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Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Respect Outlawed

This was written in light of the riots taking place over the UK in August 2011.                                                                     

Respect Outlawed


Banksy
Rioting rebels, raging, randomly,

Enraging
, 
Servants of government and saviours of the free, 
                         
Plying societies wrongs for their looting mentality
, 
Entombing us, housebound,

Citing our kids as our enemies,

Taunting a GOVERNMENTS Leniency !





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23 comments:

  1. Scarlet9 August 2011 at 18:09

    indeed they taunt and burn ~

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  2. Louise9 August 2011 at 21:27

    Very evocative subject, it is not easy when we see the bad side of mankind.

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  3. Brian Miller9 August 2011 at 22:10

    they taint any good message they are trying to send with their antics...i wonder if many know what they are rioting for?

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  4. Louise9 August 2011 at 22:31

    It's true many are still children..some young as 14...what is going on? This is anarchy..a complete breakdown of respect...well written Kerry.

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  5. hedgewitch9 August 2011 at 23:00

    Trying times we live in. I've seen in over here in the Us when I was young. seems like everything is cycling backward instead of forward.

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  6. Beachanny9 August 2011 at 23:47

    I'm SHOCKED there's rioting in the UK. My first visit there in 91 the entire of Britain wanted to discuss the Rodney King riots in LA with me. How does an individual answer question when the actions are senseless! These are uneasy times and many are both bored and desperate.

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  7. Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbook10 August 2011 at 00:05

    I liked your use of the word RESPECT and the juxtaposition with paradoxical behaviors.

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  8. Daydreamer10 August 2011 at 01:40

    Scary times now and much more ahead to come, methinks. Well said with this piece.

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  9. ~Kelvin S. M.10 August 2011 at 03:24

    ..ah, i am hoping for a riot-free world... do you think it's possible? yes, i do believe if only all knows how to respect... excellent!

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  10. Henry Clemmons10 August 2011 at 05:08

    Don't hold back ... tell us how you feel:)
    Excellent write and creatively presented. Should be an editorial somewhere.

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  11. Madeleine Begun Kane10 August 2011 at 20:51

    Excellent poetic commentary!

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  12. Anonymous10 August 2011 at 20:54

    some powerful lines here--

    Entombing us, housebound

    Rioting rebels, raging, randomly



    and some nice alliteration.

    well said!

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  13. Anonymous10 August 2011 at 21:07

    Well penned acrostic to the moment. ~ Rose

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  14. Maude Lynn11 August 2011 at 01:02

    I'm still in utter disbelief about this!

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  15. James Rainsford11 August 2011 at 17:46

    A very apposite and relevant post. Thanks also for your comment on my piece.

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  16. Tashtoo12 August 2011 at 00:15

    Kerry,this is a passionate, well penned write. Someone has got to do something! These nonsensical actions will continue...proof the world over is begging for leadership...real leadership based on a desire to help ALL, with no hidden, selfish agendas, no hunger for power. Oh my...it's so very frightening to me...

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  17. Rachel Hoyt12 August 2011 at 04:37

    Excellent choice of words and timing for an acrostic poem. :) Very powerful.

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  18. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry27 September 2011 at 15:03

    deep and powerful message.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  19. Marbles in My Pocket27 September 2011 at 15:10

    Excellent message. The world is spinning downward, and you hit on the high point.

    http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/one-she-beckons-me-come-2/

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  20. Chèvrefeuille20 January 2012 at 11:03

    Nice acrostic poem, thanks for sharing.

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  21. Jack Edwards Poetry21 January 2012 at 02:10

    Great acrostic poem, I liked the topic as well. I wrote a poem in light of the riots as well.

    Here is my entry: http://www.jackedwardspoetry.blogspot.com/2011/12/sorry-performance-poem.html

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  22. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry21 January 2012 at 19:27

    creative, well done.

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  23. Anonymous22 January 2012 at 20:19

    nice acrostic

    Orion's Armament

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