Her Elysian eyes,
Abundant in splendour.
Her beauty makes the Gods cry.
My dear, Gentle and Tender
Months matter no more.
Time is so young,
And it graces the mirthful floors.
Although time is a neglected child,
And although my actions appear so wild
She is the Great Motivator.
No excuse is needed; no masterful guise or plot.
With her I am.
Without her,
I am not…
Too close to the bridge
Shrill singing. Sirens screeching.
You played me, much too close.
To the bridge.
This heavy red.
Growing inside my chest.
Struggling to cope.
Despondence. Hope.
Don’t give me your aria.
I don’t need that now.
I’m sick of concertos.
They are the weeping barrier.
So when you scratch the grain,
Or pluck the strings,
And when all this love brings,
Is a hole in the sky.
I won’t ask why.
Unto which pedestal dost thou stand?
And for whom doth thy splendour radiate?
Which fair spot doth thy moonlight shine,
That thy precious glory necessitate?
I ask humbly, and without the coercion of envy,
For thine wonderful goodness warms the Earth,
But I hope not frail thine conscience becomes,
For me, thou art both honey and the ocean’s surf.
The grand delights which flock to thee,
And which hunt insidious misery,
Do merge and toil till balance is content,
And natures clasp doth refuse to repent,
I thank Gaia, and I pray at her shrine,
With whispered yearning and love so sublime.
Teaching intolerance
Under the pretext of care
Preaching love and compassion
When it’s hatred they wear.
Disgusting excuses and doctrines
That many people adopt,
Why can’t people’s differences
Be accepted for once?
Lost for words
At the vast hypocrisy
Saying their dogma is freedom,
And then they force you into their autocracy.
We should be equal
Not looking down at each other
There’s a paradox in some words.
We can’t let justice be smothered.
Tolerance,
And peace have got to lead the way
So we can live together
In harmony,
Let’s all be ourselves,
And still accept one another,
Work for a better future,
That the next generation
Will then gladly take over.
The right to have a religion,
Is crucial and just,
And their are a myriad of other liberties,
That also have our trust.
We can co-exist,
And thrive with one another,
Celebrating our diversity,
And loving each other.
But we can’t allow,
Intolerance and hatred to break apart this unity,
Which is why we struggle on together,
As a strongly bound community.
Peace.
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Note: This isn’t aimed particularly at religion, and definitely isn’t about hating religion, or any believers. It’s about accepting each other for who we are, and the right to diversity.
I have seen people be oppressed by religion, and I have seen hypocrisy. But I have also met amazing people of all faiths who want freedom, peace and justice in this world, and the majority of people do. It’s about everyone – regardless of religion, race, sexuality, gender or age – coming together and working for a better world.
