The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    I Believe...For Now

    By LisB on Sat, 12/11/2010 - 3:32am |

    I believe in karma, and that what goes around
    comes around

    I believe that when I find a $20 bill on the ground
    I can take it
    as long as no one’s around

    I believe that there are good people doing hard jobs
    and I can trust in them
    to know more than I do

    I believe that there are some bad people doing easy work
    and I can trust them
    as far as I can throw them

    I believe that I can tell the difference between good people and bad
    and I know who to back
    and who to toss aside

    I believe that the more care and love we give to one another
    will make an inherent difference
    as I believe the opposite

    I believe that an open mind and open heart
    and plenty of good music
    can keep a downtrodden person sane

    I believe that no one should be downtrodden
    but I know that oppressors exist
    and towards them should be laid the blame

    But I believe that everyone has a lesson to learn
    and even oppressors have a learning curve
    so I will give them the benefit of a doubt
    for now

    But not for long

    Comments

    Nice poem, Lisb. Suspicious, impatient optimism laced with a dose of karmic intuition.  Probably what's needed at this juncture.


    by MrSmith1 on Sat, 12/11/2010 - 1:34pm

    Thank you, Mr. Smith, for describing my 'poem' better than I could.  I would've replied sooner but missed this comment until now.  Been gone for a few days, but I'm thinking that maybe now I'm back for a while. 


    by LisB on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 11:02pm

    Nice:)


    by synchronicity on Sat, 12/11/2010 - 1:38pm

    open mind + open heart + good music = sanity
    totally agree


    by emerson on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 10:48pm

    Thanks, Em.  Thanks for reading it, and seeing points to agree with.  I was in a bit of a mood when I wrote it the other night, hee.  But I stand by it days later, so that can't be all bad. 


    by LisB on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 10:56pm

    How nice, LisB. It clears the air and makes sense of so much nonsense. Thanks,

     

    Dennie


    by Dennie Briggs on Thu, 12/16/2010 - 12:50pm

    Thank YOU, Dennie, for reading it. 

     


    by LisB on Sat, 12/18/2010 - 1:54am

    LisaB, very nice indeed. I'd like to see more. Nice stanza arrangement. Sorry I missed this first time around.


    by Oxy Mora on Thu, 12/16/2010 - 1:11pm

    Thank you very much!  I thought this thread had died, LOL.  Please feel free to read some more of my stuff at my personal blog, if you'd like:

    http://prosebythelb.wordpress.com/

    I'm honored.  Oh, but, by the way, my name isn't Lisa.  It's Lis.  Short for Elisabeth.  Smile


    by LisB on Sat, 12/18/2010 - 1:45am

    And, for clarification purposes, it's pronounced Liz.  Rhymes with is.  I just prefer to keep the S in there. 

     


    by LisB on Sat, 12/18/2010 - 1:46am