What a mess we are in! I am thinking I should add a stanza for AI. I am at the point where I find myself questioning everything.
are everywhere -
but they’re not what you think.
It is the media,
intent on staying relevant,
with their half-baked headlines,
cowering before
the man who would be king.
It is the leaders,
both here and abroad,
swapping their dignity
for boot-licking,
bowing deeper each day
to his tyranny.
It is the paid trolls,
crowded in distant rooms,
mounting attacks
against truth,
confusing the masses.
It is the ultra wealthy,
safe in their hoards
of money and power,
pulling the strings
while stealing our breath.
It is the religion of love,
turned into a machine
spreading hate and fear,
dividing us into tribes,
breaking our communities.
It is the cloak of indifference,
shielding hearts
from the heat of truth -
a comfort for those
who believe they have
nothing to lose.
It is the ignorance,
it is the arrogance,
trusting the quacks
over the experts,
voting for the unqualified
again and again.
And still we go on,
living in a world
littered with these quiet weapons,
stealthily eroding the light
until nothing will remain but darkness.
Poetry by Melinda K Zarate
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Written on 2025-12-08 at 17:45
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
Weapons of mass destructionare everywhere -
but they’re not what you think.
It is the media,
intent on staying relevant,
with their half-baked headlines,
cowering before
the man who would be king.
It is the leaders,
both here and abroad,
swapping their dignity
for boot-licking,
bowing deeper each day
to his tyranny.
It is the paid trolls,
crowded in distant rooms,
mounting attacks
against truth,
confusing the masses.
It is the ultra wealthy,
safe in their hoards
of money and power,
pulling the strings
while stealing our breath.
It is the religion of love,
turned into a machine
spreading hate and fear,
dividing us into tribes,
breaking our communities.
It is the cloak of indifference,
shielding hearts
from the heat of truth -
a comfort for those
who believe they have
nothing to lose.
It is the ignorance,
it is the arrogance,
trusting the quacks
over the experts,
voting for the unqualified
again and again.
And still we go on,
living in a world
littered with these quiet weapons,
stealthily eroding the light
until nothing will remain but darkness.
Poetry by Melinda K Zarate
Read 35 times
Written on 2025-12-08 at 17:45
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