August 16, 2020 · 3:02 pm
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Something’s Off – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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“Instead of politicians, let the monkeys govern the countries; at least they will steal only the bananas!” Mehmet Murat Ildan

Something's Off

It's about the money but the money's 
just a symptom of what lies rotting at 
the core of the apple and no amount of 
spin will sweeten that fruit or make 
fresh that which is fermented and still
we force ourselves to believe it and 
consume it as if it is ambrosia out of 
this world and soon the rot will mould
and consume itself making it even 
harder to swallow but until we stop
believing in the emperor's decaying 
core we will never taste the promised
land.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

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32 responses to “Something’s Off – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  2. newepicauthor
    August 16, 2020 at 4:38 pm

    Something is rotten in Denmark.

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  3. Liz Gauffreau
    August 16, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    What I simply cannot understand is how some (many) people can hold a rotten apple, eat it, and vomit it back up again, yet fail to grasp that the apple is rotten.

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  4. calmkate
    August 16, 2020 at 9:23 pm

    and sadly there are too many rotten apples ruling our countries today 😦

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  5. Chris Hall
    August 17, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    So sadly true. So much corruption and incompetence. When and where will it end?

    Liked by 1 person

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  6. Amy
    August 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm

    “…at least they will steal only the bananas!”
    So sad!

    Liked by 1 person

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  7. Rupali
    August 18, 2020 at 2:07 pm

    Sad reality of recent times and it’s all around.

    Liked by 1 person

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  8. thereluctantpoet
    August 19, 2020 at 8:24 pm

    Wow! Really loved this, Paul!! I love how you Cut to the core!!!

    Liked by 1 person

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  10. lync56
    September 3, 2020 at 12:41 pm

    Great poem

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    Liked by 1 person

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