'Be anxious for nothing..." ~Philippians 4:6

Thursday, April 3, 2025

THURSDAY THOUGHTS: POETRY PROMPT




You really tried to warn them

But they simply would not listen

Now, they’re wondering, frantically, where you are

For their causes, you always showed up

Your concern has never slowed up

But they overlooked your every pain and scar


Each day’s news—stressful and crazy

Those who could stop it, do nothing

They just go along like sheep, or act surprised 

Every day, your hands are thrown up

As schemes are hatched to make you show up

So they’ll have a good excuse to wreck your lives


So, 

You’re minding your own business

You’re exploring brand new dance steps

You are easing every strain upon your heart

You are finally learning

To be wise, and more discerning 

You have always cared

You’ve always done your part


You’re preserving your peace

You won’t be found in crowded streets

You have picketed and marched, long enough

You have rallied, bled, and cried

While your own dreams were denied

The road to freedom, for you, has always been rough


Still, they make you the poster child

For agendas deemed worthwhile 

As they hide, they want you stuck out on a limb

It’s too late, but now they find

Plans, meant to leave you far behind 

Are inextricably, explicitly for them


But,

You are, now, resting your voice

You have made a prudent choice

It’s lovely that you’re laughing much more, now

There’s a genuine smile 

You’ve kept hidden for a while 

It’s so funny they thought that you forgot how


Leave your cape on the clothesline

Sip your tea.

They’ll be just fine.

Walk away

Leave that old cross right on the ground

It’s not yours anymore

And it never was, before 

It’s no longer your job to lug it around


You are minding your own business 

You’ve declined cleaning up messes

You have not made, but are always left for you

Obvious now, is every tactic

Meant to exhaust, and make you sick

Sitting this one out’s the best thing you can do.








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