Once upon the time
There were no claws to lazy rhyme
All heeded the call of work in their prime
And corruption gained nothing, not even a dime
But now even steering banku has become a crime
As dead foods do the fresh ones mime
II
Once upon a time
Cotton flew and danced with laughing air
Like an emancipated crown princess with her rightful sir
Without having no cages of bondage so unfair
Then, nakedness was nothing rare
As cold was nothing beings could not bear
As buttocks danced to amaze eyes without a care
III
Once upon a time
Sticks of men were tasted only in forever-more
As fornication and adultery seldom created a sore
None needed more than necessary to bore
Nothing was hidden in clothes of deceits, all raw
Then, procreation and company were the most core
As strength for the fair was most to the fore
IV
Once upon a time
Envy was a thing the gods abhorred
And no good growth needed it stored
As the goddesses danced on holy days restored
Muscles relaxed in beds or in games of oware to defray the bored
None dared to break the untouchable chords of any god
No living or myth was known as lord
V
Once upon a time
Only heads ruled hearts
Things never ruled hearts
Materials held no death bats
Over-copying had no visions greater than night cats’
Let alone chase the rightfuls into frames of rats
Crippling them in death hats
VI
Once upon a time
Once upon a time
Once upon a peaceful time
All that was fair rhymed
I guess we are over-timed
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Mum Cee 
6 replies on “ODDITIES AND THE NEW”
Genocide, Slavery, Greed
We cry for the slavery that led to such wealth,
This is not just the land of the free.
We witness genocide all over this earth.
What can we do to end greed?
We cry for the land, full of modified crops
We must work to save human life.
What will our grandchildren have to live through
Since our appetite causes such strife?
The oil wars that started a decade ago
Have moved toward the Caspian Sea.
We are the dissidents, loud, without fear,
Even if we are cut at the knees.
We cry for the news they keep off TV,
The grapevine could snap any day.
Disinformation is the age we live in,
So who’s going to show us the way?
The answer is simple, we grow as a team,
A new brotherhood in the light.
We must build the village, invite all your friends,
This is no time to give up the fight!
They have all the bombs, the juntas abound,
Monsanto is spraying the poor.
We must dig our hands into arable land
Or genetics will foul every spore.
Profit mongers have sucked the earth dry,
We must reclaim all that we can.
Industrial China, the last frontier,
Soon money will own every man.
The kids on the streets are locked-down together,
Push a bike, and you could get ten years!
All this is forced because we stopped caring,
Yet some offer blood, sweat and tears.
We couldn’t stop bosses from shipping our jobs,
The replacement is for-profit jails.
Our schools are rotting, so teach if you can,
Where it counts, not Harvard or Yale.
The time is upon us, united as friends
We can make anything grow.
Come join the party, sing and dance all the day,
Tomorrow we get out the vote.
We cry for the genocide, slavery, greed
That persists after thousands of years.
It’s late, but there’s time, if we really work hard
We can stop the torrent of tears.
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A call back to a simpler time. Another great one Cecilia!
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Thanks Marissa.
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The line starting with over-copying n ending in night cats I so so love that. Overall really really cat like!)
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Thank you. 🙂
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