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Assumptions, beliefs and Concepts
by Keith D AllisonHis truth, her truth, their truth
Divisions
Heart, mind and soul
Philosophies, bell ringing
Ultimate truth, absolute, of course not
His truth, her truth, their truth
The world turning
How and then
Shadows of darkness
Shadows of light
Brother to brother
Nation to nation
The ancient, the modern
Oh… of the species
The high, the low
The superior
The subhuman breath
It echo then, it will echo again
hatred, brutality, in strength
rape and slaughter, in powers of the forceful hand
echo of war upon the subhuman breath
bringing forth the evidence
in the baking the death in the oven
all did echo, in the not so distant past
relative, maybe, maybe not
we hear, the silence of nothing
we see, with the eyes of the blind
we feel, rewriting meanings
that we might not have to feel
For there is a darkness
deep within the species
wishing to push others into sea
that we might rule in the glory of I
Oh… for the true essence
the love that covers
in enduring grace
the darkness of
this human race 08/13/2006 Posted on 08/13/2006
Copyright © 2025 Keith D Allison
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 08/15/06 at 12:07 AM Hi Keith. Moving and insightful. And you still leave room for what my read brings to the poem. Fine work. Thanks. |
| Posted by Leslie Ann Eisenberg on 08/21/06 at 04:07 AM riveting, even though painful, the reality expressed here. i was so calmed by the hope of the last stanza. a moving journey. PK |
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