God so loved the world
But the world so loved itself
Strike a match and start it up
We could use a bit of help
Everything is broken
But we play with it just fine
Keep your hands inside the circle
Keep your things away from mine
Oh, they call it falling
Call it falling if you like
But we fell before we started
And we all are brokenhearted
Dissonance is bliss
All our comedy is free
Light up this apocalypse
And save a seat for me
Amorous and oh-so-coy
Inflated with the words you say
If love is indestructible
Then plunge it through my arteries
Perhaps the silver bullet
To a world full of intelligence
Is found within the confines
If our cynical romanticism
Just when I thought arrogance
Could be the death of us
I took a chance on sentiments
And got shot right through my gut
I really like this.
Thank you, ma’am 🙂
I just luv it 🙂
Zahir 🙂
🙂
Messy an(t)ic
Shark chasm
Critic “I”-ism
Is the death
Of Heart
Haha 😛
Sarcasm and wit…
This is a most wonderful
poem my great friend 🙂 🙂
Androgoth
Thank you androgoth. Enjoy your week!
This is the exact moment that youve gone to the next level as a writer, as a craftsman. I’ve seen you slowly evolve and mature but you’ve just gone to the next level. You’ve learnt to get out if your own way and write it down. Impressive.
Well, no pressure now…haha thank you Sarah. I am always in competition with myself. It is nice to think I’m winning for a moment 😉
Awesome poem VW. Listening to, and sometimes using sarcasm myself has unfortunately become something I’m too familiar with recently. And then arrogance, uhh…
Sarcasm is a great gift when wielded carefully. Some people make very good money at it 🙂
Your work just keeps getting better and better. You get too much better and poetry and I won’t be able to understand them anymore…Which is my problem of course.
Excellent work VW!
Hugs, xx
Haha, when you don’t understand something, it is the fault of the communicator in most circumstances. That’s when you just smile and nod like I make any sense at all…which at times I do not 🙂
Thank you for your kind words
nothing worse than shot in the gut vampy great poem xxjen
Thank you, Jenny 🙂
This is a wonderful poem, which encapsulates much of how our Earth has become, as we become selfish and use sarcasm with each return of phrase. ‘Man-kind’ has not evolved much in his development, and does not deserve the ‘Kind’ to describe his species.. As he cuts with words just as deep as any knife.. leaving scars that lay hidden beneath the surface of many..
You have excellent talent and your use of words here have a professional touch..
Love and Blessings~Sue
Thank you for taking time to share such in-depth thoughts, Sue! I am thankful for your ideas and insight!
wow. deep stuff my friend… great work. i really enjoyed this piece
I am thankful you feel that way, LadyT!
Kudos to yah! Very thought provoking as always 🙂
I am grateful for the kudos! 🙂
Sarcastic poem that tells so much truth, no kidding! Indeed, we have to approach love and life sideways (sarcastically?) to see the right side of it, don’t we?
I will have to think about that, granbee 😉 Thank you!
“Everything is broken, but we play with it just fine”…”Call it falling if you like, but we fell before we started, And we all are brokenhearted” I tip my hat to you my friend. Always a pleasure.
You are very kind with your words. Thank you!
I love this
**we failed before we started**
Damn how that is true…
Thank you, bipolarmuse 🙂
God loved the world but the world loved itself! What an opening and then it just gets better and better, I am just knocked sideways everything about this poem is wonderful! As ever VW you write amazing poetry! Thank you for sharing!
I am glad I could knock you sideways with a poem! Not everyday do I get to do that 🙂
One of the best piece for me from you VW, wow, this is well crafted and very much impressive, and speak so much reality, the world loves you but the world love it self….
I am honored that you think so, my friend!
This is brilliant writing, VW!! Every stanza is remarkable – I especially like:
Dissonance is bliss
All our comedy is free
Light up this apocalypse
And save a seat for me
Interesting topic, “sarcasm”….!
Thank you kindly, Betty!
This one might actually climb into my Top 3 poems. I thoroughly enjoyed it
Wow, what an honor! Thanks, Alex!