Author: drachenkreiger

If there are ten people at a table

and one more comes to sit down.

Would you welcome that person

if they have a differing point of view?

What if they were a Nazi?

Would you stand up and walk away

as all your friends talked and joked with them?

A killer doesn’t have to do the dirty work.

All they have to do is to ignore what is happening.

When your country has a leader that idolizes

the world’s dictators and their merciless rules

What will you do?

The choice is not hard.

Just beware the consequences.

Hopes were high.

Greatness was in my grasp.

The world loved me.

Or so I thought.

Yet today has shown

that all I needed to know

are the ones who truly love me

will always be by my side.

All I do is whine

bemoaning my life

and the horrible burdens I bear.

I know others have it worse.

Others have gone through worse.

But one thing I have learned is

that does not invalidate my own experiences.

It does not wipe away the slate of what happened to me.

I have gone through trauma

and survived.

Whimpering about my life helps me heal

but only for so long.

So thank you for listening

as I get back on track to working on being a better me!

Fluffy cat loves to cuddle.

She loves pets.

She does not love being scared.

She is playful and energetic.

She has claimed the title

boss of the house.

She is the usurper!

She is awesome.

The thrill of the boom.

Noise that reverberates around the room.

The lightening strike that caused it.

The closer it was the louder the clap of thunder.

However for some it causes fear.

The raw energy of nature.

Directed at the Earth below.

An answering of age old dances.

Nature never forgets.

Which is humans must be reminded every time!

Paperwork downloaded

To be filled out.

Phone calls to make.

Children to wrangle.

Last week of school.

Appointments to get to.

But most of all planning!

Planning for activities for the summer

that keep me from pulling my hair out in frustration!

Fear runs rampant

while eyes blinded

overlook the wounds

currently being inflicted.

Choices are made

to keep people apart.

Us versus them.

No longer is it

WE are united.

Dreams turn to nightmares

and nightmares become real.

Which child becomes the one to save us?

Or have we already killed them all off?

Nobody is safe from the collusion.

Apple juice.

Unsweetened.

Naturally sweet.

Delicious.

Great for a sugar rush.

Nothing beats apple juice.

Well, except for maybe apple pie!

An onlooker

makes the thoughts disappear.

How can I be creative

when there is someone

looking over my shoulder!

Darn fly

distracting me.

My poem is doomed.

I will be a pariah forever…

or at least until the next one

which

hopefully will be more coherent.

Appearances only count.

Stupidity makes it easier.

Nothing is forever.

Only the greatest showmanship allowed.

Bad people don`t get what they want.

Except in real life

where real people are torn away

from the families they love.

Publicity for their own sake

and not for all of humanity.