U is for UNEXAMINED MADNESS #AtoZChallenge Poetry

April #AtoZChallenge and #PoetryMonth

 

Three goals I had in mind while writing my collection of linked poetry:

1. To celebrate my appreciation of life

2. To experience the process of writing linked poetry, a form of Japanese renshi

3. To give thanks for and better appreciate a life well-lived.

 

The flowers are a colorful bonus for the #AtoZChallenge

 

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U is for Unexamined Madness and Umbrella Palm 

 

UNEXAMINED MADNESS

 

No war, no pollution

Not global arming*

Or racism 

Nuclear threats, bigotry,

High cost of living,

And joblessness 

Nothing will be resolved

Until unexamined madness

Of Self-loathing and

Bloated egos ends. 

Denial of equality

Continues to

Generate war, pollution,

Racism and bigotry 

Stop the denial and know:

I am you

You are me

Together 

*Global arming: This began as a typo but seemed even more appropriate than the intended: global warming.

Would you agree?

(Author's note: This is an apolitical poem, written in August, 2015.)

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