#sprawl - Hello Poetry

The bellowing and rustling of the wind Screaming in from the mountains Coming in with new found power Power from changes in the weather Bringing cooler temperatures and dust Dust from earth that has been disturbed Disturbed by the sprawl of people People trying to relocate Relocating in places with new and fascinating beauty Beauty that was previously unknown to them Them, the people coming..... Brian Hill - 2019#138

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Jun 8, 2019

Jun 8, 2019 at 9:03 AM UTC

halfpac11

Them

The bellowing and rustling of the wind Screaming in from the mountains Coming in with new found power Power from changes in the weather Bringing cooler temperatures and dust Dust from earth that has been disturbed Disturbed by the sprawl of people People trying to relocate Relocating in places with new and fascinating beauty Beauty that was previously unknown to them Them, the people coming..... Brian Hill - 2019#138

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I see children play in urban decay Boarded up homes with dirt and grime Certainly not pleasing to the eye Gray urban sprawl glares at me Even the trees depress me A closed door to a once-upon-a-time That faded away into grime Afternoon turns into evening The foreboding wind whistles through Forcing the trees to blow askew On a past we once knew

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Apr 8, 2017

Apr 8, 2017 at 8:31 PM UTC

JosieIsOnAVacationFarAway

Urban Blight

I see children play in urban decay Boarded up homes with dirt and grime Certainly not pleasing to the eye Gray urban sprawl glares at me Even the trees depress me A closed door to a once-upon-a-time That faded away into grime Afternoon turns into evening The foreboding wind whistles through Forcing the trees to blow askew On a past we once knew

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Do you see what I see? We have descended into the belly of the beast. Houses crowd together, their dead eyes staring out. They’ve sprung up overnight like Ugly toadstools. The machines on the hill are busy Scraping away the old. By that I mean What was there before, A forest naturally, And putting up these monstrosities instead. It can’t be let well enough alone. There are too many people and someone’s got to make a buck. The world burns down to the filter. We suffer the fevers of the dry needle people, And are left with what has been Torn out from under us. Some privy chair propped us up with potions. Dutiful pawns, riding the arcs they have fashioned, They pay us a small ransom To cull and sell their wares. Simple sticks and carrots are not enough to wake us. The damage thus wrought we pay no mind to – Subdivisions, shopping malls, parking lots. There are too many people and someone has to pay.

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Nov 3, 2016

Nov 3, 2016 at 9:33 AM UTC

erin-suurkoivu

Sprawl

Do you see what I see? We have descended into the belly of the beast. Houses crowd together, their dead eyes staring out. They’ve sprung up overnight like Ugly toadstools. The machines on the hill are busy Scraping away the old. By that I mean What was there before, A forest naturally, And putting up these monstrosities instead. It can’t be let well enough alone. There are too many people and someone’s got to make a buck. The world burns down to the filter. We suffer the fevers of the dry needle people, And are left with what has been Torn out from under us. Some privy chair propped us up with potions. Dutiful pawns, riding the arcs they have fashioned, They pay us a small ransom To cull and sell their wares. Simple sticks and carrots are not enough to wake us. The damage thus wrought we pay no mind to – Subdivisions, shopping malls, parking lots. There are too many people and someone has to pay.

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Another brick wall I can't take anymore My life is a chore Watch me fall Another brick wall My head is throbbing My heart is sobbing My voices they call Another brick wall I'll just bleed No way to succeed Laying here in a sprawl

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May 15, 2016

May 15, 2016 at 10:33 AM UTC

Pauline_Morris

Another Brick Wall

Another brick wall I can't take anymore My life is a chore Watch me fall Another brick wall My head is throbbing My heart is sobbing My voices they call Another brick wall I'll just bleed No way to succeed Laying here in a sprawl

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Another brick wall I can't take anymore My life is a chore Watch me fall Another brick wall My head is throbbing My heart is sobbing My voices they call Another brick wall I'll just bleed No way to succeed Laying here in a sprawl

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Mar 30, 2016

Mar 30, 2016 at 6:14 PM UTC

Pauline_Morris

Another Brick Wall

Another brick wall I can't take anymore My life is a chore Watch me fall Another brick wall My head is throbbing My heart is sobbing My voices they call Another brick wall I'll just bleed No way to succeed Laying here in a sprawl

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