The Deluge

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL WARMING

The Deluge

 

Fires across the North American west

Floods across Northern Europe

Heat waves and horrific drought

Leaving us no room for doubt

 

The earth is undergoing transformation

From a life sustaining ecosystem

To a purge of poison and toxicity

Where the poison and toxicity is us

 

The planet is destroying that

Which would destroy the earth

 

Floods fires pestilence and heat

We have proven our own worst enemy

Even the forests no longer sustain us

The Amazon the tundra the glaciers

The oceans the rivers the open plains

All are reaching their limits

All are striking back

 

The planet is revolting against

The multi-millennial reign of humans

The earth is serving final notice

Repair the damage or face

Most dire consequences

Eviction destruction elimination

We no longer have a choice

Change or die

For the greater good

 

Before the Vaccine

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: CORONAVIRUS SERIES

Before the Vaccine

 

Before we were burned

We touched the flame

Before there were demons

We had no one to blame

Before we had knowledge

There was superstition

Before the smoke cleared

We had impaired vision

Before the vaccines

We had little choice

We cried in the darkness

But we heard no voice

Now that we’ve free

To live or to die

Some still choose the latter

We do not know why

It makes me crazy

All my senses unravel

Like a walk in a storm

Or footprints on gravel

Some people are stubborn

There’s no more to say

They’ll tell us we’re wrong

On judgement day

 

The Wake

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: LIFE SONGS

The Wake

 

A thousand ways to say goodbye

A million tears to shed

The way she smiled at heartbreak

The lucky man she chose to wed

 

She was loved by all she knew

And she was giving with her love

We pray she hears us now

As she looks down from above

 

She was that special person

Who knew just what to say

We feel her absence deep within

As we remember her this day

 

We wonder if you can feel

The breaking of our hearts

All the ones who miss you now

The sorrow of being apart

 

Goodbye sweet woman farewell

The time has come to say adieu

You will always be with us

As we will always be with you

 

Cuba Mi Amiga

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR:  WORLD DEMOCRACY

 

Cuba Mi Amiga

 

Cuba my friend

I have stood with you against aggression

Defended your right to self-determination

Praised your universal healthcare

Saluted your approach to poverty

But I cannot defend oppression

 

When the people stood with you

You were a portrait in courage

You defied American dominance

You pushed back against brutal capitalism

You stood up for the poor and working class

You were desperately flawed yes

Beyond the mark of corruption

You denied individual rights

You sponsored discrimination

You held your people back

But you had virtues too

You helped those in need

You rebuilt after tragedies

You supplied doctors to the world

The people believed in your charity

They believed in your good will

 

Now the old leaders are gone

Those who held the system in place

Those who captured enough trust

To push back the waves of discontent

 

Now the people rise up

To demand basic rights

To demand basic freedom

 

The people want a voice

The people want a seat at the table

The people want more than needs

The people want democracy

 

What is your answer?

Will you bring down the hammer of oppression?

Will you pound them to submission?

Will you deny human dignity?

 

Cuba mi amiga

Mark this a new day

A new beginning

A new age

 

The people have spoken

Now you must listen

 

Identity Crisis

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR:  AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

Identity Crisis

 

You see yourselves as patriots

But your flag is upside down

You claim the colors of democracy

While you gave a man a crown

 

We have a little understanding

For your instinct to revolt

But what came down the sixth of January

Should have given you a jolt

 

Your chosen one is a charlatan

A common conman and a crook

If you have not recognized him yet

Please take a closer look

 

If you stand with Donny Diamond

The day after the insurrection

You are the victim of a deadly plague

You have a treacherous infection

 

So do not claim our flag

It does not belong to you

You don’t know what it stands for

You never had a clue