I wish we could agree.
Our difference of opinion
enflames the things unsaid.
So we skirt around the issue
whilst I remained perplexed:
Whatever happened to your
rebellious youth?
And why am I the radical?
Brainwashed opinion
Open mindedness thrown out
Worn out paradigm
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copyright Francis Barker 2020
The tension is palpable.
We stand at the crossroads.
It is clear which road
we should take,
yet ultimately it’s our choice.
Let’s not pretend we don’t know
but don’t let me be the one who said:
“I told you so.”
Now at breaking point
Desperate actors go rogue
Pray deliverance
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The silence is deafening,
tension taught as the tightest string.
We face not armies
but a hidden host
against whom we play
the game of our lives.
Who is first to blink?
Chequerboard duality
Playing the long game
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