Favorite Poets: Unknown poets who reach out and be heard through crafted words, that are pieces of life..

Critiques

lyz

16 years 5 months ago

Hi

Welcome. You have written a sad write and I found it flowed well and well written. I have added you so I can read more of you work in the future. Well done. Lyz. XX

arja

16 years 5 months ago

Thanks!

...its actually the things I watch on TV...I really appreciate this site, at least now someone's telling me something about what they feel when they read my poem...I never knew it was sad until now, really?! Thanks!

weirdelf

16 years 5 months ago

A really impressive first post

I adore your passion and wordskills. I think arogancy could be just arrogance apart from that I have little to add, sorry. Cheers, Jess, reprehensibly irrepressible

Seren

16 years 5 months ago

Dear Alone

I agree with Jess on the arrogance ... it will give it much better flow but its a wonderful first post for the site welcome to neopoet I look forward to reading more from you kind regards love Jayne-Chloe

arja

16 years 5 months ago

changes

thanks for the recommendation and for welcoming me to NEO... i've already made the changes...

t. reflexion

16 years 5 months ago

Nebulous future...

Future, it is said, is nebulous, but 'A Blind Tomorrow' can see sad images which are the consequences of our wrong actions today. Arrogance, boastfulness, dictatorship, etc in the face of hunger, pains and poverty. The poet paints a picture which reflects on most of the so called 'third world' countries struggling from the claws of failed states to becoming Nation-states, and I ask for how long? Well done and welcome. T.

arja

16 years 5 months ago

how long?

...i'm not sure. this were only stories then, now its in every news, magazines, the internet, radios & TVs. i've realized its a sad event but its actually our reality... ...the whole world involved! but I believe there are still people who believes we could all change... and change the consequences for tomorrow... for the younger generations...

Nordic cloud

16 years 3 months ago

Know more the joy of living and the beauty of things

Ann of Norway "for those that sell innocence into the public, " 'into' is odd here just 'to' is enough? One side of life, there are oher facets of existence where joy rules the day, and often those hard-pressed by devastation and hardship know more the joy of living and the beauty of things, more than those who are born in luxury. Ann with love.

arja

16 years 3 months ago

..Thanks Ms Ann of Norway!

..Thanks Ms Ann of Norway! ..you really do inspire me with you magical touch..

Nordic cloud

16 years 3 months ago

Ms sounds like Mountain Sister

Ann of Norway I saw one of you, well the flower of course, on the crags of a Spanish rock face as I was climbing up it, it grew out of a crack and I was amazed at its wildness, having seen them mostly in gardens 'arranged' as you might say, and here it was self- planted, blooming and scenting the air as I passed, beneath me were the olive groves and if I lifted my eyes I could see way out to Gibraltar rock, it was then I also felt like an eagle looking across the undulating hills of Southern Spain, so beautiful, so violet, so blue, so full of history...sigh. Silly old fogey what! I shall call you Mountain sister from now on, if that's all right? Love from your Jotun lady ann.( I'm not very big though.)

arja

16 years 2 months ago

“Mountain Sister”…wow,

"Mountain Sister"...wow, I like the thought of it..but, okay you can call me that..LOL! love to you Lady Ann, and big hugs (although I know your not that big, but you deserve one from me although I'm not that big too - I think.. ;) ).. sorry for the late reply..