Poetry / Garden Of Eden

open your eyes to the light of the truth
away from the serpent’s lies… so smooth
tickling in and out of your virgin ears
creating an image of all goodness smeared
making you an insignificant pawn in play
without thought or opinion to voice each day
taking all power inheritably yours
that which makes your sweet spirit soar
above the cruelty and injustice of the wretched world
to change and create an vision.. not blurred
by the rich man’s drugs, money, images, and lies
breaking the iron chains and cutting the noose that is tied
coming up from nothing and raising hell
upon this GREEN earth on which we dwell
ROCKING THE BOAT of this capitalist heaven
where money is GOD and the BREAD that is leavened.

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gmemi avatar General Stranger

May 09, 2008

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I appreciate where you are coming from.  My only question is in regard to the capitalization.  I understand GREEN and BREAD; and even GOD, because it’s on the US dollar; but I don’t understand the capitalization of ROCKING THE BOAT.  If there were some clarity, it would work into the piece and clear up the continuity issue.  Otherwise, I think you get your point across.

ruthybird avatar General Stranger

May 09, 2008

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One grammatical note:  ”to change and create an vision” does not make sense.  Do you mean “create a vision”?  or “create and envision”?  In that case, “envision” would be enough; you would not need “create.”
I do get the point you are making, but this just does not hang together, for me, as a poem.  Also it is all pretty cliche.
Another grammatical note:  ”making you an insignificant pawn in play”  First of all, too many syllables for a poem.  ”an insignificant” is unnecessary.  And you’d have to say “in a play.”  Thus:  ”making you a pawn in a play”
by the rich man’s drugs, money, images and lies too many syllables.  At least take out “images.”
“where money is God” I understand, but what are you trying to say with “the bread that is leavened”?  It looks like you just stuck it in because it rhymed with “heaven.”  (Actually, “heaven” doesn’t exactly rhyme with “leavened.”)
By forcing rhymes you are limiting yourself.  I think you should try writing without rhyme and see if what you write begins to make more sense.

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