Rome Burns
I will fiddle while all
about me Rome burns
I will find my slumber
while derelict of my duties
I will leave the post
to which I am assigned
I will stand and shout
down all authority
I will flout the law
and the system it supports
I will howl nightly
at a gray, jagged moon
I am of the huddle mass,
the disenfranchised,
those left without, looking in
I will buck wildly
against the system
and in all of this
I will not be alone
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Posted on August 25, 2015, in Poetry and tagged DoubleU, John White, Poetry, Rome Burns. Bookmark the permalink. 60 Comments.
This is superb! I could visualise the scene. Thank you for writing it😇😇😇
Thank you, Ellen! 🙂 You’re too kind!
Especially timely thoughts, John. Powerful messages for those who need to hear. Conflagration is sure to come. Perhaps not In my lifetime but surely coming. Those “without” have yet to realize how fortunate they are to be “out” and not “in” as consuming the “in” is to drink the poison that is the cause of our displacement in the first place. You definitely are not alone.
Peace.
Thank you, Richard! 🙂 Oh, how true your words are and how well said!
The courage it takes to be a rebel… Most talk about it, some dream, very few act… Taking a stance of any kind is risky and courageous. I admire those who can even speak about it in a public prose… It inspires those who may not have the gumption to do it themselves. 🙂
Thank you! 🙂 Following a particular ideology or a pack of like-minded people can be a trap not to mention boring. lol I always like to stay away from those kinds of things and think for myself. To rebel is to be human. I hope we all will.
The courage one takes to be oneself is truly admirable! Awesome poem! I’ve nominated you for The Blogger Recognition Award!! Please do join in! Please do check out my newest post for more information! https://ramexabella.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/blogger-recognition-award/
Thank you so much! 🙂 Time has been terribly short recently but if there’s any free I’ll certainly jump in. Thanks again!
No problem! 😀
🙂
Invokes Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Thank you, Erica! 🙂
Awesome, I love this. I’m not sure why but it reminded me of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “Lay me Low”, which I also love.
Thank you, Billy! 🙂
Reblogged this on Billy in Blunderland and commented:
I love this man’s poems, and I particularly love this one, the mood and, well, Rome is MY city after all, so why not 🙂
Please go and check out his other poems too.
Thank you for the reblog!
Got my ticket, and my number, authorities say they’ll let me know when I can be part of the huddled mass. For now I’m worse than that. At least I’m in line.
Thanks, Ramsey! 🙂 That’s a ticket to ride that may not be in high demand. lol
True. At least I have my ticket. That’s a true veil for the masses. Validation. Going now where fast, but I have my ticket.
I can here the Huddled Mass porter calling now…All aboard!! 🙂
Crap, that’s my train. Best be getting along.
Off into the sunset…
This reminded me of an Indian politician Arvind kejriwal 😂 He does the same and so the opposition parties call him an anarchist. Great post though 👏
Thank you, Hasmeet! 🙂 Who knows? Maybe I’ll jump into politics. Kidding. Just kidding. lol
Something to each morning before going out into the world
Something to read
Thank you! 🙂
Roll on the Revolution…… 😉
Thank you! 🙂 Sometimes we just need to shake it up.
You have such a way with words.
Thank you, Daria! 🙂 It’s great to meet you!
You too!
🙂
I feel your frustration. I know we are not of the same mind in all things, but some things to be sure. I apologize for the one transmission I sent, I only have half a head sometimes, and I didn’t think that was you. I feel my heart race and my skin crawl when I hear people talk as if there is no God, sorry.
Thank you! 🙂 It’s always great to talk to anyone who isn’t of the same mind. There may be disagreements or even arguments but there will be something learned if we are open to new information.
Hi John This is very inspirational 🙂
Thank you, Kelly! 🙂
You’re welcome 🙂
🙂
most interesting, as individual as we are, we are never alone. shared solitude… namaste Michelle
Thank you, Michelle! 🙂 It is quite the paradox.
yes, yes it is 🙂
🙂
Reblogged this on unlockthedoortolearning and commented:
Another amazing reality check from John White about the world in which we live in 2015. Where do we go next? And who is in charge? Shokai
Thank you for the reblog!
Great poem – just what I need to lift my mood today! Thanks.
Thank you so much! 🙂 It’s a pleasure to meet you!
And you. 😉
🙂
My favorite from you thus far.
Thank you so much! 🙂
Wow. Amazing. 🙂
Thank you so much! 🙂 It’s great to meet you!
It’s great to meet you too 🙂
🙂
Nice one, Nero 🙂
Thank you! 😉
de nada 🙂
🙂
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