Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Weight

apathy's laughing
at your selfish collection
crushed by an earthquake
gadgets, gizmos, and toys
staring in disbelief
hoping the insurance covers
while your neighbor bleeds

sympathy's laughing
at your selfish reflection
the visage of a mistake
pollution, air and noise
Atlas' shoulders in relief
the weight of the sky smothers
while your hypocrisy breathes

16 comments:

C.M. Jackson said...

ok you are having a bad day..seriously, I get it mother earth is very angry that we are not taking care of the planet and therefore, we are paying for our bad behaviour...great post

btw, I have no idea how I forgot merlot..perhaps it is what I was sipping while writing my theme thursday post? oh oh..

Baino said...

I think you have sympathy all wrong or am I confusing it with empathy?

Brian Miller said...

smokin. like the personification of hypocrisy...thought about atlas..nice magpie jeff...

SUN DANCE HILL said...

Such poetry - compelling, thanks for sharing.

amy said...

Biting!

Tess Kincaid said...

I love the mirror images of apathy and sympathy. Brilliant. I've been thinking some of these same thoughts with the recent earthquake tragedies.

Tracy said...

well said, thought provoking

Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillow said...

Hmmm, though provoking, but I would never hold that against you. Don't know whether to sympathize with the apathy or to be apathetic about sympathy. Oh dear, more thinking on the way ...

Vicki Lane said...

Very nice -- echoes of Bob Dylan.

LadyCat said...

Wow, very powerful! The loss of things and the loss of lives. There are some who put too much significance on the first one. Things are replaceable. Great job!

Jessie said...

okay ... wow...wasn't expecting this, and maybe that's because i haven't been here before. this is really layered and buried deep. it sure hits home with everything that has been happening -- it's all about perspective, sympahty and empathy.

smiles,

Tom said...

we should all feel sorry for the insurance company. Aw, they will have to pay back some of those millions they've been hoarding.
What we need is a no profit system--a company that truly wants to help people...wait a sec...oh never mind, isn't that what government is there for?

poo.

She Writes said...

Oops, third try. Favorite lines:

the weight of the sky smothers
while your hypocrisy breathes

Somehow hypocrisy always manages to breathe.

Peter Goulding said...

Weight of the world on his shoulders. And rightly too. Well said, sir!

Jennifer said...

Wow. I keep reading it. And HEARING it.
And to think of all the dumb-ass voices that keep saying nothing louder and louder. Keep talking Jeffscape. It's powerful.

BEBOP said...

You write poems too? Nice job.

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