The Silent Beast

Hi Paul, hope you don't mind some suggestions/changes of mine to use, abuse or throw away. Enjoyed a true political poem, just this side of a great rant. ;-) ~A The silent beast Has awakened Ready to hunt Without remorse Far too long was he hidden In the pit of queasy stomachs Now he lingers silently Like a predator stalking his prey Well-versed in the art of revenge Let loose in living rooms and dens He listens to political promises And waits for the moment To carry weight instead To expose corruption From being just another story That replaced honesty With social events Sponsored by lobbyists In delicious restaurants Abuse of power tramples The common man wht must Laugh for weeping at speeches That promise everything But somehow give nothing, Not even a menu Speak now, untamed beast From the imprisoned walls of our hearts Lest the sickness rise from being ignored and let this silent hunger end. ~Anna The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected. G.K. Chesteron

Effective use of language and imagery, but maybe line 8 should be 'preditor,' since there is one beast, and what about saying , 'tutored in the art of revenge,' in line 9. An enjoyable read. lou xx

Wow, this is a take no prisoners write! I like it, seems to be a tad vague on which politics are at issue, but I do have an imagination. Great read, Paul, julie D.D.