Empire Of Grotesque
A Villanelle On The State Of Things
For many people, the world is a terrible place. Too many people expect somebody else to sort it out, but we all have to pull together or we will wake up one day and there will be nothing left that is good.
This is a villanelle to emphasise where we are
I’ve included Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” and Nick Hanauer’s “Pitchforks” speech to give you a little more food for thought.
"You don't know what you've got til it's gone"
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We Live In An Empire Of Grotesque
Racism Is Fine, Mass Shootings Are Fine
Money Is The Fuel Behind This Mess
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Cash And Killing IS Seen As Success
Billionaires Don’t Earn, They’re Malign
We Live In An Empire Of Grotesque
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War Stock Is Where These Villains Invest
They Start Wars, Take Money,Victims Die
Money Is The Fuel Behind This Mess
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Asylum Seekers, All In Distress
Refugees From The Bombs And Landmines
We Live In An Empire Of Grotesque
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Governments Are In Money’s Pockets
People Can Die If It Makes Them Coin
Money Is The Fuel Behind This Mess
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We Must Tear Down This Unjust Train Wreck
We Need To Care More, A New Design
We Live In An Empire Of Grotesque
Money Is The Fuel Behind This Mess
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Comments (6)
Money is definitely the fuel behind all this mess. Your villanelle was so well executed!
Not everyone can pull off a successful villanelle. I believe you nailed it! Thanks for sharing.
Very good job putting the madness of the world into words; the world is a very frightening place right now 😔
So true. But it will be so very hard to tear this down and restructure everything. Mainly because those with money run ads non-stop everywhere. They hire people to create memes and they put them everywhere on the internet and make them go viral. The wealthy are using all their resources to brainwash as many people they can possibly brainwash. Guess what it is working the billionaire class is winning. They are making us believe that we must protect people that gun down unarmed people under the guise of the right to bear arms. But an actuality the real reason is because there is dark money in the NRA. They make us believe that coal and oil is our future because they are so deeply invested.
Wonderfully written.
Very true, and well done! :)