The prompt on the NaPoWriMo Facebook site was to let the theme "darkness and light" inspire a poem. A lot of my prior poetry (not necessarily published her) actually deals with that aspect. My interpretation of this theme is about addressing the darkness of humanity (others might call it social injustice, lack of enlightenment of society, rat-eat-rat mentality etc). Not necessarily writing a goth-style poem. Although, I have done that too.
For today's poem I used a word list to help me along.
Why does humanity fail?
Where would equality be
when freed from power and greed
instead of robbed of redemption.
Violated manners, thoughtless betrayal
yield nothing but impatience
thoughtless hunger
fails to starve freedom.
About Alexandra Heep
About Alexandra Heep: The internet has allowed allowed Alexandra to maintain a semblance of life when encountering an unexpected, lingering health crisis. The Internet is a lifeline which not only allows her to remain connected to friends, but also survive, via writing.While Alexandra Heep is her pen name, she does not hide behind it. Instead, she used it to brand herself on the Internet and to create opportunities.
Alexandra published her first book, a collection of her best poems, on July 11, 2012. You can buy it at Lulu.com
Alexandra published her first book, a collection of her best poems, on July 11, 2012. You can buy it at Lulu.com
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