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Societal Demise

April 27, 2021
By kbrown168 BRONZE, Wylie, Texas
kbrown168 BRONZE, Wylie, Texas
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Baa baa black sheep

Have you any hope

For regaining consciousness

And lifting from the devil’s moat


The eyes that don’t see

Replace the light with darkness

The ears that don’t hear

Replace the noise with silence


Voices shouting

But no one listening

The love surrounding its receivers

Slowly distancing


Stomps of protest

Marching on

Reaching violence

Just before dawn


Platforms of lies

Grasp at straws

Desperately seeking 

Entrance into unopened minds


Connections breaking

Ties weakening 

Colors bleeding

And worlds falling


Awakening is simple

As simple as falling asleep

But if one doesn’t try

We’ll continue as sheep


The author's comments:

My name is Kathryn Brown, and I am a Sophomore in high school. I wrote this piece about something that means a lot to me personally. It was a way to get my feelings about society and the worldwide situation down on paper in a creative way that could possibly speak to others. The structure of this poem is intentional as are many of the referances.


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