Fear not Nazis,
for they are fools and nearly extinct.
Fear not Commies under your bed,
McCarthy's vile invention has been exposed.
Fear not the Yellow Peril,
for they are you, or your neighbour.
Fear not terrorists,
just the last in a long list of lies
for fear ascribed
to freedom proscribed
by the Patriot Act.
Fear the fear that governs.
Though on a personal note,
I fear none of that.
I piss in its general direction.
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I fear I like this poem just
I fear I like this poem just as it is..... and your piss & vinegar is in my general direction for I offer no critique.
~
[grins] my piss and vinegar is freely given
however in this case let;s cal the vinegar a condiment and the piss a piss-take.
Dogs pissing at heaven,
Dogs pissing at heaven,
Or something like that in a Zen poets words,
I've forgotten where.
I am not fond of the use of words like Commie in poetry,
somehow discriminating, I do not like discrimination,
however horrid the theme.
I discriminate against those who discriminate.
Oh golly do many dis-crimes.
I have said next to nothing better leave it...?
Ann of the north.
Commie was used to make fun of MacCarthyism
I am an anarcho-syndicalist, which is a bit like socialist anarchism.
Communists had the best of humanitarian motives, it just didn;t eventuate, it became state totalitarianism instead. Ah well.
As we evolve as a species we may yet get it right.
Hey
Goddamn COMMIES.
McCarthy was RIGHT.
And that Yellow Peril is EVERYWHER-
OH.
Sorry.
I was just having a Conservative American Bullshit Moment, and forgot myself.
heehee.
I like this one, the sentiments are truth. I particulalrly like the Patriot Act lines...our goverment just failed to extend the Patriot Act by seven votes yesterday, which is a good victory, for us here in the States.
Of all the stanzas, only the first is unsettling, to me. Nazis, near extinct in the rest of the world, still thrive in the USA. Freedom of speech, and all that, although I cannot for the life of me understand how banning Nazis makes one less free.
Fear fear that governs
spoken like a true anarchist...I bow.
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hi
maybe : fear the fear that governs would read easier...................scribbler
only cririque i would offer
only cririque i would offer is that
fear the fear that governs
reads easier to me, and
making it 'the fear' as opposed to just "fear",
seems a stronger statement
i piss in its general direction (no apostrophe in its)
is a great last line for this piece
and may i say in return,
(grateful nod to the python team)
"...your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!"
cheers
p
goood points, ta
changes made.
Wouldn't if anyone would pick up the python reference.
pick up on the python
" ... pick up the python reference"
mate ...i'm a python tragic
expand upon that ...
fawlty towers is the best comedy series ... EVAH !!!
power
I like this. A citizen's rant against the establishment, well written and too erudite to crit. by me.
As Chairman Mao said:
"political power comes from the caramel off a bun." or something like that.
Good write, Jess
Ian xx
I forgot to mention, Ian
I know for a fact I've been on all their radar for years,
but as Bob Dylan said
"Me, I romp and stomping
Thankful as a romp
Without freedom of speech
I might be in the swamp."
Motorpsycho Nightmare
If corrporate capitalism doesn't desrtroy the planet
we have hope.
I'm reminded of one of my
I'm reminded of one of my favourite of my poems:
Warrior Poet
Once again I am ostracized
and placed in juxtaposition
shall I choose?
between the swan's neck on
a kitchen guillotine,
the Marbled Murrelet and
the Pai Dong Long Neck People?
shall I insinuate myself amoung
the rushes and reeds and save
one starving child while holding close
to my warm breast the last pale butterfly?
how shall I oblige my warrior friend,
shall I speak to the rivers of ruby light
between the redwood pines?
shall I fall silent, like an absent wolf
under a full moon?
shall I howl, a banshee in a southern comfort wind,
carry
the screams of a burning wildflower?
~A
a late thought on re-reading
a late thought on re-reading
last stanza, second line ...perhaps,
"i fear none of that" ................sounds a stronger, bolder!
more convincing statement
cheers
p
a late response
yes, you're right, change made, thanks p.
I fear...
that the only "Yellow Peril", is the piss that is being aimed in every direction. LOL When we start being a truly global community, well....~ Gee
Strong words
I wouldn't change a thing with this write, I half smiled because it's things human's all think but would rather be a bleeding heart liberal than to let anyone else hear it...course I'd say it but then I get into trouble a lot that way lol. Nice write Jess.
ta CC but I think you mean something different
by "bleeding heart liberal" than what Americans do. They use the term to refer to anyone who is active in supportive socialist change in society.