Mechanisms of Sorrow

[DWAYNE]

We live in incendiary times,
and ruffled tempers
starch like timber
shaded from the rain.
Discordant dissatisfaction,
a bellicose foreshadowing,
a wealth of pain
impending.
The feral hint of menace
claws.
Await
the fatal clap of lightening,
let loose from reckless jaws.
For what the heart
in retribution, harbours,
soon finds handy
mechanisms of sorrow,
to do its bidding.

[lunar glide]

oh wow. the title and every single word! this is on another level Dwayne!

[RhymeLovingWriter]

This has a very foreboding sense about it - and the word choices lend credence to the seriousness of the matters at hand. Your structuring is interesting too - causing pause at places which enhance that feeling of doom. Your writing always makes me sit up and take notice DWAYNE!

[AlexandratheLate]

Very well said Dwayne. Your wisdom and passion shines through.

[MHenry]

I don't know what everything means, but the words are powerful, Dwayne!

[DWAYNE]

We are living in confrontational times, there is little patience for reasoned debate, the opposition is simply vilified.

It is as if those who employ bigotry, are quick to turn disagreement into hate.

[Bobby Del Boy]

And the end did not justify the means! Great write and I love the last five lines.

[rhymetime]

To the top

[grant hayes]

I had to soak in this one for a while to fully appreciate the musicality. The devices kind of crept up on me. I guess I'm used to parsing the message in your work first and foremost, Dwayne. It's a joy to perceive the artistry upon which that message rests.