Elegy For Love
October 27, 2018
Nietzche named her wrong
And frankly was way premature
In a pronouncement that only came true
In a series of pipe bombs, bigoted posts,
And blighted souls.
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We are all connected by a Love
That links our dreams, hopes and lives,
The holiest of spirits that defies
The lies and conceits that spill
From pulpits, podiums, platforms, and stumps.
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Even in the darkest of times
Looking at my most despised confederate,
I see a common laugh, some shared history,
That brings me to bare arms
And open hearts.
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Yet each night we lock our doors,
Shine a light on our walls,
And set out to expose our foulest reflections,
Crushing the barely kicking loving
That separates us from the pack.
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This is our zeitgeist, our whitewash
Of what defines our spirit.
I stand here in front of you ashamed,
Knowing I bear some of the blame
For the loss of Love.
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