At dVerse Bjorn has invited us to write about war. dVerse Poets – Poetics – War Poetry
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Plato
Whispering Suicide Cheap little saccharine songs for mud, manufactured jingles to make you numb to death, mixed ideologies competing for your mind, hollow promises for free, tacky coloured rectangles of cloth whispering suicide to the flesh of youth who dream of becoming, who are the heroes in this moral vacuum of life's bitter ebb, where are the children of this rancid death cult now. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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A powerful piece. Well done!!
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Many thanks
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mixed ideologies competing for your
mind, hollow promises for free…
Seems to be the story of our world… and has been the story of war for sure!
well done!
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Many thanks Dwight, yes the only good thing about war is when they end.
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So true!
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So terribly sad . nice piece
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Thank you for sharing, sad indeed.
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Wow, poweful..
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“mixed ideologies competing for your mind, hollow promises for free, tacky coloured rectangles of cloth whispering suicide to the flesh of youth who dream of becoming,”.. this hits close to home, Paul. There are so many minors whose minds are led astray by extremists. It’s tragic. A most powerful, gripping write 💝
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This is chilling abd very moving Paul. Unnerving photo. Wow…
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Emotion runs deep, deep after reading this poem …. excellent writing.
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There is nothing worse than dying from ideas whispered in your ear by those false prophets…
Part of me thought of the title song for MASH … “suicide is painless”
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A very sobering poem, particuarly paired with the Plato quote. Over two thousand years, and we still haven’t figured out that war does nothing but beget more war? Brainwashing the impressionable to kill themselves in the name of killing others for their cause is particuarly heinous.
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That’s it Liz, and yes, particularly heinous, send in the leaders I say.
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Absolutely!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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Always a pleasure share your posts, Paul
😁✨👍
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The quotation tells it all. Your words, so visceral, tell it too.
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Powerful poem – bitterness, sorrow, and futility. Made my think of my own father who signed up as a commando at fifteen, knowing it was a suicide mission.
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Madness, but at fifteen what do we know? The blame is on those who drive it.
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Absolutely!
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Paul, love the Plato quote. It is a great introduction for this sobering poem.
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Sobering is a great description, I despair over war, utter waste of life, resource and so destructive. Thank you so much Cheryl.
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Now that’s powerful!
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Thank you so much
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Very thrilling piece but emotional😔Love It🤓
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Thank you so much.
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Another Powerful and confronting poem
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The anger never dies
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