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Silent War
February 21, 2012
Limits they call them.
Reality they say.
Just more propaganda to control the stem cells of society
To turn us into mindless zombies,
Riding the way of conformity
That crashes against the shores of our laziness.
Drowning the fighters
And the dreamers
And the freethinkers
The drone of their hunger rings in our ears.
The taste of our blood drips from their mouths.
With each passing day we lose a member.
With each passing month we lose a battle.
With each passing year we get closer and closer to losing the war.
© Troy W., Kannapolis, NC
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AngelsLullaby GOLD said...
on May. 23 2012 at 1:28 pm
I really like your writing style. Can definately feel the emotion and the message is clear in all of your writings. Great job.
TheWeirdPoet SILVER said...
on May. 14 2012 at 9:53 pm
I love this one. It is writing I can very much relate to my own. I enjoy seeing the fact that someone else is able to interpret the world the way I do.
TheWeirdPoet SILVER said...
on May. 14 2012 at 9:53 pm
I love this one. It is writing I can very much relate to my own. I enjoy seeing the fact that someone else is able to interpret the world the way I do.
AlaskaFrost GOLD said...
on Apr. 9 2012 at 4:54 pm
Another awesome poem!! Again, here's another poem with a powerful message. My favorite part is the middle section. I'm bookmarking this poem only because TeenInk won't let me favorite anymore poems, but I'll try to see if I can get another one on there. Again, AMAZING job!!
Simply_Ciara GOLD said...
on Apr. 5 2012 at 11:31 pm
I love this poem. I made it one of my favorites and I also rated it 5 stars
SpringRayyn PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 31 2012 at 10:28 am
I love the description here! I don't totally understand what it's talking about though. Then again, I don't always know what I'm talking about. Anyway, nice work!
eternal_sunshine SILVER said...
on Mar. 30 2012 at 9:51 pm
This is awesome! I had to add it to my favorites. I agree with the other reviewer who said it felt like a song. It flowed so well it began to pick up a rythm in my mind. The ending was especially powerful. Nice job!
SuNshiNe007 ELITE said...
on Mar. 29 2012 at 8:50 am
This is great! And I understand about putting it into a song, it is hard for someone who dont quite know how..Lol! But thats ok..;)
Behind_a_Plastic_Smile GOLD said...
on Mar. 25 2012 at 4:19 pm
I think that would b way cool but I'm not really good at writying my own music
PaigeStreet PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 25 2012 at 3:26 pm
Sorry, I just read it again and had to mention. Please put to music.
PaigeStreet PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 25 2012 at 3:26 pm
awww this is great. I want to hear this turned into a punk rock song. It practically is already. \m/
xXx_Fox_xXx BRONZE said...
on Mar. 22 2012 at 9:54 pm
Wow. I absoulutely love this. The entire poem is brilliant, its common thing that seems to go unnoticced. This needs to go in the mag!!! five stars for you!
Behind_a_Plastic_Smile GOLD said...
on Mar. 19 2012 at 6:15 pm
Well I live in the US so i wouldn't know about that in preticular, but I think its one think to dress for the occation or event and simply just change who you are to fit in or because someone tells you to. To me there would never a reason why you can't be who you are or what you want to be. Eventhough a lot of us are made to feel like we have to be a certain way and a certain person. And what/ who that person is is always changing. That is the internal war we all at some piont fight.
loveissmiles GOLD said...
on Mar. 19 2012 at 9:13 am
And this one too! :)
loveissmiles GOLD said...
on Mar. 16 2012 at 7:41 am
this is really good. You have a lot of talent. Please comment on "O-V-E-R"it would really make my day.
dreamshaker said...
on Mar. 10 2012 at 11:20 am
this was lovely - the message was great.
I really enjoyed reading it. You have a lot of talent. :)
I really enjoyed reading it. You have a lot of talent. :)
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