New dawn

By Parson Thru

Fri, 03 Jan 2020
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Propelled

Faster and faster

Borne towards disaster

Each day becoming shorter

We’re inured to the slaughter

The best of times have passed

The spirit of the age was too naive to last

Dark forces, always busy, out of fashion, out of sight

Cheered by the mob, now manoeuvre their four horses

Preparing for the charge into everlasting night

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Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

I think today's news may mean the horses have already started their charge.  Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse/more absurd/completely bloody nuts.  

Submitted by Parson Thru on

I know. I wrote this before I read the news.

Someone seems to be conflating high quality entertainment product with morality.

It ought to be a pariah state.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Di_Hard on

A country, eg US to say someone is a terrorist, and that makes it lawful for that country to kill them is scary.  Causing collapse of World Trade Organisation (set up to prevent war) because not wanting other countries' rights to overrule their interests also scary.

Is not that there are not bad guys. Is just the good guys are just as bad and that sort of makes them worse

your rhythm is like a gallopping horse getting closer, but you have no rhyme for propelled?

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Things are moving in the direction of a major shift in the balance of power, but expect an extremely violent defence from those who hold the current monopoly. Humans through history, hey? Hope you're well, Di.

No. No formal rhyming scheme. The versification/enjambment (if it exists at all) isn't intended to be formal/lyrical. Which is overegging what was a half-crazed nocturnal rant, really. I only posted it for safekeeping.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Tom Brown on

"The best of times has passed." Yes things will never be the same again. But have you ever thought, they might be better? Why not, you wouldn't know?

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Just my own view about my own lifetime and personal expectation for those I see around me. I think the model that brought us to here is broken beyond repair. Maybe people will invent something new, but history doesn't auger well. Hi Tom. Hope you're well.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Yes I am thank you.

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Grand.

Parson Thru