Comment from pharp

Excellent

Estory,

I totally agree; everything in this world is broken.

Things are changing all around us and will continue to change; it appears for the worse. People are losing love and respect, and are our children are not being taught moral or family values.

Thanks for sharing the additional information in your author's notes.

Blessings...Portia

 Comment Written 20-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 20-Sep-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and your wonderful words of support for my piece. I started this when the epidemic began, and the earlier parts of it are deffinitely rooted in the feelings of that time, but it kind of grew and expanded into an apocalyptic vision of the book of Revelation set in our time of today. Soon it will begin to move into the light of salvation. estory

Comment from Paul McFarland

Excellent

You say "This must be the end." This is the beginning of the end. The end is downstream. We will not see it, But our descendants will. You have described, very nicely, those things that will lead up to the end.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and your interesting perspective on this piece. The end is closer than you think. "When you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be, then you know the time is near." The desolating sacrilege is abortion. estory

Comment from SHABAMO

Excellent

It's a good poem and an absolutely fantastic explanation. I wish I could (virtually not in real life) walk through the streets and see what you painted.

Philosophically I both somewhat agree and disagree. "The end is always near" is both a book and a phrase I use to say we always think society is collapsing...and maybe it is, but just like rome was it will be reborn, one way or another.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and the interesting perspective on the poem. I am glad it made so many people think. I like to make people think. estory

Comment from Patty Palmer

Excellent

You're right, ours is a broken society. Broken government. Broken laws. Broken security. They've taken away our police. They won't charge you for looting as long as it's under $1,000.00. It's unreal. You did a great job on this poem.
Patty

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and your wonderful words of support for this piece. In the end times, it says in Revelation, evil will get the upper hand. We are witnessing it first hand. estory

Comment from Senyai

Excellent

Hi Estory,

Wow, yes it's a broken world... the news proves that case every evening. Your fine poem is a testament to broken lives everywhere... but where do we go from here?

" In the end, everyone must look after themselves."

Yes, unfortunately we aren't our brother's keeper much any more. We still must try though to lend a hand, offer cheer, listen to other's sorrows. If we stop, the world will end in darkness.

It feels like a losing battle, but that's what The Darkness would have you believe..

Excellent, thought provoking work!

Have a great weekend :))
Senyai

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and I am glad the piece was evocative enough that it brought you to that precipice, where you could look over the edge. Soon this series will go over the edge, and you will see what I believe is coming. estory

Comment from Elizabeth Emerald

Excellent

Effective use of repetition conveys the devastation. As to the note--it's begging you to expand on this compelling theme in a prose post!


typo: A broke=>BROKEN television set.

 Comment Written 10-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and your encouraging words of support, as always. This is a poetic series, I'm afraid, but my series Memories of this World still has a ways to go, and I am working on some new pieces for next year. estory

reply by Elizabeth Emerald on 14-Sep-2021

Looking forward to it!

Comment from royowen

Excellent

Oh yes indeed, even the Stockmarket, the very essence of the capitalistic world is uncertain of the future, embracing a new religion of super efficient batteries replacing fossil fuels and somehow giving hope. But we can't glue people or relationships back together, all sense of ideals have gone, with new hedonistic pastimes, and no certainty of a gender base. Hopelessness everywhere. Beautifully written my friend, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 10-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2021

Thanks for the excellent review, and I must say I think you got exactly what I was trying to get at here. No amount of compensation or effort from the material world, will have an effect on the shattered spirit struggling here in this broken world. estory

reply by royowen on 13-Sep-2021

I?ve told people that I fully embraced Christ, because His cup doesn?t leak, whereas everything else leaks like crazy, little substance and lots ear worms.

Comment from Ulla

Excellent

Yes, estory, I can certainly identify with this poem. I now wish I had a six left. It so deserves it. I agree with you, the world has deteriorated at an alarming rate. I'm not talking about the pandemic which is bad enough. All values seem to have been forgotten.
You've written a very poignant poem. Ulla:)))

 Comment Written 10-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and for your encouraging words of support, as always. I am glad you got exactly what I was trying to say here. estory

Comment from pookietoo

Excellent

Wonderful job in this poem. Keep up the great work writing your poems. Best wishes always. Good luck to you. I enjoyed reading this poem thanks for sharing this poem

 Comment Written 10-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and your encouraging words of support. estory

reply by pookietoo on 13-Sep-2021

You are welcome.

Comment from Irish Rain

Excellent

Oh, so true. When it all comes down, there will be total amazement at the fragments left, for what was valued, will be worthless, and that which seems worthless now...will be gold. We are truly living in a broken society. Love this!
Blessings...

 Comment Written 09-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2021

Thanks so much for the excellent review and your wonderful words of encouraging support. Keep the faith. It's all that matters. estory

reply by Irish Rain on 13-Sep-2021

You're so welcome and so right!!