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Every morning, When I watch the news Every morning When I watch the news And see America The land of my birth Moving closer and closer To an authoritarian nightmare I am filled with despair Wondering I can survive This descent into madness Or will it overwhelm me And will I end up In a prison camp At age 70 Because I said something Online Or on the phone And they were waiting To get me Because I am the tyrant’s worst nightmare a satire writer who dares to mock the dear leader! My wife tells me To cool it To play it safe And not stir up trouble It ain’t worth it I can’t fight them She is right But boy It is hard To keep quiet As I watch the daily news Unfold According to a Hiterlian/Putin playbook soon the media will be tamed the universities purged of leftist free thinkers and the rot will be complete as democracy dies in plain sight with thundersous applause by the corrupt, soulless Republicans who know better but refuse to do a damn thing to stop it from happening! As they have sold their souls To the devil that is fascism. And so as Sinclair Lewis once wrote It Can Happen Here Fascism will come Wrapped in the flag Carrying a Christian cross. It that our fate? I hope I am wrong But every morning I wonder as I drink my coffee Contemplating the daily hell That is the news these days. Poets Place Theme Theme is the glue that bonds a poem into a cohesive unit, the overriding impression which links individual specifics with a universal consciousness. It is different from the subject. If the subject of a poem is "trees," the theme will depend on how those trees are presented. Are they covered with vibrant green buds to be the awakening of life in springtime, blanketed with blazing fall colors to reflect the changing seasons, or barren winter skeletons, as a metaphor for death? A few examples of different types of themes can be found in the following link: https://literarydevices.net/theme/ The theme of a poem may be stated explicitly in some cases, but more often it is woven intrinsically into the fabric of the composition. The poet may begin with a specific theme in mind, as Edgar Allan Poe explained in his treatise The Philosophy of Composition , or it may eventually emerge from the treatment of its subject matter during the process of composition. In the latter case, that core abstract concept will become the basis for sharpening focus in subsequent revisions to enhance the readers' aesthetic experience. Assignment: Select specific details (factual or fictional) and appropriate language for the circumstances to compose a poem expressing your attitude about the human condition, individually or collectively. |
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