Darkness is welling up – v2

Evil has become more pernicious,
In interactions with people,
Language that was once taboo,
Now blurted out freely…
 
Evil is ascendant, rising,
Darkness is welling up,
Coarseness become the norm,
No shame, no filters…
 
Evil on its face, spewing,
Bile from in our guts,
No dog whistles any longer,
Just pure hate…
 
Evil is on the march,
Terror given cover,
Timidity stokes the flames,
No Truth, just opinions…
 
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Edited June 12, 2024
Darkness is welling up – v2
 
 
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poetry, God, darkness, evil, Satan, end times, humanity, terror, genocide, terrorists, facts, truth, opinions, Nazism, Fascism, Orwell, dystopia, conspiracy theories,
 
#poetry #God #darkness #evil #Satan #endtimes #humanity #terror #genocide #terrorist #facts #truth #opinions #Nazism #Fascism #Orwell #dystopia #conspiracy

There are facts

Opinions only,
Alternative facts,
There are no facts,
Conspiracy theories,
In “news”, in our land
Lies, false flags, deception,
Orwell would be so proud…
 
Opinions are important,
Other viewpoints worthy,
But true facts matter,
Truth must prevail,
For us to survive, to live,
As a people, as one nation...
 
There are facts,
Objective measures,
No matter our opinions,
The lies that have been told,
What we see does not deceive us,
Stubborn truths we cannot deny,
Despite shimmering “news” footage…
 
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Edited April 4, 2024
There are facts
 
April 4, 2024
There are no facts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/there-are-no-facts.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, truth, facts, opinion, propaganda, conspiracy theories, George Orwell, America, alternative facts. lies, deception,

#Poetry #truth #facts #opinion #propaganda #conspiracytheories #GeorgeOrwell #America #alternativefacts #lies #deception

There are no facts

Opinions only,
Alternative facts,
There are no facts,
Conspiracy theories,
Lies, false flags, deception,
In the news, upon the land…
 
Opinions are important,
Other viewpoints worthy,
But true facts matter,
Truth must prevail,
For us to survive, to live,
As a people, as one nation...
 
There are true facts,
Objective measures,
No matter our opinions,
The lies that have been told,
What we see does not deceive us,
Stubborn truths we cannot deny,
Their shimmering “news” footage…
 

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Edited April 4, 2024
There are facts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/there-are-facts.html
April 4, 2024
There are no facts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/there-are-no-facts.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, truth, facts, opinion, propaganda, conspiracy theories, George Orwell, America, alternative facts. lies, deception,
 
#Poetry #truth #facts #opinion #propaganda #conspiracytheories #GeorgeOrwell #America #alternativefacts #lies #deception