Damning for Damning

August 15, 2017

"Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
C'mon talk to me
So you can see
What's going on
Yeah, what's going on"

What's Goin On ~ Marving Gaye
Songwriters: Alfred W Cleveland / Marvin P Gaye / Renaldo Benson

Break the stones from our tongues.

We sin troll for every prejudice,

ignore the songs of peace,

and cry blood as if wounds

had more power than listening

eye to eye.

Your fault, his fault, her fault

never reaches the conclusion of my fault,

damning for damning leaves us

invisible in our own mirrors.

Feed the dragon…Expect the burn.

The bonfire will turn to cold ash

if we stop feeding it bitter words.

©Susie Clevenger 2017

Real Toads ~ The Tuesday Platform

Comments

tonispencer said…

That last stanza...how well it sums it all up. Yes. If we use love instead of hate, the fire of anger will die.

August 15, 2017 at 11:41 AM

Sanaa Rizvi said…

'Your fault, his fault, her fault never reaches the conclusion of my fault, damning for damning leaves us invisible in our own mirrors' .. this is so powerful and yes if only we would drop the barriers of ego and just see things through! Beautifully penned.

August 15, 2017 at 11:52 AM

✿ said…

Wow, this is so powerful (and true):

"Your fault, his fault, her fault
never reaches the conclusion of my fault,"

This is my favorite line: "Feed the dragon…Expect the burn."

"The bonfire will turn to cold ash
if we stop feeding it bitter words." ... Yes, you're right.

I love the title as well.

August 15, 2017 at 12:19 PM