Burning Party Lines
Here we go again
We debated the path
Staring endlessly
Between the options presented,
Holding breath
Lest we cast a wind
In the wrong direction
And bring forth a future
We feared-
Both paths presented
Lined with briars
And rutted with holes,
Darkness swarms,
A storm on the horizon-
Paths begin separate
But merge as one beyond corner-
Stealing from those following
Their hope and happiness
Creating a nation of nothing-
Turning meager belongings
To empty pockets
And starved stomachs,
Ripping roofs off homes
And casting gasoline upon crops
Setting fire to the hard work done-
Erasing what once was
To create what benefits only them-
Don’t be fooled,
Choose the freedom you chased.
Katrina Thornley is an indie poet often inspired by nature. In June of 2024 she released her 3rd poetry collection, Arcadians: Awakening in Nature. It is available on Amazon.
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About the Creator
Katrina Thornley
Rhode Island based author and poetess with a love for nature and the written word. Works currently available include Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature, Arcadians: Wooden Mystics, 26 Brentwood Avenue & Other Tales, and Kings of Millburrow.
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